How much do Airbnbs cost per night in Santa Cruz (CA)?
Airbnb listings in Santa Cruz (CA) asked a median $218 a night (latest scan 25 October 2026); on a typical night the middle half asked between $150 and $324. That is 71 measured nights from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026, with 94 listings priced on a typical night. These are asking prices, not prices paid and not an ADR.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 73 places checked, read 25 October 2026 20:57 UTC.
Updated
Nightly asking price
Airbnb listings in Santa Cruz (CA) asked a median $218 a night over 71 measured nights, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027.
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median a night | $218 |
| Middle half (25th–75th percentile) | $150 – $324 |
| Mean of every asking price | $260 |
| Listings priced on a typical night | 94 |
| Nights measured | 71 |
- The mean of all 6720 asking prices is $260; 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 Santa Cruz (CA): January 2027, a median $237 a night over 22 measured nights.
| Month | Median a night | Middle half | Nights measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $218 | $149 – $315 | 18 |
| December 2026 | $198 | $144 – $319 | 31 |
| January 2027 | $237 | $161 – $355 | 22 |
- Cheapest: December 2026, a median $198 a night over 31 nights.
A month gets a row once this window holds at least 15 measured nights of it.
At weekends
Airbnb listings in Santa Cruz (CA) asked +14% on Friday and Saturday nights against Monday to Thursday: a median $235 over 21 nights, against $207 over 40 nights.
| Nights | Median a night | Nights measured |
|---|---|---|
| Friday + Saturday | $235 | 21 |
| Monday – Thursday | $207 | 40 |
Sunday nights sit in neither group.
On event and holiday nights
On 18 January 2027 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), Airbnb listings in Santa Cruz (CA) asked a median $240, +2% against $236 on 7 other weekday nights within 7 days.
| Night | Event | Median that night | Other nights within 7 days | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $185 | $200 over 8 nights | -7% |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $172 | $196 over 6 nights | -12% |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $196 | $235 over 6 nights | -17% |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $240 | $236 over 7 nights | +2% |
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 Santa Cruz (CA) asked a median $218 a night, +49% against $146 for Agoda's hotels, guesthouses and hostels on the same 71 nights.
| Places | Median a night | Middle half | Priced on a typical night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short-term rentals (Airbnb) | $218 | $150 – $324 | 94 |
| Hotels, guesthouses and hostels (Agoda) | $146 | $114 – $248 | 60 |
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 71 nights of asking prices in Santa Cruz (CA), from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026, with 94 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 →