Carmel By The Sea, California has 274 active short-term rental listings that earn an average of $55.6K per year, with 69% average occupancy and a $493 average daily rate.
Carmel By The Sea short-term rental market summary
Carmel By The Sea's short-term rental market has 274 active listings as of July 2026. The average active listing earned $55.6K in revenue over the trailing twelve months. Listings were booked 69% of nights they were available at an average daily rate of $493. RevPAR (daily rate weighted by occupancy) was $315. From July 2025 to July 2026, revenue is down 1.2%, occupancy is up 15.4%, ADR is down 18.9%, RevPAR is down 3.4%, and active listings are up 7.5%.
Carmel By The Sea, California scores 60 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 $55.6K 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 down 1.2% from July 2025 to July 2026, now averaging $55.6K a year.
Carmel By The Sea runs 69% annual occupancy across 274 active listings. See the Seasonality chapter for monthly trends and segment splits.
Carmel By The Sea's short-term rental occupancy is up 15.4% from July 2025 to July 2026, currently averaging 69% of available nights booked.
The average daily rate (ADR) in Carmel By The Sea is $493 per booked night. RevPAR, daily rate weighted by occupancy, is $315. See the Seasonality chapter for monthly pricing patterns.
Carmel By The Sea's average daily rate is down 18.9% from July 2025 to July 2026, now $493 per booked night.
Carmel By The Sea scores 60/100 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 274 active short-term rental listings in Carmel By The Sea as of July 2026. See the Supply chapter for channel split, property managers, and supply trends.
This page is refreshed monthly. It was last updated on August 5, 2026 and reflects completed short-term rental market data through July 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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