Nags Head, North Carolina has 1,563 active short-term rental listings that earn an average of $68K per year, with 60% average occupancy and a $485 average daily rate.
Nags Head short-term rental market summary
Nags Head's short-term rental market has 1,563 active listings as of August 2026. The average active listing earned $68K in revenue over the trailing twelve months. Listings were booked 60% of nights they were available at an average daily rate of $485. RevPAR (daily rate weighted by occupancy) was $291. From August 2025 to August 2026, revenue is up 14.1%, occupancy is down 10.6%, ADR is down 11.8%, RevPAR is down 22.6%, and active listings are down 23.5%.
Nags Head, North Carolina scores 58 out of 100 on AirDNA's Market Score, a 40-to-100 scale benchmarked against other short-term rental markets in the same country with at least 15 active listings.
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The average Nags Head short-term rental earns $68K in annual revenue. Earnings vary by property type, bedroom count, and channel. See the Revenue chapter for a full breakdown.
Nags Head's average revenue per listing is up 14.1% from August 2025 to August 2026, now averaging $68K a year.
Nags Head runs 60% annual occupancy across 1,563 active listings. See the Seasonality chapter for monthly trends and segment splits.
Nags Head's short-term rental occupancy is down 10.6% from August 2025 to August 2026, currently averaging 60% of available nights booked.
The average daily rate (ADR) in Nags Head is $485 per booked night. RevPAR, daily rate weighted by occupancy, is $291. See the Seasonality chapter for monthly pricing patterns.
Nags Head's average daily rate is down 11.8% from August 2025 to August 2026, now $485 per booked night.
Nags Head scores 58/100 on AirDNA's Market Score (a 40-to-100 scale), which weighs rental demand, revenue growth, seasonality, regulation, and investability across 120K+ tracked markets. See the Analyst's Take above for the subscores that drive it.
There are 1,563 active short-term rental listings in Nags Head as of August 2026. See the Supply chapter for channel split, property managers, and supply trends.
This page is refreshed monthly. It was last updated on September 22, 2026 and reflects completed short-term rental market data through August 2026. "Last updated" is when AirDNA last refreshed the page; the coverage month is the most recent full month of data behind those figures.
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