San Bernardino, California Short-Term Rental Market
San Bernardino STRs averaged $90 ADR at 25.2% occupancy and $667 monthly revenue in August 2026.
Quick Answer: San Bernardino, California is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy is 42%. average monthly revenue is $672. average daily rate is $133. the top operator in San Bernardino is Rentu with 2 listings. market score is 41/100 (grade D).
Market Score Breakdown
Five dimensions StaySTRA evaluates per market.
Market Overview
San Bernardino is the county seat and second-largest city in the Inland Empire, with 222,064 residents about 1.5 hours east of Los Angeles. The area profile describes it as a regional hub and gateway rather than a destination resort city. Visitation comes from Route 66 travel, events at Glen Helen Amphitheater and the National Orange Show Events Center, county government business, and pass-through trips to Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear Lake. No city-level annual visitor count is published.
In August 2026 the San Bernardino STR market averaged $90 per night at 25.20% occupancy. Average monthly revenue was $667. Compared with August 2025, occupancy was down 3.3%, average daily rate was up 1.8%, and revenue was down 6.1%. This is a low-occupancy, low-rate market compared with most others.
Calendar-year averages show a market that peaked and then slid. Occupancy reached 34.65% in 2020 and has eased to 29.73% in 2025, and it averages 27.02% for the first eight months of 2026. Average daily rate rose from $77 in 2017 to $137 in 2021, then settled at $125 in 2025 and $121 in 2026 so far. Monthly revenue peaked at $1,258 in 2021 and was $987 in 2025.
The market tracks 603 listings in the latest dimension data. Entire places are 559 of them and private rooms are 43. Within the San Bernardino STR market, Airbnb has 595 listings, Vrbo has 1, and 7 appear on both. Three-bedroom listings are the largest bedroom group in the market data, at 193 listings. These counts come from the most recent dimension snapshot.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 63% |
| Feb | 34% |
| Mar | 23% |
| Apr | 24% |
| May | 18% |
| Jun | 24% |
| Jul | 29% |
| Aug | 23% |
| Sep | 38% |
| Oct | 17% |
| Nov | 34% |
| Dec | 48% |
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Top Short-Term Rental Operators in San Bernardino
Ranked by total active listings. Useful for understanding the competitive landscape.
| # | Operator | Listings | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rentu | 2 | 31 | ★ 4.87 |
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Booking Channel Mix
Distribution of bookings across major STR platforms.
| Channel | Share |
|---|---|
| airbnb | 98.7% |
| vrbo | 0.2% |
| both | 1.2% |
Home Value Trends (San Bernardino)
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Booking Insights
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Short-term rentals are legal in the City of San Bernardino. The area profile finds no dedicated short-term rental ordinance or permit program within city limits, and it rates enforcement as minimal. The San Bernardino County permit program applies only to unincorporated mountain and desert communities and does not cover the city. Confirm this with the city before you buy, because the profile notes that city policy could tighten.
Operators are expected to hold a city business registration and to register for the city’s transient lodging tax. That tax is 10% under San Bernardino Municipal Code Chapter 3.55. Airbnb and Vrbo generally do not collect the city’s 10% tax automatically, so hosts should confirm remittance with the city.
The profile finds no annual night cap, no owner-occupancy or primary-residence requirement, and no short-term rental inspection program. Rentals must follow the Development Code for residential zones, plus noise, nuisance and property-maintenance rules. Enforcement is mainly driven by complaints through zoning, nuisance and business-tax compliance.
The profile did not find a published permit fee for the city. The county program lists fines of $1,000 per day, but that applies only to unincorporated mountain and desert communities, not the city. Contact the City of San Bernardino Community and Economic Development or Planning Department for current requirements.
Market Comparison
The San Bernardino STR market runs well below the rough US benchmarks of about 55% occupancy and a $220 median ADR. August 2026 occupancy of 25.20% is 29.8 points below the occupancy benchmark. The $90 ADR is $130 below the rate benchmark, or about 59%. The benchmarks are national figures, so they show level rather than trend.
The gap has persisted. Calendar-year occupancy has ranged from 23.01% in 2017 to 34.65% in 2020 and was 29.73% in 2025. ADR was $125 in 2025 against the $220 benchmark. Occupancy fell 3.3% and rate rose 1.8% year over year in August 2026, so occupancy is moving further from the benchmark while the rate moves slightly closer.
Professional management is almost absent. The top operator data lists one property manager, Rentu, with 2 listings, 31 reviews and a 4.87 average rating. In the San Bernardino area STR market, that is about 0.3% of 603 tracked listings. Professional management appears to hold very little of the supply in this data.
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