In Elkin, North Carolina, the average short-term rental earns $27.8K per year and books at a $170 average daily rate.
The average active short-term rental in Elkin earns $27.8K a year, booking at an average daily rate of $170 per night. Both figures are trailing-twelve-month averages across every active Elkin listing on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.
From August 2025 to August 2026, Elkin short-term rental revenue is up 51.6% and the average daily rate is down 5.9%.
Elkin's Revenue Growth subscore is 86 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 95.
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. Elkin's RevPAR is up 9.2% 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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The average active Elkin short-term rental earns $27.8K a year.
Elkin's market-wide average daily rate is $170 per booked night.
Elkin's average daily rate is down 5.9% from August 2025 to August 2026, now $170 per booked night.
Elkin short-term rental revenue is up 51.6% from August 2025 to August 2026, averaging $27.8K per active listing.
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