What Airbnb listings in Laguna Niguel & San Juan Capistrano earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Orange County, CA.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in Laguna Niguel & San Juan Capistrano earned $44,944 on average, were booked for 54% of the nights they were open, and averaged $412 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 8.4%.
Yearly revenue
$44,944
Occupancy
54%
Nightly rate
$412
Gross yield
8.4%
before expenses
Median of 20 listings
Active listings
22
Laguna Niguel & San Juan Capistrano averaged $44,944 in trailing-year booking revenue, compared with $73,071 across Orange County, CA. Its median potential gross yield was higher, at 8.4% versus 5.5% for the county. That makes revenue relative to purchase price more useful than revenue alone when assessing this area. Potential gross yield is before expenses, financing and taxes; those costs still need to fit within the property's rental revenue.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Laguna Niguel & San Juan Capistrano earned an average of $44,944 over the past 12 months. That is 38% less than the Orange County, CA average of $73,071. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Laguna Niguel & San Juan Capistrano were booked for an average of 54% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 3 points lower than the Orange County, CA average of 57%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Laguna Niguel & San Juan Capistrano was $412 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 35% lower than the Orange County, CA average of $637.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Laguna Niguel & San Juan Capistrano is $57,955 a year and the median gross yield is 8.4%. Gross yield is 2.9 points higher than the Orange County, 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.
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| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laguna Niguel & San Juan Capistrano This area 22 listings | $44,944 | 54% | $412 | 8.4% |
| Orange County, CA market 3,808 listings | $73,071 | 57% | $637 | 5.5% |
| Dana Point 174 listings | $66,922 | 57% | $611 | 5.7% |
| Laguna Beach 154 listings | $85,995 | 58% | $684 | 4.7% |
| Mission Viejo, Laguna Hills & Lake Forest 147 listings | $61,244 | 56% | $576 | 8.7% |
| San Clemente 316 listings | $55,211 | 57% | $498 | 5.7% |
The Orange County, CA market includes 15 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing it. Figures cover Laguna Niguel and San Juan Capistrano 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 (22 in Laguna Niguel & San Juan Capistrano). 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 Orange County, 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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