How much does an Airbnb cost per night in Cambridge, MA, and how full is it? $476 a night (middle half $352 to $747), 76.0% of December open, 30.6% estimated occupancy
Cambridge had the least open October of the 34 US regions in UpRev's September 2026 benchmark: 29.7% of October nights at its bookable entire homes were still open to book, against a median of 51.2%. Its median near-term quote was $476 a night, against a 34-region median of $272.
By UpRev, from Inside Airbnb's snapshot of 23 September 2026, collected 25-26 September 2026: 1,462 listings.
Data as of 23 September 2026, collected 25-26 September 2026. Part of UpRev's Airbnb Market Data, a quarterly read of Inside Airbnb's public data.
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What stands out in Cambridge?
October is what sets Cambridge apart. When Inside Airbnb collected it on 25-26 September 2026, 29.7% of Cambridge's October nights were open to book, the lowest share of the 34 regions; its 1-bedroom homes had only 20.6% of October open. A night that is not open may be booked or blocked by the host; Cambridge's calendar does not say which.
- Entire homes are only 51.8% of Cambridge's listings, against a 34-region median of 77.4%.
- 235 of Cambridge's 528 bookable homes had a near-term quote; its homes with 4 or more bedrooms quoted a median $724 a night.
- December was 76.0% open, above the 34-region median of 74.1%.
What is the listed nightly price of an Airbnb in Cambridge?
The listed nightly price is the asking price of a near-term stay at a bookable entire home, net of host discounts and before taxes and fees: what a guest was quoted, not what a guest paid.
UpRev's count puts the median near-term quoted price of a bookable entire home at $476 a night; the middle half of quotes ran from $352 to $747, and the top tenth started at $1,004. By size, the median runs from $336 for 1-bedroom homes to $724 for homes with 4 or more bedrooms. 2-bedroom homes are the largest group, 30.1% of its 528 bookable homes, and 23.0% of its near-term quotes carried a host discount.
| Bedrooms (of 528 homes) | Bookable homes | Share of homes | Homes with a near-term quote | Quotes with a discount | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 28 | 5.3% | 13 | 15.4% | too few | too few | too few | too few |
| 1 | 157 | 29.7% | 40 | 17.5% | $268 | $336 | $413 | $533 |
| 2 | 159 | 30.1% | 74 | 17.6% | $315 | $406 | $673 | $847 |
| 3 | 122 | 23.1% | 71 | 26.8% | $395 | $519 | $718 | $962 |
| 4+ | 62 | 11.7% | 37 | 35.1% | $531 | $724 | $1,039 | $1,501 |
| All | 528 | 100.0% | 235 | 23.0% | $352 | $476 | $747 | $1,004 |
528 bookable entire homes, 235 with a near-term quote; the percentiles are of that quote's nightly price, net of host discounts and before the quote's tax and fee lines; too few homes for a price percentile, which needs 30 near-term quotes: studios (13 with a near-term quote); snapshot of 23 September 2026, collected 25-26 September 2026.
Source: Inside Airbnb (https://insideairbnb.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Aggregated and summarised by UpRev; the figures are UpRev's, not Inside Airbnb's.
How many nights are still open to book in Cambridge?
Open nights are the calendar nights a host still offers to book, as Inside Airbnb collected them. A night that is not open may be booked or blocked by the host, and the calendar does not say which, so a low share open is not proof of demand on its own.
As Inside Airbnb collected it on 25-26 September 2026, UpRev counts 29.7% of October nights at its bookable homes still open to book, 60.9% of November nights and 76.0% of December nights; a night that is not open may be booked or blocked by the host, and the file does not say which. For December, studios had the most nights open (88.4%) and 1-bedroom homes the fewest (71.9%).
| Bedrooms (of 528 homes) | October nights open | November nights open | December nights open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 37.7% | 77.5% | 88.4% |
| 1 | 20.6% | 53.1% | 71.9% |
| 2 | 33.5% | 62.8% | 76.6% |
| 3 | 34.1% | 67.0% | 77.8% |
| 4+ | 31.0% | 56.2% | 75.7% |
| All | 29.7% | 60.9% | 76.0% |
Share of calendar nights open to book at the 528 bookable homes, by month ahead, as collected; snapshot of 23 September 2026, collected 25-26 September 2026.
Source: Inside Airbnb (https://insideairbnb.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Aggregated and summarised by UpRev; the figures are UpRev's, not Inside Airbnb's.
What is the estimated occupancy of an Airbnb in Cambridge?
Estimated occupancy is Inside Airbnb's own review-based model, run by UpRev with each region's average stay. It is an estimate built from reviews, not a count of bookings, and it reads low because a review follows check-out.
Inside Airbnb's review-based model, run by UpRev with the 3-night average stay Inside Airbnb sets for the region, gives its bookable homes an estimated occupancy of 30.6% on average over the 84 nights from 1 July to 22 September 2026; the median home sat at 21.4%, 22.0% of homes reached the model's 70% cap, and because reviews follow check-out the figure reads low. By size, 1-bedroom homes had the highest estimated occupancy (33.5%) and studios the lowest (23.0%).
| Bedrooms (of 528 homes) | Bookable homes | Reviews in the window | Estimated occupancy, mean | Estimated occupancy, median | Homes at the 70% cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 28 | 93 | 23.0% | 14.3% | 14.3% |
| 1 | 157 | 689 | 33.5% | 28.6% | 26.1% |
| 2 | 159 | 659 | 28.4% | 21.4% | 20.1% |
| 3 | 122 | 622 | 33.5% | 28.6% | 22.1% |
| 4+ | 62 | 305 | 26.7% | 14.3% | 19.4% |
| All | 528 | 2,368 | 30.6% | 21.4% | 22.0% |
Estimated occupancy of the 528 bookable homes, 1 July to 22 September 2026 (84 nights): each review in the window counts as two stays of 3 nights, or of the listing's minimum stay if longer, capped at 70%; an estimate, not counted bookings; snapshot of 23 September 2026, collected 25-26 September 2026.
Source: Inside Airbnb (https://insideairbnb.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Aggregated and summarised by UpRev; the figures are UpRev's, not Inside Airbnb's.
Who runs Cambridge's short-term rentals, and on what terms?
Inside Airbnb's snapshot holds 1,462 listings, 51.8% of them entire homes, and UpRev counts 528 of those as bookable. 66.5% of these bookable homes are run by hosts with two or more listings in the region; the median minimum stay is 2 nights, 20.1% ask for a minimum stay of 30 nights or more, and 76.3% were reviewed in the last 12 months.
| Snapshot of 23 September 2026 | All listings | Entire homes | Entire-home share | Bookable entire homes | Run by hosts with 2+ listings | Median minimum stay (nights) | Minimum stay of 30 nights or more | Reviewed in the last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| collected 25-26 September 2026 | 1,462 | 757 | 51.8% | 528 | 66.5% | 2 | 20.1% | 76.3% |
All 1,462 listings in the snapshot; the shares after the bookable count are of the 528 bookable homes, and a host's listing count is the region's own; snapshot of 23 September 2026, collected 25-26 September 2026.
Source: Inside Airbnb (https://insideairbnb.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Aggregated and summarised by UpRev; the figures are UpRev's, not Inside Airbnb's.
How does Cambridge compare with the 34 short-term rental (STR) markets in the data?
UpRev's benchmark sets the region's 528 bookable homes beside the median of the 34 US regions Inside Airbnb covers, each read from its own snapshot of 14-30 September 2026; the regions' calendars were read on different days, so the shares of nights open compare calendars at different distances from each month.
| Measure (of 528 homes) | Value | Homes | Median of the regions | Lowest region | Highest region | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median near-term quoted nightly price | $476 | 235 | $272 | $185 | $663 | 34 |
| Quotes with a host discount | 23.0% | 235 | 24.0% | 14.0% | 40.0% | 34 |
| October nights open | 29.7% | 528 | 51.2% | 29.7% | 69.4% | 34 |
| December nights open | 76.0% | 528 | 74.1% | 55.5% | 82.3% | 34 |
| Estimated occupancy since 1 July, mean | 30.6% | 528 | 29.3% | 15.0% | 40.3% | 34 |
| Studios, share of bookable homes | 5.3% | 528 | 5.3% | 1.7% | 17.8% | 31 |
| Homes with 4+ bedrooms, share | 11.7% | 528 | 12.9% | 3.7% | 29.9% | 34 |
| Entire homes, share of all listings | 51.8% | 1,462 | 77.4% | 50.7% | 91.0% | 34 |
| Run by hosts with 2+ listings | 66.5% | 528 | 62.0% | 41.9% | 83.2% | 34 |
| Minimum stay of 30 nights or more | 20.1% | 528 | 15.7% | 3.6% | 85.9% | 34 |
| Median minimum stay (nights) | 2 | 528 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 34 |
| Change in bookable homes since June | -1.3% | 535 | -2.3% | -12.4% | 3.7% | 34 |
The region's value against the median, lowest and highest of the regions, each region from its latest snapshot (14-30 September 2026); Homes: the 528 bookable homes, or for the price and discount rows the 235 with a near-term quote, or for the entire-home share all listings, or for the change in bookable homes the June count; Regions counts the regions with a value; snapshot of 23 September 2026, collected 25-26 September 2026.
Source: Inside Airbnb (https://insideairbnb.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Aggregated and summarised by UpRev; the figures are UpRev's, not Inside Airbnb's.
What changed in Cambridge since the snapshot before?
Between Inside Airbnb's snapshots of 29 June 2026 and 23 September 2026, UpRev counts bookable entire homes going from 535 to 528 (-1.3%) and the median near-term quoted price from $416 to $476 ($60, 14.4%); the June quotes were for stays checking in during June and July, so the price change crosses seasons: two snapshots, not a trend.
| Measure | June snapshot (535 homes) | September snapshot (528 homes) | Change | Change, relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median near-term quoted nightly price (235 quotes in September) | $416 | $476 | $60 | 14.4% |
| Bookable entire homes | 535 | 528 | -7 | -1.3% |
| Run by hosts with 2+ listings | 64.1% | 66.5% | 2.4 pts | - |
| Median minimum stay (nights, 528 homes in September) | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Minimum stay of 30 nights or more | 17.4% | 20.1% | 2.7 pts | - |
| Estimated occupancy, mean | 29.6% | 30.6% | 1.0 pts | - |
The June snapshot of 29 June 2026 (collected 29 June to 2 July 2026, 535 bookable homes, estimated occupancy window 1 April to 28 June 2026) against the September one; changes in shares are from the exact values: see the method page; snapshot of 23 September 2026, collected 25-26 September 2026.
Source: Inside Airbnb (https://insideairbnb.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Aggregated and summarised by UpRev; the figures are UpRev's, not Inside Airbnb's.
How does UpRev count Cambridge?
Bookable entire homes, 528 of them, from Inside Airbnb's snapshot of 23 September 2026, collected 25-26 September 2026. Estimated occupancy uses the 3-night average stay Inside Airbnb sets for the region, with which the model reproduces Inside Airbnb's own per-listing estimate on 1,462 of 1,462 listings in this snapshot and 1,438 of 1,438 in its June snapshot of 29 June 2026; too few homes for a price percentile, which needs 30 near-term quotes: studios (13 with a near-term quote). How we count: see the method page.
Can I download the data?
Every table on this page comes from these files, one row per snapshot, bedroom class and measure, each row carrying the source line. They are free to reuse under the same licence, with that credit line. The files hold every snapshot from 29 June 2026 to 23 September 2026.
- availability.csv: nights open to book, by month ahead and bedrooms
- estimated_occupancy.csv: estimated occupancy, by bedrooms
- prices.csv: listed nightly price percentiles and host discounts, by bedrooms
- qoq.csv: the change between snapshots, measure by measure
- supply.csv: listings, entire homes, hosts and minimum stays
Source and licence
Source: Inside Airbnb (https://insideairbnb.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Aggregated and summarised by UpRev; the figures are UpRev's, not Inside Airbnb's.