What Airbnb listings in Seaside, Sand City and Del Rey Oaks earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Monterey Bay, CA.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in Seaside, Sand City and Del Rey Oaks earned $61,248 on average, were booked for 55% of the nights they were open, and averaged $515 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 8.5%.
Yearly revenue
$61,248
Occupancy
55%
Nightly rate
$515
Gross yield
8.5%
before expenses
Median of 123 listings
Active listings
149
In Seaside, Sand City and Del Rey Oaks, four-or-more-bedroom listings averaged $83,637 in trailing-year booking revenue, below $106,147 for that bedroom group across the wider market. Yet median potential gross yield for the qualifying group was 8.3%, compared with 7.2% market-wide.
For a larger property, the higher yield needs to be considered alongside the lower booking income. Yield uses revenue potential rather than trailing-year booking revenue and is before expenses, financing and taxes. A property's purchase price matters as much as its revenue estimate when comparing it with larger homes elsewhere in the market.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Seaside, Sand City and Del Rey Oaks earned an average of $61,248 over the past 12 months. That is 22% less than the Monterey Bay, CA average of $78,564. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Seaside, Sand City and Del Rey Oaks were booked for an average of 55% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is about the same as the Monterey Bay, CA average of 55%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Seaside, Sand City and Del Rey Oaks was $515 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 28% lower than the Monterey Bay, CA average of $719.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Seaside, Sand City and Del Rey Oaks is $71,518 a year and the median gross yield is 8.5%. Gross yield is 0.5 points higher than the Monterey Bay, 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 profitabilityThe table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Monterey Bay, CA figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 19 listings | $31,280 Monterey Bay, CA: $42,160 | Not enough data Monterey Bay, CA: 6.9% |
| 2 bedrooms 28 listings | $44,250 Monterey Bay, CA: $68,465 | 8.8% Monterey Bay, CA: 8.8% |
| 3 bedrooms 67 listings | $67,406 Monterey Bay, CA: $88,596 | 8.3% Monterey Bay, CA: 8.4% |
| 4+ bedrooms 32 listings | $83,637 Monterey Bay, CA: $106,147 | 8.3% Monterey Bay, CA: 7.2% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaside, Sand City and Del Rey Oaks This area 149 listings | $61,248 | 55% | $515 | 8.5% |
| Monterey Bay, CA market 1,079 listings | $78,564 | 55% | $719 | 8.0% |
| Marina 39 listings | $62,118 | 56% | $527 | 9.4% |
| Pacific Grove 125 listings | $91,088 | 62% | $732 | 9.2% |
| Pebble Beach (Del Monte Forest) 66 listings | $103,851 | 50% | $987 | 5.4% |
| Unincorporated Carmel and Carmel Highlands 190 listings | $101,993 | 55% | $977 | 5.7% |
The Monterey Bay, CA market includes 14 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing it. Figures cover Seaside and Sand City and Del Rey Oaks together.
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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 (149 in Seaside, Sand City and Del Rey 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 Monterey Bay, 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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