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National City, California short-term rental listings & supply

Updated By The AirDNA Data Team

National City, California has 228 active short-term rental listings, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

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Total active listings
228
-26.7% YoY
Most popular size
1BR
33.8% of all active listings
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National City, California short-term rental listings

National City has 228 active short-term rental listings as of July 2026, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Active supply is down 26.7% from July 2025 to July 2026. Here's how the market breaks down:

  • By property type: 94.3% entire homes, 3.9% private rooms and 1.8% shared rooms.
  • By size: 33.8% 1-bedroom, 26.3% 2-bedroom, 26.3% 3-bedroom, 10.1% 4-bedroom, and 3.5% 5+ bedroom.
  • By channel: 71.9% Airbnb-only, 26.3% cross-listed and 1.8% Vrbo-only.
  • By availability: 67.5% full-time (271–365), 16.2% most of year (181–270), 9.6% seasonal (1–90 nights), and 6.6% part-time (91–180 nights).
  • By minimum stay: 42.5% 30+ nights, 37.7% 2 nights, 14% 3 nights, 2.2% 4–6 nights, 1.8% 1 night, and 1.8% 7–29 nights.
  • By cancellation policy: 34.5% flexible, 31.9% moderate, 31% strict, 1.8% super strict, and 0.9% no refund.
65
Rental demand score
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Analyst's take

National City's Rental Demand score: 65 out of 100.

National City's Rental Demand subscore is 65 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 73.

Rental Demand combines two inputs: annual occupancy (54% in National City) and year-over-year listing growth (active supply down 26.7% from July 2025 to July 2026).

It is benchmarked against other short-term rental markets in the same country with at least 15 active listings.

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Key definitions

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Active listings
Active listings are the short-term rentals on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com that were available or booked in the trailing 12 months. AirDNA de-duplicates the same home across channels, and the count refreshes monthly.How AirDNA counts active listings →
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How National City's active short-term rental supply has trended over the past year.

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Listing mix

Four ways to slice National City's 228 listings

Property type

Entire home leads at 94.3%

  • Entire home94.3%
  • Private room3.9%
  • Shared room1.8%

Bedrooms

1BR leads at 33.8%

  • 1BR33.8%
  • 2BR26.3%
  • 3BR26.3%
  • 4BR10.1%
  • 5BR+3.5%

Channel

Airbnb only leads at 71.9%

  • Airbnb only71.9%
  • Vrbo only1.8%
  • Multi-platform26.3%

Availability

Full-time (271–365) leads at 67.5%

  • Seasonal (1–90 nights)9.6%
  • Part-time (91–180 nights)6.6%
  • Most of year (181–270)16.2%
  • Full-time (271–365)67.5%

Listings by minimum stay

Share of National City active supply by host-set minimum stay

1 night
1.8%
2 nights
37.7%
3 nights
14%
4–6 nights
2.2%
7–29 nights
1.8%
30+ nights
42.5%

Listings by cancellation policy

Share of National City active supply by host cancellation policy

Flexible
34.5%
Moderate
31.9%
Strict
31%
Super strict
1.8%
No refund
0.9%

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National City market overview

The full National City market: 228 listings, $27.8K average revenue, 54% occupancy, $264 ADR. Topline metrics and the AirDNA Market Score.

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Revenue

Annual earnings, revenue by property type, and daily rates by segment.

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Seasonality

Occupancy, RevPAR, peak and trough months, seasonality score.

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Property Managers

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