How much does an Airbnb cost per night in New Orleans, LA, and how full is it? $247 a night (middle half $170 to $377), 75.9% of December open, 24.6% estimated occupancy
New Orleans' bookable entire homes quoted a median $247 a night for near-term stays in UpRev's September 2026 count of Inside Airbnb data, below the 34-region median of $272. Its hosts discount readily: 39.2% of near-term quotes carried a host discount, the 2nd highest share of the 34 US regions.
By UpRev, from Inside Airbnb's snapshot of 16 September 2026, collected 17 September 2026: 7,263 listings.
Data as of 16 September 2026, collected 17 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 New Orleans?
New Orleans' largest departure from the 34-region median is discounting: 39.2% of its near-term quotes carried a host discount, against a median of 24.0%. Among New Orleans homes with 4 or more bedrooms the share reached 58.8%.
- More than a third of New Orleans' bookable entire homes, 36.4%, ask for a minimum stay of 30 nights or more, against a 34-region median of 15.7%.
- Inside Airbnb sets a 5-night average stay for New Orleans, so its estimated occupancy since 1 July, 24.6%, counts each review in the window as two 5-night stays; the 34-region median is 29.3%.
- New Orleans' bookable entire homes went from 5,113 in the June snapshot to 4,901 in September (-4.1%).
What is the listed nightly price of an Airbnb in New Orleans?
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 $247 a night; the middle half of quotes ran from $170 to $377, and the top tenth started at $535. By size, the median runs from $158 for 1-bedroom homes to $472 for homes with 4 or more bedrooms. 2-bedroom homes are the largest group, 31.9% of its 4,901 bookable homes, and 39.2% of its near-term quotes carried a host discount.
| Bedrooms (of 4,901 homes) | Bookable homes | Share of homes | Homes with a near-term quote | Quotes with a discount | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 119 | 2.4% | 38 | 31.6% | $148 | $167 | $172 | $204 |
| 1 | 1,380 | 28.2% | 742 | 27.9% | $136 | $158 | $189 | $233 |
| 2 | 1,564 | 31.9% | 884 | 38.2% | $182 | $229 | $283 | $370 |
| 3 | 1,042 | 21.3% | 606 | 36.6% | $247 | $319 | $407 | $503 |
| 4+ | 796 | 16.2% | 566 | 58.8% | $375 | $472 | $669 | $930 |
| All | 4,901 | 100.0% | 2,836 | 39.2% | $170 | $247 | $377 | $535 |
4,901 bookable entire homes, 2,836 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; snapshot of 16 September 2026, collected 17 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 New Orleans?
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 17 September 2026, UpRev counts 60.7% of October nights at its bookable homes still open to book, 69.6% of November nights and 75.9% 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 (78.7%) and homes with 4 or more bedrooms the fewest (75.0%).
| Bedrooms (of 4,901 homes) | October nights open | November nights open | December nights open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 65.1% | 81.3% | 78.7% |
| 1 | 58.3% | 70.2% | 75.7% |
| 2 | 61.4% | 70.2% | 75.9% |
| 3 | 64.7% | 69.4% | 76.6% |
| 4+ | 57.7% | 65.6% | 75.0% |
| All | 60.7% | 69.6% | 75.9% |
Share of calendar nights open to book at the 4,901 bookable homes, by month ahead, as collected; snapshot of 16 September 2026, collected 17 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 New Orleans?
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 5-night average stay Inside Airbnb sets for the region, gives its bookable homes an estimated occupancy of 24.6% on average over the 77 nights from 1 July to 15 September 2026; the median home sat at 13.0%, 19.3% of homes reached the model's 70% cap, and because reviews follow check-out the figure reads low. By size, homes with 4 or more bedrooms had the highest estimated occupancy (31.1%) and studios the lowest (13.6%).
| Bedrooms (of 4,901 homes) | Bookable homes | Reviews in the window | Estimated occupancy, mean | Estimated occupancy, median | Homes at the 70% cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 119 | 183 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 9.2% |
| 1 | 1,380 | 2,858 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 18.2% |
| 2 | 1,564 | 3,721 | 23.9% | 0.0% | 19.6% |
| 3 | 1,042 | 2,244 | 23.7% | 13.0% | 17.6% |
| 4+ | 796 | 2,504 | 31.1% | 26.0% | 24.6% |
| All | 4,901 | 11,510 | 24.6% | 13.0% | 19.3% |
Estimated occupancy of the 4,901 bookable homes, 1 July to 15 September 2026 (77 nights): each review in the window counts as two stays of 5 nights, or of the listing's minimum stay if longer, capped at 70%; an estimate, not counted bookings; snapshot of 16 September 2026, collected 17 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 New Orleans's short-term rentals, and on what terms?
Inside Airbnb's snapshot holds 7,263 listings, 79.5% of them entire homes, and UpRev counts 4,901 of those as bookable. 65.7% of these bookable homes are run by hosts with two or more listings in the region; the median minimum stay is 2 nights, 36.4% ask for a minimum stay of 30 nights or more, and 71.0% were reviewed in the last 12 months.
| Snapshot of 16 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 17 September 2026 | 7,263 | 5,776 | 79.5% | 4,901 | 65.7% | 2 | 36.4% | 71.0% |
All 7,263 listings in the snapshot; the shares after the bookable count are of the 4,901 bookable homes, and a host's listing count is the region's own; snapshot of 16 September 2026, collected 17 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 New Orleans compare with the 34 short-term rental (STR) markets in the data?
UpRev's benchmark sets the region's 4,901 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 4,901 homes) | Value | Homes | Median of the regions | Lowest region | Highest region | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median near-term quoted nightly price | $247 | 2,836 | $272 | $185 | $663 | 34 |
| Quotes with a host discount | 39.2% | 2,836 | 24.0% | 14.0% | 40.0% | 34 |
| October nights open | 60.7% | 4,901 | 51.2% | 29.7% | 69.4% | 34 |
| December nights open | 75.9% | 4,901 | 74.1% | 55.5% | 82.3% | 34 |
| Estimated occupancy since 1 July, mean | 24.6% | 4,901 | 29.3% | 15.0% | 40.3% | 34 |
| Studios, share of bookable homes | 2.4% | 4,901 | 5.3% | 1.7% | 17.8% | 31 |
| Homes with 4+ bedrooms, share | 16.2% | 4,901 | 12.9% | 3.7% | 29.9% | 34 |
| Entire homes, share of all listings | 79.5% | 7,263 | 77.4% | 50.7% | 91.0% | 34 |
| Run by hosts with 2+ listings | 65.7% | 4,901 | 62.0% | 41.9% | 83.2% | 34 |
| Minimum stay of 30 nights or more | 36.4% | 4,901 | 15.7% | 3.6% | 85.9% | 34 |
| Median minimum stay (nights) | 2 | 4,901 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 34 |
| Change in bookable homes since June | -4.1% | 5,113 | -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 4,901 bookable homes, or for the price and discount rows the 2,836 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 16 September 2026, collected 17 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 New Orleans since the snapshot before?
Between Inside Airbnb's snapshots of 16 June 2026 and 16 September 2026, UpRev counts bookable entire homes going from 5,113 to 4,901 (-4.1%) and the median near-term quoted price from $243 to $247 ($4, 1.6%); the June quotes were for stays checking in during June, so the price change crosses seasons: two snapshots, not a trend; the June file leaves most studios without a bedroom count, so June has no studio figure.
| Measure | June snapshot (5,113 homes) | September snapshot (4,901 homes) | Change | Change, relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median near-term quoted nightly price (2,836 quotes in September) | $243 | $247 | $4 | 1.6% |
| Bookable entire homes | 5,113 | 4,901 | -212 | -4.1% |
| Run by hosts with 2+ listings | 63.7% | 65.7% | 2.0 pts | - |
| Median minimum stay (nights, 4,901 homes in September) | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Minimum stay of 30 nights or more | 40.0% | 36.4% | -3.6 pts | - |
| Estimated occupancy, mean | 32.7% | 24.6% | -8.1 pts | - |
The June snapshot of 16 June 2026 (collected 16-25 June 2026, 5,113 bookable homes, estimated occupancy window 1 April to 15 June 2026) against the September one; changes in shares are from the exact values: see the method page; snapshot of 16 September 2026, collected 17 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 New Orleans?
Bookable entire homes, 4,901 of them, from Inside Airbnb's snapshot of 16 September 2026, collected 17 September 2026. Estimated occupancy uses the 5-night average stay Inside Airbnb sets for the region, with which the model reproduces Inside Airbnb's own per-listing estimate on 7,263 of 7,263 listings in this snapshot and 7,189 of 7,189 in its June snapshot of 16 June 2026; every bedroom class has the 30 near-term quotes a price percentile needs, of 2,836 in all. 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 16 June 2026 to 16 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.