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South Lake Tahoe, California short-term rental listings & supply

Updated By The AirDNA Data Team

South Lake Tahoe, California has 2,322 active short-term rental listings, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

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Total active listings
2,322
-43.2% YoY
Most popular size
3BR
29.1% of all active listings
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South Lake Tahoe, California short-term rental listings

South Lake Tahoe has 2,322 active short-term rental listings as of August 2026, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Active supply is down 43.2% from August 2025 to August 2026. Here's how the market breaks down:

  • By property type: 96.9% entire homes, 3.1% private rooms.
  • By size: 29.1% 3-bedroom, 23.3% 1-bedroom, 19.5% 4-bedroom, 18.8% 2-bedroom, and 9.4% 5+ bedroom.
  • By channel: 56.7% cross-listed, 31.7% Airbnb-only and 11.6% Vrbo-only.
  • By availability: 57.1% full-time (271–365), 19.2% most of year (181–270), 12.6% part-time (91–180 nights), and 11.1% seasonal (1–90 nights).
  • By minimum stay: 42.6% 2 nights, 27.9% 30+ nights, 18.8% 3 nights, 8.3% 4–6 nights, 2.3% 7–29 nights, and 0.2% 1 night.
  • By cancellation policy: 46% moderate, 33.5% strict, 12% super strict, 7.7% flexible, and 0.8% no refund.
65
Rental demand score
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Analyst's take

South Lake Tahoe's Rental Demand score: 65 out of 100.

South Lake Tahoe's Rental Demand subscore is 65 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 55.

Rental Demand combines two inputs: annual occupancy (50% in South Lake Tahoe) and year-over-year listing growth (active supply down 43.2% from August 2025 to August 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

How AirDNA defines these metrics

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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Active listings over timeIllustrative preview

How South Lake Tahoe's active short-term rental supply has trended over the past year.

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Listing mix

Four ways to slice South Lake Tahoe's 2,322 listings

Property type

Entire home leads at 96.9%

  • Entire home96.9%
  • Private room3.1%

Bedrooms

3BR leads at 29.1%

  • 1BR23.3%
  • 2BR18.8%
  • 3BR29.1%
  • 4BR19.5%
  • 5BR+9.4%

Channel

Multi-platform leads at 56.7%

  • Airbnb only31.7%
  • Vrbo only11.6%
  • Multi-platform56.7%

Availability

Full-time (271–365) leads at 57.1%

  • Seasonal (1–90 nights)11.1%
  • Part-time (91–180 nights)12.6%
  • Most of year (181–270)19.2%
  • Full-time (271–365)57.1%

Listings by minimum stay

Share of South Lake Tahoe active supply by host-set minimum stay

1 night
0.2%
2 nights
42.6%
3 nights
18.8%
4–6 nights
8.3%
7–29 nights
2.3%
30+ nights
27.9%

Listings by cancellation policy

Share of South Lake Tahoe active supply by host cancellation policy

Flexible
7.7%
Moderate
46%
Strict
33.5%
Super strict
12%
No refund
0.8%

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South Lake Tahoe market overview

The full South Lake Tahoe market: 2,322 listings, $78K average revenue, 50% occupancy, $518 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

The largest property managers operating in South Lake Tahoe.

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