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Ankeny, Iowa short-term rental listings & supply

Updated By The AirDNA Data Team

Ankeny, Iowa has 120 active short-term rental listings, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

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Total active listings
120
-4.0% YoY
Most popular size
1BR
32.3% of all active listings
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Ankeny, Iowa short-term rental listings

Ankeny has 120 active short-term rental listings as of August 2026, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Active supply is down 4.0% from August 2025 to August 2026. Here's how the market breaks down:

  • By property type: 77.8% entire homes, 22.2% private rooms.
  • By size: 32.3% 1-bedroom, 22.2% 4-bedroom, 19% 3-bedroom, 15.8% 2-bedroom, and 10.8% 5+ bedroom.
  • By channel: 63.7% Airbnb-only, 33.1% cross-listed and 3.2% Vrbo-only.
  • By availability: 62.7% full-time (271–365), 14.6% seasonal (1–90 nights), 12.7% most of year (181–270), and 10.1% part-time (91–180 nights).
  • By minimum stay: 50% 30+ nights, 31.6% 2 nights, 12% 3 nights, 3.2% 4–6 nights, and 3.2% 7–29 nights.
  • By cancellation policy: 52.1% moderate, 41% flexible and 6.8% strict.
79
Rental demand score
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Analyst's take

Ankeny's Rental Demand score: 79 out of 100.

Ankeny's Rental Demand subscore is 79 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 79.

Rental Demand combines two inputs: annual occupancy (53% in Ankeny) and year-over-year listing growth (active supply down 4.0% 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
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How Ankeny's active short-term rental supply has trended over the past year.

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Listing mix

Four ways to slice Ankeny's 120 listings

Property type

Entire home leads at 77.8%

  • Entire home77.8%
  • Private room22.2%

Bedrooms

1BR leads at 32.3%

  • 1BR32.3%
  • 2BR15.8%
  • 3BR19%
  • 4BR22.2%
  • 5BR+10.8%

Channel

Airbnb only leads at 63.7%

  • Airbnb only63.7%
  • Vrbo only3.2%
  • Multi-platform33.1%

Availability

Full-time (271–365) leads at 62.7%

  • Seasonal (1–90 nights)14.6%
  • Part-time (91–180 nights)10.1%
  • Most of year (181–270)12.7%
  • Full-time (271–365)62.7%

Listings by minimum stay

Share of Ankeny active supply by host-set minimum stay

2 nights
31.6%
3 nights
12%
4–6 nights
3.2%
7–29 nights
3.2%
30+ nights
50%

Listings by cancellation policy

Share of Ankeny active supply by host cancellation policy

Flexible
41%
Moderate
52.1%
Strict
6.8%

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Ankeny market overview

The full Ankeny market: 120 listings, $33.9K average revenue, 53% occupancy, $197 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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