How much do Airbnbs cost per night in San Francisco (CA)?
Airbnb listings in San Francisco (CA) asked a median $175 a night (latest scan 24 October 2026); on a typical night the middle half asked between $139 and $221. That is 95 measured nights from 13 November 2026 to 15 February 2027, read between 27 August 2026 and 24 October 2026, with 91 listings priced on a typical night. These are asking prices, not prices paid and not an ADR.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 24 October 2026 23:52 UTC.
Updated
Nightly asking price
Airbnb listings in San Francisco (CA) asked a median $175 a night over 95 measured nights, from 13 November 2026 to 15 February 2027.
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median a night | $175 |
| Middle half (25th–75th percentile) | $139 – $221 |
| Mean of every asking price | $205 |
| Listings priced on a typical night | 91 |
| Nights measured | 95 |
- The mean of all 6897 asking prices is $205; the median leads because a few listings at either extreme move a mean, not a median.
Each night's figure is the median asking price of the listings priced that night; the page's figure is the median of those nights.
By month
The dearest month for Airbnb listings in San Francisco (CA): January 2027, a median $184 a night over 31 measured nights.
| Month | Median a night | Middle half | Nights measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $182 | $141 – $228 | 18 |
| December 2026 | $175 | $141 – $221 | 31 |
| January 2027 | $184 | $138 – $235 | 31 |
| February 2027 | $137 | $113 – $183 | 15 |
- Cheapest: February 2027, a median $137 a night over 15 nights.
A month gets a row once this window holds at least 15 measured nights of it.
At weekends
Airbnb listings in San Francisco (CA) asked +6% on Friday and Saturday nights against Monday to Thursday: a median $184 over 28 nights, against $174 over 53 nights.
| Nights | Median a night | Nights measured |
|---|---|---|
| Friday + Saturday | $184 | 28 |
| Monday – Thursday | $174 | 53 |
Sunday nights sit in neither group.
On event and holiday nights
On 30 January 2027 (Chinese New Year Parade), Airbnb listings in San Francisco (CA) asked a median $163, +23% against $133 on 6 other weekend nights within 7 days.
| Night | Event | Median that night | Other nights within 7 days | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $170 | $175 over 8 nights | -3% |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $177 | $177 over 6 nights | 0% |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $193 | $184 over 6 nights | +5% |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $200 | $195 over 8 nights | +3% |
| 30 January 2027 | Chinese New Year Parade | $163 | $133 over 6 nights | +23% |
| 15 February 2027 | Washington's Birthday | $116 | $140 over 4 nights | -17% |
Each event is printed beside its night: the price is what was measured, and this page does not claim the event moved it. Weekend here means Friday to Sunday nights.
Against hotels
Airbnb listings in San Francisco (CA) asked a median $175 a night, +5% against $167 for Agoda's hotels, guesthouses and hostels on the same 95 nights.
| Places | Median a night | Middle half | Priced on a typical night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term rentals (Airbnb) | $175 | $139 – $221 | 91 |
| Hotels, guesthouses and hostels (Agoda) | $167 | $126 – $224 | 197 |
The Agoda side is every place Agoda priced that night, mostly hotels, guesthouses and hostels; short-term rental prices are Airbnb's, read for the same nights.
What this page measures
This page holds 95 nights of asking prices in San Francisco (CA), from 13 November 2026 to 15 February 2027, read between 27 August 2026 and 24 October 2026, with 91 listings priced on a typical night.
- Short-term rentals here are the apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms Airbnb's search showed for the town (not every listing in it); each price is the total a listing showed for one night for 2 adults.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read.
- A listing with no price on a night is left out of that night's figures.
- Asking prices only: not prices paid, not an ADR, and no count of nights sold.
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 →