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South Padre Island, Texas short-term rental listings & supply

Updated By The AirDNA Data Team

South Padre Island, Texas has 4,650 active short-term rental listings, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

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Total active listings
4,650
+21.4% YoY
Most popular size
2BR
41.4% of all active listings
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South Padre Island, Texas short-term rental listings

South Padre Island has 4,650 active short-term rental listings as of September 2026, tracked across Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com. Active supply is up 21.4% from September 2025 to September 2026. Here's how the market breaks down:

  • By property type: 97.4% entire homes, 2.6% private rooms.
  • By size: 41.4% 2-bedroom, 27.4% 3-bedroom, 20.6% 1-bedroom, 6.2% 4-bedroom, and 4.4% 5+ bedroom.
  • By channel: 54.2% cross-listed, 36.8% Airbnb-only and 8.9% Vrbo-only.
  • By availability: 52.2% full-time (271–365), 26.4% most of year (181–270), 13.2% part-time (91–180 nights), and 8.2% seasonal (1–90 nights).
  • By minimum stay: 44% 2 nights, 25.7% 30+ nights, 23.4% 3 nights, 3.7% 7–29 nights, 2.9% 4–6 nights, and 0.3% 1 night.
  • By cancellation policy: 47% moderate, 30.1% flexible, 18.1% strict, 4.2% super strict, and 0.6% no refund.
75
Rental demand score
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Analyst's take

South Padre Island's Rental Demand score: 75 out of 100.

South Padre Island's Rental Demand subscore is 75 out of 100, one of five inputs to its overall Market Score of 66.

Rental Demand combines two inputs: annual occupancy (54% in South Padre Island) and year-over-year listing growth (active supply up 21.4% from September 2025 to September 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

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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 South Padre Island's active short-term rental supply has trended over the past year.

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Listing mix

Four ways to slice South Padre Island's 4,650 listings

Property type

Entire home leads at 97.4%

  • Entire home97.4%
  • Private room2.6%

Bedrooms

2BR leads at 41.4%

  • 1BR20.6%
  • 2BR41.4%
  • 3BR27.4%
  • 4BR6.2%
  • 5BR+4.4%

Channel

Multi-platform leads at 54.2%

  • Airbnb only36.8%
  • Vrbo only8.9%
  • Multi-platform54.2%

Availability

Full-time (271–365) leads at 52.2%

  • Seasonal (1–90 nights)8.2%
  • Part-time (91–180 nights)13.2%
  • Most of year (181–270)26.4%
  • Full-time (271–365)52.2%

Listings by minimum stay

Share of South Padre Island active supply by host-set minimum stay

1 night
0.3%
2 nights
44%
3 nights
23.4%
4–6 nights
2.9%
7–29 nights
3.7%
30+ nights
25.7%

Listings by cancellation policy

Share of South Padre Island active supply by host cancellation policy

Flexible
30.1%
Moderate
47%
Strict
18.1%
Super strict
4.2%
No refund
0.6%

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South Padre Island market overview

The full South Padre Island market: 4,650 listings, $41K average revenue, 54% occupancy, $257 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 South Padre Island.

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