The Data
How Many Short Term Rentals Are There in the City of Santa Cruz?
Listings on the top 5 internet sites as of April 2017......572Registered with the city......306
Unregistered......227
Unknown registration status......39
Airbnb Listings......67%
VRBO Listings......20%
Other Sites......13%
Whole House vs. Room Listings in the City.
A bedroom in a house: 19%
Where Are They? High Impact Streets.
Alhambra Ave......8 listings
Alta Ave......10 listings
Broadway......8 listings
Centennial St......7 listings
Cypress Ave......10 listings
Front St......10 listings
Mott Ave......10 listings
Mountain View Ave......8 listings
N. Branciforte Ave......7 listings
Oxford Way......7 listings
Riverside Ave......13 listings
Seabright Ave......7 listings
West Cliff Dr......24 listings
Western Dr......7 listings
Comparing Airbnb and VRBO in Santa Cruz.
Total listings: Airbnb: 355 / VRBO: 76
Registered with the city: Airbnb: 41% / VRBO: 81%
Average reviews per listing: Airbnb: 43 / VRBO: 25
Total bedroom count: Airbnb: 504 / VRBO: 218
Average bedrooms per listing: Airbnb: 1.5 / VRBO: 3
Collecting occupancy tax: Airbnb: 20% / VRBO: 93%