Chino, California Short-Term Rental Market
Short-term rentals are prohibited citywide in Chino, CA as of October 2022, though market data covers active listings that predate or operate outside compliance.
Quick Answer: Chino, California is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy is 63%. average monthly revenue is $3,834. average daily rate is $227. the top operator is Evolve with 88 listings. market score is 53/100 (grade D).
Market data reflects the Riverside regional market, which includes Chino. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Chino.
Market Score Breakdown
Five dimensions Apivex evaluates per market.
Market Overview
Chino is a residential city in San Bernardino County’s Inland Empire, approximately 35 miles east of Los Angeles. Unlike resort or tourist destinations, Chino is primarily a residential and agricultural-heritage community. Demand for overnight accommodations is largely business-travel, contractor, and visiting-family driven rather than leisure-vacation oriented.
Importantly, the City of Chino banned short-term rentals citywide via ordinance in October 2022. STRs are not a permitted use in any zoning district. Despite this ban, market data captures listings that are operating outside compliance or were grandfathered; the data below reflects reported activity and should not be read as an endorsement of that activity.
In April 2026, the market recorded an average daily rate of $207.94 and occupancy of 54.2%, producing a RevPAR of $112.77. Average monthly revenue per listing was $3,319. Year-over-year, occupancy improved 2.64 percentage points and total revenue grew 4.61%, while ADR declined 1.75%.
The listing base tracked spans approximately 7,496 properties across bedroom tiers. One-bedroom units are the most common at 3,830 listings, followed by 3-bedroom (994), 4-bedroom (967), and 2-bedroom (936). Five-bedroom listings number 769. The listing-type mix is notable: entire-place listings (4,893) and private rooms (2,601) are both substantial segments, representing roughly 65% and 35% of the non-shared supply respectively. This higher private-room proportion reflects the home-sharing character of non-compliant activity.
Channel distribution is heavily Airbnb-weighted: 5,212 Airbnb-only listings versus 200 VRBO-only, with 2,101 on both platforms.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy | ADR | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51% | $161 | $2,426 |
| Feb | 57% | $163 | $2,382 |
| Mar | 58% | $172 | $2,684 |
| Apr | 56% | $179 | $2,855 |
| May | 56% | $175 | $2,697 |
| Jun | 62% | $200 | $3,291 |
| Jul | 63% | $187 | $3,223 |
| Aug | 57% | $174 | $2,806 |
| Sep | 55% | $167 | $2,539 |
| Oct | 57% | $173 | $2,688 |
| Nov | 54% | $179 | $2,721 |
| Dec | 57% | $181 | $2,820 |
Top Short-Term Rental Operators in Chino
Ranked by total active listings. Useful for understanding the competitive landscape.
| # | Operator | Listings | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evolve | 88 | 1,911 | ★ 4.58 |
| 2 | New Spirit Vacation Homes | 60 | 3,551 | ★ 4.46 |
| 3 | Vacasa | 46 | 2,851 | ★ 4.53 |
| 4 | Host / Eric | 45 | 40 | ★ 4.67 |
| 5 | Holidale | 44 | 11 | ★ 4.57 |
What Kind of STR Should I Buy in Chino?
Revenue and pricing by property type, tier, and bedroom count.
Revenue by Bedroom Count
| 1 bed | 3,830 |
| 2 bed | 936 |
| 3 bed | 994 |
| 4 bed | 967 |
| 5 bed | 769 |
ADR by Property Tier
| Entire Home | $300 |
| Luxury | $498 |
| Professionally Managed | $432 |
Revenue by Dwelling Type
| Apartment | $2,460 |
| Entire Place | $4,985 |
| House | $4,000 |
Booking Channel Mix
Distribution of bookings across major STR platforms.
| Channel | Share |
|---|---|
| airbnb | 69.4% |
| vrbo | 2.7% |
| both | 28% |
Investment Analysis
Investors should understand the primary constraint before reviewing any other metrics: short-term rentals are banned throughout the City of Chino. The October 2022 ordinance prohibits renting any residential property for 30 consecutive days or fewer in every zoning district. The city contracts with a third-party monitoring service to scan Airbnb, VRBO, and similar platforms, and applies fines of $250 (first violation), $500 (second), and $1,000 (third and subsequent violations). There is no permit, exemption, or legal pathway to operate a short-term rental in Chino.
Residential rentals exceeding 30 consecutive days (true long-term rentals) remain legal. Investors targeting cash flow should evaluate Chino strictly as a long-term rental market.
For context on what the data shows for existing (non-compliant) activity: the market’s seasonality score of 97.8 out of 100 is the highest of this batch by far, reflecting that Chino has minimal seasonal demand swings — occupancy ranges only from about 51.2% (January) to 62.8% (July), a span of 11.6 percentage points. This is consistent with business/contractor/visiting-family demand, which is relatively stable year-round.
Housing value data for Chino is not available in our dataset. No gross yield estimate is possible without reliable acquisition cost data. Given the legal prohibition on STRs, any revenue calculation based on STR metrics would represent activity that is not legally permitted and therefore cannot be used to underwrite a compliant investment strategy.
Revenue Trend (5 yr)
ADR & Occupancy Trends (5 yr)
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Booking Insights
Chino guests book an average of 38 days in advance, approximately five weeks. This reflects the market’s business-travel and visiting-family demand profile, where bookings are planned but not far in advance. Resort-driven advance booking windows (60-120 days) are not characteristic of this market.
Average length of stay of 4.89 nights is the longest among the five markets in this batch. This longer stay pattern is consistent with business travelers, contractors on extended assignments, or visitors spending a work-week-plus with local contacts. Longer stays mean lower turnover frequency, which reduces per-stay cleaning costs and operational complexity.
For any operator currently running a non-compliant STR in Chino, these booking characteristics — moderate lead time and longer stays — are structural features of the demand type. However, the fundamental legal issue (citywide prohibition) supersedes operational optimization. The only operationally and legally safe path in Chino is tenancies of 31 days or more.
Short-Term Rental Regulations
Short-term rentals are prohibited throughout the City of Chino. The City Council approved a citywide ban in October 2022, expanding a prior prohibition that had applied only to residential zones to cover every zoning district in the city. Chino Municipal Code Title 20 defines a short-term rental as the rental of a residential building or any portion of it for 30 consecutive calendar days or fewer.
Because STRs are not a permitted use anywhere in Chino, there is no permit, license, or registration program. The city does not collect Transient Occupancy Tax on residential short-term rentals since none can legally operate.
Enforcement is active and technology-assisted. The city contracts with a third-party monitoring service to scan Airbnb, VRBO, and similar platforms for Chino listings. Fines follow an escalating schedule: $250 for the first violation, $500 for the second, and $1,000 for the third and subsequent violations. Officials have described the enforcement posture as primarily educational.
Rentals of more than 30 consecutive days — traditional long-term rentals — remain fully legal. Investors considering Chino should evaluate it exclusively as a long-term rental market. No reversal of the STR ban or new permitting program has been identified as of the 2026 data refresh date.
Market Comparison
Chino’s blended ADR of $208 in April 2026 is just below the US STR median of approximately $220, and occupancy of 54.2% is close to the national median of approximately 55%. These metrics suggest that properties operating in the market achieve roughly average national performance — but this is in the context of a market where operation is not legally permitted.
The seasonality score of 97.8 out of 100 is among the highest possible, reflecting near-complete absence of seasonal demand variation. This score is not a positive investment signal in the context of a leisure STR; it reflects that Chino attracts no meaningfully seasonal tourism.
Professional management presence is thin relative to the data size. Evolve leads with just 88 listings and 1,911 reviews (rating 4.58). New Spirit Vacation Homes manages 60 listings (4.46 rating) and Vacasa holds 46 listings (4.53 rating). These numbers are substantially smaller than PM footprints in legal STR markets, consistent with the legal prohibition discouraging institutional participation.
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