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Waterville, Iowa short-term rental listings & supply

Updated By The AirDNA Data Team

Waterville, Iowa has 73 active short-term rental listings, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

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Total active listings
73
+305.6% YoY
Most popular size
3BR
25.3% of all active listings
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Waterville, Iowa short-term rental listings

Waterville has 73 active short-term rental listings as of August 2026, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Active supply is up 305.6% from August 2025 to August 2026. Here's how the market breaks down:

  • By property type: 98.9% entire homes, 1.1% private rooms.
  • By size: 25.3% 3-bedroom, 24.2% 1-bedroom, 24.2% 2-bedroom, 15.4% 5+ bedroom, and 11% 4-bedroom.
  • By channel: 48.4% Airbnb-only, 41.8% cross-listed and 9.9% Vrbo-only.
  • By availability: 68.1% full-time (271–365), 13.2% part-time (91–180 nights), 11% most of year (181–270), and 7.7% seasonal (1–90 nights).
  • By minimum stay: 49.5% 2 nights, 44% 30+ nights, 2.2% 1 night, 2.2% 3 nights, and 2.2% 4–6 nights.
  • By cancellation policy: 40% flexible, 40% moderate and 20% strict.
61
Rental demand score
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Analyst's take

Waterville's Rental Demand score: 61 out of 100.

Waterville's Rental Demand subscore is 61 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 61.

Rental Demand combines two inputs: annual occupancy (42% in Waterville) and year-over-year listing growth (active supply up 305.6% 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 Waterville's active short-term rental supply has trended over the past year.

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Listing mix

Four ways to slice Waterville's 73 listings

Property type

Entire home leads at 98.9%

  • Entire home98.9%
  • Private room1.1%

Bedrooms

3BR leads at 25.3%

  • 1BR24.2%
  • 2BR24.2%
  • 3BR25.3%
  • 4BR11%
  • 5BR+15.4%

Channel

Airbnb only leads at 48.4%

  • Airbnb only48.4%
  • Vrbo only9.9%
  • Multi-platform41.8%

Availability

Full-time (271–365) leads at 68.1%

  • Seasonal (1–90 nights)7.7%
  • Part-time (91–180 nights)13.2%
  • Most of year (181–270)11%
  • Full-time (271–365)68.1%

Listings by minimum stay

Share of Waterville active supply by host-set minimum stay

1 night
2.2%
2 nights
49.5%
3 nights
2.2%
4–6 nights
2.2%
30+ nights
44%

Listings by cancellation policy

Share of Waterville active supply by host cancellation policy

Flexible
40%
Moderate
40%
Strict
20%

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Waterville market overview

The full Waterville market: 73 listings, $28.7K average revenue, 42% occupancy, $212 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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