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Vacationers see private home rentals as a safer pandemic option, and demand has gone up. Fla. ranks second after Calif. with 154K listings and an occupancy rate of 55%.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

NEW YORK \u2013 Short-term rentals are big business, gaining popularity during the pandemic as more homeowners viewed the private spaces as a safer option.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For Airbnb, the average length of stay at its host homes increased to six days, and visitors booked more rural locations since the pandemic started \u2013 though some hosts converted their units into long-term housing to accommodate a growing demand.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

QuoteWizard, a company that offers insurance quotes and resources, recently looked for the states that had the most active Airbnb listings per 100,000 residents during 2020. They also factored in occupancy rates to determine the top states for Airbnb stays.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, Florida ranked second after California for total number of Airbnb units, but at 55%, it was the top state for filling vacation rental space.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The following states had the highest rate of Airbnb listings and occupancy since the COVID-19 pandemic:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

California<\/strong>
\n\tActive Airbnb listings: 158,521
\n\tOccupancy rates: 53%<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
Florida<\/strong>
\n\tActive Airbnb listings: 153,846
\n\tOccupancy rates: 55%<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
New York<\/strong>
\n\tActive Airbnb listings: 83,964
\n\tOccupancy rates: 49%<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
Texas<\/strong>
\n\tActive Airbnb listings: 70,038
\n\tOccupancy rates: 48%<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
Colorado<\/strong>
\n\tActive Airbnb listings: 42,063
\n\tOccupancy rates: 47%<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
Georgia<\/strong>
\n\tActive Airbnb listings: 38,263
\n\tOccupancy rates: 49%<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
North Carolina<\/strong>
\n\tActive Airbnb listings: 34,653
\n\tOccupancy rates: 49%<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
Arizona<\/strong>
\n\tActive Airbnb listings: 27,370
\n\tOccupancy rates: 49%<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
Washington<\/strong>
\n\tActive Airbnb listings: 25,546
\n\tOccupancy rates: 52%<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
South Carolina<\/strong>
\n\tActive Airbnb listings: 24,990
\n\tOccupancy rates: 49%<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Source: \u201cInsuring an Airbnb Home,\u201d QuoteWizard (Jan. 28, 2021)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
\u00a9 Copyright 2021 INFORMATION INC., Bethesda, MD (301) 215-4688<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
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Vacationers see private home rentals as a safer pandemic option, and demand has gone up. Fla. ranks second after Calif. with 154K listings and an occupancy rate of 55%. NEW YORK \u2013 Short-term rentals are big business, gaining popularity during the pandemic as more homeowners viewed the private spaces as a safer option. For Airbnb, the average length of stay at its host homes increased to six days, and visitors booked more rural locations since the pandemic started \u2013 though some hosts converted their units into long-term housing to accommodate a growing demand. QuoteWizard, a company that offers insurance quotes and resources, recently looked for the states that had the most active Airbnb listings per 100,000 residents during 2020. They also factored in occupancy rates to determine the top states for Airbnb stays. Overall, Florida ranked second after California for total number of Airbnb units, but at 55%, it was the top state for filling vacation rental space. The following states had the highest rate of Airbnb listings and occupancy since the COVID-19 pandemic: California Active Airbnb listings: 158,521 Occupancy rates: 53% Florida Active Airbnb listings: 153,846 Occupancy rates: 55% New York Active Airbnb listings: 83,964 Occupancy rates: 49% Texas Active Airbnb listings: 70,038 Occupancy rates: 48% Colorado Active Airbnb listings: 42,063 Occupancy rates: 47% Georgia Active Airbnb listings: 38,263 Occupancy rates: 49% North Carolina Active Airbnb listings: 34,653 Occupancy rates: 49% Arizona Active Airbnb listings: 27,370 Occupancy rates: 49% Washington Active Airbnb listings: 25,546 Occupancy rates: 52% South Carolina Active Airbnb listings: 24,990 Occupancy rates: 49% Source: \u201cInsuring an Airbnb Home,\u201d QuoteWizard (Jan. 28, 2021) \u00a9 Copyright 2021 INFORMATION INC., Bethesda, MD (301) 215-4688 Go to Source Author: kerrys<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4704,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4703"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwfl4sale.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}