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Sanibel, Florida short-term rental listings & supply

Updated By The AirDNA Data Team

Sanibel, Florida has 1,354 active short-term rental listings, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

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Total active listings
1,354
-17.5% YoY
Most popular size
2BR
59.4% of all active listings
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Sanibel, Florida short-term rental listings

Sanibel has 1,354 active short-term rental listings as of August 2026, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Active supply is down 17.5% from August 2025 to August 2026. Here's how the market breaks down:

  • By property type: 99.9% entire homes, 0.1% private rooms.
  • By size: 59.4% 2-bedroom, 23.8% 3-bedroom, 12.1% 1-bedroom, 3.5% 4-bedroom, and 1.2% 5+ bedroom.
  • By channel: 71.2% cross-listed, 21.8% Vrbo-only and 7% Airbnb-only.
  • By availability: 49.6% full-time (271–365), 28.5% most of year (181–270), 14.2% part-time (91–180 nights), and 7.7% seasonal (1–90 nights).
  • By minimum stay: 34.5% 7–29 nights, 33.4% 30+ nights, 17.2% 3 nights, 12.3% 4–6 nights, and 2.6% 2 nights.
  • By cancellation policy: 35.7% strict, 35.6% super strict, 19.1% moderate, 5.8% no refund, and 3.8% flexible.
72
Rental demand score
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Sanibel's Rental Demand score: 72 out of 100.

Sanibel's Rental Demand subscore is 72 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 75.

Rental Demand combines two inputs: annual occupancy (56% in Sanibel) and year-over-year listing growth (active supply down 17.5% from August 2025 to August 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

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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 →
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How Sanibel's active short-term rental supply has trended over the past year.

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Listing mix

Four ways to slice Sanibel's 1,354 listings

Property type

Entire home leads at 99.9%

  • Entire home99.9%
  • Private room0.1%

Bedrooms

2BR leads at 59.4%

  • 1BR12.1%
  • 2BR59.4%
  • 3BR23.8%
  • 4BR3.5%
  • 5BR+1.2%

Channel

Multi-platform leads at 71.2%

  • Airbnb only7%
  • Vrbo only21.8%
  • Multi-platform71.2%

Availability

Full-time (271–365) leads at 49.6%

  • Seasonal (1–90 nights)7.7%
  • Part-time (91–180 nights)14.2%
  • Most of year (181–270)28.5%
  • Full-time (271–365)49.6%

Listings by minimum stay

Share of Sanibel active supply by host-set minimum stay

2 nights
2.6%
3 nights
17.2%
4–6 nights
12.3%
7–29 nights
34.5%
30+ nights
33.4%

Listings by cancellation policy

Share of Sanibel active supply by host cancellation policy

Flexible
3.8%
Moderate
19.1%
Strict
35.7%
Super strict
35.6%
No refund
5.8%

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Sanibel market overview

The full Sanibel market: 1,354 listings, $61.8K average revenue, 56% occupancy, $374 ADR. Topline metrics and the AirDNA Market Score.

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Revenue

Annual earnings, revenue by property type, and daily rates by segment.

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Seasonality

Occupancy, RevPAR, peak and trough months, seasonality score.

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Property Managers

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