In Independence, Iowa, the average short-term rental earns $12.1K per year and books at a $140 average daily rate.
The average active short-term rental in Independence earns $12.1K a year, booking at an average daily rate of $140 per night. Both figures are trailing-twelve-month averages across every active Independence listing on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.
From December 2024 to December 2025, Independence short-term rental revenue is up 27.6% and the average daily rate is up 7.1%.
Independence's Revenue Growth subscore is 47 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 45.
Revenue Growth is the year-over-year change in RevPAR (revenue per available rental), counting only properties booked in both periods so new and delisted listings can't skew it. Independence's RevPAR is up 6.0% from December 2024 to December 2025.
It is benchmarked against other short-term rental markets in the same country with at least 15 active listings.
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The average active Independence short-term rental earns $12.1K a year.
Independence's market-wide average daily rate is $140 per booked night.
Independence's average daily rate is up 7.1% from December 2024 to December 2025, now $140 per booked night.
Independence short-term rental revenue is up 27.6% from December 2024 to December 2025, averaging $12.1K per active listing.
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