What Airbnb listings in Cambria & San Simeon earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Paso Robles, CA.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in Cambria & San Simeon earned $49,497 on average, were booked for 62% of the nights they were open, and averaged $460 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 7.3%.
Yearly revenue
$49,497
Occupancy
62%
Nightly rate
$460
Gross yield
7.3%
before expenses
Median of 217 listings
Active listings
228
Cambria & San Simeon has a higher booking share than the wider market, but lower average trailing-year booking revenue. Listings booked 62% of available nights on average, compared with 53% market-wide; average revenue was $49,497 versus $56,107. The area's average nightly rate is also lower, at $460. A higher booking share alone doesn't establish what a property will earn, so compare both rates and revenue with listings similar to the property you're considering.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Cambria & San Simeon earned an average of $49,497 over the past 12 months. That is 12% less than the Paso Robles, CA average of $56,107. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Cambria & San Simeon were booked for an average of 62% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 9 points higher than the Paso Robles, CA average of 53%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Cambria & San Simeon was $460 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 15% lower than the Paso Robles, CA average of $544.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Cambria & San Simeon is $68,026 a year and the median gross yield is 7.3%. Gross yield is 1.1 points lower than the Paso Robles, 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 profitabilityTwo-bedroom homes have the highest gross yield in Cambria & San Simeon, at 8.0%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Paso Robles, CA figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 27 listings | $33,695 Paso Robles, CA: $31,105 | 6.2% Paso Robles, CA: 7.7% |
| 2 bedrooms 80 listings | $42,924 Paso Robles, CA: $39,347 | 8.0% Paso Robles, CA: 8.4% |
| 3 bedrooms 102 listings | $54,731 Paso Robles, CA: $54,425 | 7.4% Paso Robles, CA: 7.9% |
| 4+ bedrooms 16 listings | $79,004 Paso Robles, CA: $97,479 | 6.7% Paso Robles, CA: 9.4% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambria & San Simeon This area 228 listings | $49,497 | 62% | $460 | 7.3% |
| Paso Robles, CA market 1,021 listings | $56,107 | 53% | $544 | 8.4% |
| Lake Nacimiento 37 listings | $68,680 | 61% | $663 | 11.5% |
| Cayucos 113 listings | $48,105 | 59% | $486 | 5.5% |
| Paso Robles West Side 107 listings | $78,833 | 49% | $762 | 11.1% |
| Templeton 59 listings | $67,442 | 44% | $714 | 6.8% |
The Paso Robles, CA market includes 9 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing it. Figures cover Cambria and San Simeon 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 (228 in Cambria & San Simeon). 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 Paso Robles, 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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