Lake Cowichan, British Columbia short-term rental listings & supply

Name: Lake Cowichan, British Columbia short-term rental supply data
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Updated August 5, 2026By The AirDNA Data Team

Lake Cowichan, British Columbia has 58 active short-term rental listings, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

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Total active listings

-33.3% YoY

Lake Cowichan, British Columbia short-term rental listings

Lake Cowichan has 58 active short-term rental listings as of July 2026, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Active supply is down 33.3% from July 2025 to July 2026. Here's how the market breaks down:

By property type: 81% entire homes, 19% private rooms.
By size: 51.7% 1-bedroom, 25.9% 2-bedroom, 10.3% 3-bedroom, 6.9% 4-bedroom, and 5.2% 5+ bedroom.
By channel: 51.7% Airbnb-only, 43.1% cross-listed and 5.2% Vrbo-only.
By availability: 55.2% full-time (271–365), 17.2% part-time (91–180 nights), 17.2% most of year (181–270), and 10.3% seasonal (1–90 nights).
By minimum stay: 53.4% 2 nights, 22.4% 3 nights, 20.7% 30+ nights, and 3.4% 7–29 nights.
By cancellation policy: 50% moderate, 41.7% flexible and 8.3% strict.

Rental demand score

Rental demand46
Seasonality45
Revenue growth72
Regulation58

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Analyst's take

Lake Cowichan's Rental Demand score: 46 out of 100.

Lake Cowichan's Rental Demand subscore is 46 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 41.

Rental Demand combines two inputs: annual occupancy (51% in Lake Cowichan) and year-over-year listing growth (active supply down 33.3% from July 2025 to July 2026).

It is benchmarked against other short-term rental markets in the same country with at least 15 active listings.

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Key definitions

How AirDNA defines these metrics

Active listings: Active listings are the short-term rentals on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com that were available or booked in the trailing 12 months. AirDNA de-duplicates the same home across channels, and the count refreshes monthly.How AirDNA counts active listings →