What Airbnb listings in Thousand Oaks earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Malibu, CA.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in Thousand Oaks earned $53,994 on average, were booked for 56% of the nights they were open, and averaged $461 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 7.8%.
Yearly revenue
$53,994
Occupancy
56%
Nightly rate
$461
Gross yield
7.8%
before expenses
Median of 124 listings
Active listings
144
Thousand Oaks averaged $53,994 in trailing-year revenue, below $73,939 across Malibu, CA. Yet its median potential gross yield was 7.8%, compared with 7.0% for the market.
The same pattern appears in the qualifying two-bedroom, three-bedroom and four-or-more-bedroom groups when each is compared with its market counterpart. Lower booking revenue is not the same as weaker revenue potential relative to home value. Gross yield still excludes expenses, financing and taxes.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Thousand Oaks earned an average of $53,994 over the past 12 months. That is 27% less than the Malibu, CA average of $73,939. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Thousand Oaks were booked for an average of 56% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 3 points lower than the Malibu, CA average of 59%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Thousand Oaks was $461 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 27% lower than the Malibu, CA average of $632.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Thousand Oaks is $70,713 a year and the median gross yield is 7.8%. Gross yield is 0.8 points higher than the Malibu, CA median. Gross yield is measured before expenses, financing and taxes, so profit depends on what you pay for a home and what it costs to run. Analyze the exact property before you buy.
Reveal any property's Airbnb profitabilityOne-bedroom homes have the highest gross yield in Thousand Oaks, at 10.9%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Malibu, CA figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 7 listings | $27,046 Malibu, CA: $35,783 | – |
| 1 bedroom 21 listings | $28,439 Malibu, CA: $41,620 | 10.9% Malibu, CA: 7.8% |
| 2 bedrooms 24 listings | $38,685 Malibu, CA: $58,862 | 8.3% Malibu, CA: 6.8% |
| 3 bedrooms 35 listings | $53,456 Malibu, CA: $88,304 | 7.5% Malibu, CA: 6.7% |
| 4+ bedrooms 57 listings | $73,494 Malibu, CA: $140,792 | 7.6% Malibu, CA: 6.4% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand Oaks This area 144 listings | $53,994 | 56% | $461 | 7.8% |
| Malibu, CA market 2,656 listings | $73,939 | 59% | $632 | 7.0% |
| Malibu 291 listings | $119,670 | 52% | $1,063 | 6.1% |
| Calabasas & Agoura Hills 55 listings | $69,691 | 55% | $707 | 7.3% |
| Woodland Hills, Tarzana & Encino 201 listings | $66,334 | 53% | $608 | 7.5% |
| Topanga 135 listings | $53,476 | 59% | $476 | 5.8% |
The Malibu, CA market includes 17 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing it.
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It is the average booking revenue a regularly available listing earned over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees and before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes. It is an estimate, not verified host payouts.
For each listing, BNBCalc divides the nights booked by the nights it was open for booking over the past 12 months, then averages the results. Nights a host blocked off are left out.
It is the average price per booked night over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees.
It estimates what a listing would earn in a year from its nightly rates if it were available all year at its expected occupancy, based on its last 12 months of bookings. It excludes cleaning fees. It is an estimate, not income a host received.
For each listing, BNBCalc divides its room-revenue potential by an estimated value for a home with the same ZIP code and bedroom count, then reports the median. It is measured before expenses, financing and taxes, so it is not profit or a full return on investment.
Yearly revenue, occupancy and nightly rate cover listings of every type and size that were open for booking at least 127 nights over the past year (144 in Thousand Oaks). Room-revenue potential and gross yield cover entire homes with one to five bedrooms that were also booked for at least 30% of their open nights and have a matched home value. BNBCalc shows no figure for an area with fewer than 5 qualifying listings.
Figures are current as of November 3, 2026 and refresh monthly.
The market page summarizes all of Malibu, CA from a separate monthly market dataset. This page averages the individual listings in each area, so the two can differ. Use this page to compare areas with each other.
They don't include operating costs, financing, taxes, insurance or the price of a specific home, and they don't show whether short-term rentals are allowed. Check local rules and analyze the exact property before you buy.
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