Nanaimo, British Columbia short-term rental listings & supply

Name: Nanaimo, British Columbia short-term rental supply data
Creator: AirDNA
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Updated July 5, 2026By The AirDNA Data Team

Nanaimo, British Columbia has 612 active short-term rental listings, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

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Total active listings

612

-26.4% YoY

Nanaimo, British Columbia short-term rental listings

Nanaimo has 612 active short-term rental listings as of June 2026, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Active supply is down 26.4% from June 2025 to June 2026. Here's how the market breaks down:

By property type: 80.9% entire homes, 18.1% private rooms and 1% shared rooms.
By size: 53.1% 1-bedroom, 36.6% 2-bedroom, 6.2% 3-bedroom, 3.3% 4-bedroom, and 0.8% 5+ bedroom.
By channel: 71.1% Airbnb-only, 25.7% cross-listed and 3.3% Vrbo-only.
By availability: 53.9% full-time (271–365), 17.3% most of year (181–270), 14.7% seasonal (1–90 nights), and 14.1% part-time (91–180 nights).
By minimum stay: 48.5% 30+ nights, 36.8% 2 nights, 8.5% 3 nights, 3.4% 4–6 nights, 2.1% 7–29 nights, and 0.7% 1 night.
By cancellation policy: 49.9% moderate, 39.1% flexible, 9% strict, 1.3% super strict, and 0.8% no refund.

Rental demand score

Rental demand81
Seasonality63
Revenue growth87
Regulation59

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Analyst's take

Nanaimo's Rental Demand score: 81 out of 100.

Nanaimo's Rental Demand subscore is 81 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 86.

Rental Demand combines two inputs: annual occupancy (66% in Nanaimo) and year-over-year listing growth (active supply down 26.4% from June 2025 to June 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 →