San Mateo, California has 240 active short-term rental listings that earn an average of $45.7K per year, with 78% average occupancy and a $181 average daily rate.
San Mateo short-term rental market summary
San Mateo's short-term rental market has 240 active listings as of August 2026. The average active listing earned $45.7K in revenue over the trailing twelve months. Listings were booked 78% of nights they were available at an average daily rate of $181. RevPAR (daily rate weighted by occupancy) was $142. From August 2025 to August 2026, revenue is up 154.5%, occupancy is up 28.1%, ADR is down 17.0%, RevPAR is up 9.1%, and active listings are down 50.6%.
San Mateo, California scores 93 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 San Mateo short-term rental earns $45.7K in annual revenue. Earnings vary by property type, bedroom count, and channel. See the Revenue chapter for a full breakdown.
San Mateo's average revenue per listing is up 154.5% from August 2025 to August 2026, now averaging $45.7K a year.
San Mateo runs 78% annual occupancy across 240 active listings. See the Seasonality chapter for monthly trends and segment splits.
San Mateo's short-term rental occupancy is up 28.1% from August 2025 to August 2026, currently averaging 78% of available nights booked.
The average daily rate (ADR) in San Mateo is $181 per booked night. RevPAR, daily rate weighted by occupancy, is $142. See the Seasonality chapter for monthly pricing patterns.
San Mateo's average daily rate is down 17.0% from August 2025 to August 2026, now $181 per booked night.
San Mateo scores 93/100 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 240 active short-term rental listings in San Mateo 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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