In Independence, Missouri, the average short-term rental earns $16.7K per year and books at a $254 average daily rate.
The average active short-term rental in Independence earns $16.7K a year, booking at an average daily rate of $254 per night. Both figures are trailing-twelve-month averages across every active Independence listing on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.
From July 2025 to July 2026, Independence short-term rental revenue is down 21.6% and the average daily rate is up 12.4%.
Independence's Revenue Growth subscore is 42 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 79.
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 14.2% from July 2025 to July 2026.
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 $16.7K a year.
Independence's market-wide average daily rate is $254 per booked night.
Independence's average daily rate is up 12.4% from July 2025 to July 2026, now $254 per booked night.
Independence short-term rental revenue is down 21.6% from July 2025 to July 2026, averaging $16.7K per active listing.
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