What Airbnb listings in San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley and Bonny Doon earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Santa Cruz, CA.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley and Bonny Doon earned $45,462 on average, were booked for 60% of the nights they were open, and averaged $410 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 8.0%.
Yearly revenue
$45,462
Occupancy
60%
Nightly rate
$410
Gross yield
8.0%
before expenses
Median of 61 listings
Active listings
73
San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley and Bonny Doon booked an average of 60% of available nights, compared with 54% in the wider market, even though its average trailing-year booking revenue of $45,462 was lower than the market average. Its average nightly rate was $410, versus $559 market-wide. Both booking frequency and achievable rate matter when evaluating a rental; higher occupancy by itself does not establish the revenue an individual property will earn.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley and Bonny Doon earned an average of $45,462 over the past 12 months. That is 23% less than the Santa Cruz, CA average of $59,388. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley and Bonny Doon were booked for an average of 60% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 6 points higher than the Santa Cruz, CA average of 54%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley and Bonny Doon was $410 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 27% lower than the Santa Cruz, CA average of $559.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley and Bonny Doon is $62,261 a year and the median gross yield is 8.0%. Gross yield is 1.2 points higher than the Santa Cruz, 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 Santa Cruz, CA figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 22 listings | $29,327 Santa Cruz, CA: $35,721 | 7.7% Santa Cruz, CA: 6.6% |
| 2 bedrooms 25 listings | $44,876 Santa Cruz, CA: $52,632 | 8.5% Santa Cruz, CA: 6.9% |
| 3 bedrooms 18 listings | $58,786 Santa Cruz, CA: $70,476 | 7.5% Santa Cruz, CA: 6.7% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley and Bonny Doon This area 73 listings | $45,462 | 60% | $410 | 8.0% |
| Santa Cruz, CA market 862 listings | $59,388 | 54% | $559 | 6.8% |
| Santa Cruz 183 listings | $60,339 | 52% | $597 | 5.7% |
| Pleasure Point, Twin Lakes and Live Oak 240 listings | $67,616 | 53% | $631 | 6.7% |
| Capitola and Soquel 128 listings | $52,783 | 52% | $499 | 7.4% |
| Aptos, Rio del Mar and Seacliff 218 listings | $59,126 | 54% | $531 | 7.2% |
The Santa Cruz, CA market includes 5 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing it. Figures cover San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley and Bonny Doon 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 (73 in San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley and Bonny Doon). 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 Santa Cruz, 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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