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Durham, North Carolina short-term rental listings & supply

Updated By The AirDNA Data Team

Durham, North Carolina has 1,495 active short-term rental listings, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

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Total active listings
1,495
-31.8% YoY
Most popular size
1BR
38.1% of all active listings
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Durham, North Carolina short-term rental listings

Durham has 1,495 active short-term rental listings as of October 2026, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Active supply is down 31.8% from October 2025 to October 2026. Here's how the market breaks down:

  • By property type: 85.7% entire homes, 14.2% private rooms.
  • By size: 38.1% 1-bedroom, 26.5% 2-bedroom, 25.8% 3-bedroom, 7% 4-bedroom, and 2.6% 5+ bedroom.
  • By channel: 58.9% Airbnb-only, 35.8% cross-listed and 5.4% Vrbo-only.
  • By availability: 57% full-time (271–365), 18.6% most of year (181–270), 14.1% part-time (91–180 nights), and 10.2% seasonal (1–90 nights).
  • By minimum stay: 35.1% 30+ nights, 30.5% 2 nights, 15.4% 3 nights, 10.5% 7–29 nights, 7.2% 4–6 nights, and 1.2% 1 night.
  • By cancellation policy: 45% moderate, 38.6% flexible, 15.3% strict, 0.5% super strict, and 0.5% no refund.
85
Rental demand score
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Analyst's take

Durham's Rental Demand score: 85 out of 100.

Durham's Rental Demand subscore is 85 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 89.

Rental Demand combines two inputs: annual occupancy (63% in Durham) and year-over-year listing growth (active supply down 31.8% from October 2025 to October 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

How AirDNA defines these metrics

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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Active listings over timeIllustrative preview

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

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Listing mix

Four ways to slice Durham's 1,495 listings

Property type

Entire home leads at 85.7%

  • Entire home85.7%
  • Private room14.2%

Bedrooms

1BR leads at 38.1%

  • 1BR38.1%
  • 2BR26.5%
  • 3BR25.8%
  • 4BR7%
  • 5BR+2.6%

Channel

Airbnb only leads at 58.9%

  • Airbnb only58.9%
  • Vrbo only5.4%
  • Multi-platform35.8%

Availability

Full-time (271–365) leads at 57%

  • Seasonal (1–90 nights)10.2%
  • Part-time (91–180 nights)14.1%
  • Most of year (181–270)18.6%
  • Full-time (271–365)57%

Listings by minimum stay

Share of Durham active supply by host-set minimum stay

1 night
1.2%
2 nights
30.5%
3 nights
15.4%
4–6 nights
7.2%
7–29 nights
10.5%
30+ nights
35.1%

Listings by cancellation policy

Share of Durham active supply by host cancellation policy

Flexible
38.6%
Moderate
45%
Strict
15.3%
Super strict
0.5%
No refund
0.5%

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Durham market overview

The full Durham market: 1,495 listings, $29.7K average revenue, 63% occupancy, $140 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

The largest property managers operating in Durham.

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