Which district in Monterey (CA) is cheapest to stay in?
In Monterey (CA), the cheapest district to stay in is Monterey Airport Area, at a median asking price of $100 a night, and the priciest is Southwest Carmel at $433 (latest scan 25 October 2026). The ranking covers 7 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 57 of the 71 nights from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 139 places checked, read 25 October 2026 23:51 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Monterey (CA), Southwest Carmel asks a median $433 a night, +332% against $100 in Monterey Airport Area, the cheapest of 7 districts compared on the same 57 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Airport Area | $100 | $83–$154 | 57 | 25 | 8.2 (25) | 8% of 25 |
| Seaside | $135 | $77–$308 | 57 | 10 | 8.1 (10) | 22% of 9 |
| Monterey City Center | $137 | $91–$196 | 57 | 32 | 8.5 (32) | 6% of 32 |
| Near Center | $163 | $124–$276 | 57 | 29 | 8.7 (26) | 21% of 29 |
| Northeast Carmel | $178 | $154–$291 | 57 | 7 | 8.5 (7) | 14% of 7 |
| Northwest Carmel | $255 | $224–$367 | 57 | 14 | 8.9 (14) | 14% of 14 |
| Southwest Carmel | $433 | $291–$535 | 57 | 10 | 9.1 (10) | 40% of 10 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 57 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 36 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Monterey (CA) whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Monterey Airport Area: a median $100 a night, score 8.2 across 25 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Airport Area | $100 | 8.2 | 25 |
| Seaside | $135 | 8.1 | 10 |
| Monterey City Center | $137 | 8.5 | 32 |
| Near Center | $163 | 8.7 | 26 |
| Northeast Carmel | $178 | 8.5 | 7 |
| Northwest Carmel | $255 | 8.9 | 14 |
| Southwest Carmel | $433 | 9.1 | 10 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Monterey (CA) is in Northeast Carmel: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $283 against $173 Monday to Thursday (+64%), over 9 and 38 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Carmel | $283 | $173 | +64% | 9 / 38 |
| Northwest Carmel | $352 | $249 | +41% | 9 / 38 |
| Southwest Carmel | $557 | $419 | +33% | 9 / 38 |
| Near Center | $213 | $162 | +32% | 9 / 38 |
| Monterey Airport Area | $131 | $100 | +31% | 9 / 38 |
| Monterey City Center | $175 | $136 | +29% | 9 / 38 |
| Seaside | $121 | $183 | -34% | 9 / 38 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 57 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
What was measured
Nights measured in Monterey (CA): 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 139 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 138 of the 138 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →