La Mesa, California has 281 active short-term rental listings that earn an average of $60.3K per year, with 67% average occupancy and a $282 average daily rate.
La Mesa short-term rental market summary
La Mesa's short-term rental market has 281 active listings as of August 2026. The average active listing earned $60.3K in revenue over the trailing twelve months. Listings were booked 67% of nights they were available at an average daily rate of $282. RevPAR (daily rate weighted by occupancy) was $188. From August 2025 to August 2026, revenue is up 82.9%, occupancy is up 19.5%, ADR is down 18.0%, RevPAR is up 4.7%, and active listings are down 60.0%.
La Mesa, California scores 76 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 La Mesa short-term rental earns $60.3K in annual revenue. Earnings vary by property type, bedroom count, and channel. See the Revenue chapter for a full breakdown.
La Mesa's average revenue per listing is up 82.9% from August 2025 to August 2026, now averaging $60.3K a year.
La Mesa runs 67% annual occupancy across 281 active listings. See the Seasonality chapter for monthly trends and segment splits.
La Mesa's short-term rental occupancy is up 19.5% from August 2025 to August 2026, currently averaging 67% of available nights booked.
The average daily rate (ADR) in La Mesa is $282 per booked night. RevPAR, daily rate weighted by occupancy, is $188. See the Seasonality chapter for monthly pricing patterns.
La Mesa's average daily rate is down 18.0% from August 2025 to August 2026, now $282 per booked night.
La Mesa scores 76/100 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 281 active short-term rental listings in La Mesa 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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