Minneapolis short-term rentals, Apr 2026 to Oct 2026.
These are market numbers, not ours: the average across the PriceLabs comp sets of the Minneapolis listings we price (up to 61 in a month), each month set against the same month a year earlier. A comp set is the group of competing listings a property is priced against. Ours are mostly 2-bed (66%) and 1-bed (18%) homes.
| Month | Market occupancy (last year → this) | Market nightly rate, USD (last year → this) | Market RevPAR vs last year | Booking window | Average stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 65% → 61% | $127 → $141 | +4% | 30 days | 3.8 nights |
| May 2026 | 70% → 65% | $147 → $146 | −6% | 25 days | 3.6 nights |
| Jun 2026 | 73% → 74% | $161 → $178 | +12% | 32 days | 3.7 nights |
| Jul 2026 | 77% → 76% | $173 → $190 | +8% | 36 days | 3.8 nights |
| Aug 2026 | 76% → 71% | $168 → $168 | −6% | 35 days | 3.6 nights |
| Sep 2026 | 64% → 65% | $159 → $153 | −2% | 29 days | 3.7 nights |
| Oct 2026 | 66% → 64% | $165 → $160 | −6% | 33 days | 3.3 nights |
Source: PriceLabs comp-set data for RevOpt-managed Minneapolis listings, Apr 2026 to Oct 2026. Booking window and average stay are this year's market averages. Our monthly data for Minneapolis starts in April 2026. For the full US year, see the United States page.
What moves revenue in Minneapolis.
1. Summer is the peak
Market RevPAR peaked at $143 in July, against $86 in April. Minneapolis earns its year between June and August, so that is where base prices and minimum stays matter most.
2. The gains came from rate
In June market RevPAR rose 12% on last year while occupancy barely moved: the extra revenue came from nightly rate. Full calendars at last year's prices were the most common miss.
3. Late summer and autumn softened
May, August and October all ran below 2025, by up to 6% in market RevPAR. Weekly pace checks catch a soft month while there is still time to fill it.
4. Guests book late
The market's booking window ran 25–36 days. With guests booking about a month out, cutting prices two months ahead gives revenue away; hold rate and adjust on pace.
5. Events fill the calendar
The Minnesota State Fair runs from late August to Labor Day, the Twin Cities Marathon comes in October, and U.S. Bank Stadium hosts concerts and Vikings games. Price those dates early, and hold.
What the wider Minneapolis market says.
Airbtics tracks every active short-term rental in Minneapolis, studios and rooms included, so it's a useful cross-check: median occupancy and nightly rate for Sep 2025–Aug 2026 against the twelve months before, and the change in active listings.
| Market | Median occupancy (prior 12 mo → last 12 mo) | Median nightly rate, USD | Active listings, year on year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis | 68% → 62% | $150 → $163 (+9%) | +8% |
Source: Airbtics market data (Sep 2025–Aug 2026; averages of monthly medians).
Across our US portfolios: +23% on the same listings.
Every US listing we manage that was live in both periods, April–September 2026 against 2025, set against each listing's own market: revenue +23% on the same 155 listings, against a market at +2%. Client names are withheld. How we measure results →
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