Carmel By The Sea, California has 385 active short-term rental listings that earn an average of $125K per year, with 66% average occupancy and a $607 average daily rate.
Carmel By The Sea short-term rental market summary
Carmel By The Sea's short-term rental market has 385 active listings as of August 2026. The average active listing earned $125K in revenue over the trailing twelve months. Listings were booked 66% of nights they were available at an average daily rate of $607. RevPAR (daily rate weighted by occupancy) was $402. From August 2025 to August 2026, revenue is up 103.0%, occupancy is up 6.5%, ADR is up 2.7%, RevPAR is up 20.4%, and active listings are up 63.1%.
Carmel By The Sea, California scores 53 out of 100 on AirDNA's Market Score, a 40-to-100 scale benchmarked against other short-term rental markets in the same country with at least 15 active listings.
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The average Carmel By The Sea short-term rental earns $125K in annual revenue. Earnings vary by property type, bedroom count, and channel. See the Revenue chapter for a full breakdown.
Carmel By The Sea's average revenue per listing is up 103.0% from August 2025 to August 2026, now averaging $125K a year.
Carmel By The Sea runs 66% annual occupancy across 385 active listings. See the Seasonality chapter for monthly trends and segment splits.
Carmel By The Sea's short-term rental occupancy is up 6.5% from August 2025 to August 2026, currently averaging 66% of available nights booked.
The average daily rate (ADR) in Carmel By The Sea is $607 per booked night. RevPAR, daily rate weighted by occupancy, is $402. See the Seasonality chapter for monthly pricing patterns.
Carmel By The Sea's average daily rate is up 2.7% from August 2025 to August 2026, now $607 per booked night.
Carmel By The Sea scores 53/100 on AirDNA's Market Score (a 40-to-100 scale), which weighs rental demand, revenue growth, seasonality, regulation, and investability across 120K+ tracked markets. See the Analyst's Take above for the subscores that drive it.
There are 385 active short-term rental listings in Carmel By The Sea as of August 2026. See the Supply chapter for channel split, property managers, and supply trends.
This page is refreshed monthly. It was last updated on September 29, 2026 and reflects completed short-term rental market data through August 2026. "Last updated" is when AirDNA last refreshed the page; the coverage month is the most recent full month of data behind those figures.
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