Wake Forest, North Carolina has 196 active short-term rental listings that earn an average of $34K per year, with 62% average occupancy and a $162 average daily rate.
Wake Forest short-term rental market summary
Wake Forest's short-term rental market has 196 active listings as of August 2026. The average active listing earned $34K in revenue over the trailing twelve months. Listings were booked 62% of nights they were available at an average daily rate of $162. RevPAR (daily rate weighted by occupancy) was $100. From August 2025 to August 2026, revenue is up 102.3%, occupancy is up 20.9%, ADR is down 15.9%, RevPAR is up 6.0%, and active listings are up 7.7%.
Wake Forest, North Carolina scores 92 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 Wake Forest short-term rental earns $34K in annual revenue. Earnings vary by property type, bedroom count, and channel. See the Revenue chapter for a full breakdown.
Wake Forest's average revenue per listing is up 102.3% from August 2025 to August 2026, now averaging $34K a year.
Wake Forest runs 62% annual occupancy across 196 active listings. See the Seasonality chapter for monthly trends and segment splits.
Wake Forest's short-term rental occupancy is up 20.9% from August 2025 to August 2026, currently averaging 62% of available nights booked.
The average daily rate (ADR) in Wake Forest is $162 per booked night. RevPAR, daily rate weighted by occupancy, is $100. See the Seasonality chapter for monthly pricing patterns.
Wake Forest's average daily rate is down 15.9% from August 2025 to August 2026, now $162 per booked night.
Wake Forest scores 92/100 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 196 active short-term rental listings in Wake Forest 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 29, 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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