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Austin TX · Nashville TN · Miami FL — which one wins?

A side-by-side of live listings on yield, occupancy, regulation risk, and 5-year revenue.

HostPal verdict

The strongest play is
Austin TX

Strongest blended score across yield, RevPAN, occupancy and risk. Edges ahead of Nashville TN on the blended score across yield, RevPAN, occupancy and risk.

P1 · Austin TXGrade B+Score 100.0
Reasons to act
  • Strongest blended score across yield, RevPAN, occupancy and risk
Reasons to wait
  • Occupancy still has room (67%)
  • Liquidity score 100/100 on comps depth
  • Heavy STR regulation — verify licensing first
Next 30 days
  • Visit Austin TX & meet 2 letting agents
  • Pull 5 comparable freeholds
  • Lock STR insurance quote
Head-to-head

6 metrics, side by side

One row per metric. Bar length is proportional; the leader is called out in colour. A tied row has no leader.i

Metric
Comparison
P1 · Austin TX
P2 · Nashville TN
P3 · Miami FL
Trend 12mo
Avg daily rate
GBP
P1
P2
P3
£174
£166
£221BEST
Occupancy
%
P1
P2
P3
67%
65%
71%BEST
RevPAN
GBP
P1
P2
P3
£117
£108
£157BEST
Revenue / yr
GBP
P1
P2
P3
£37.9K
£39.5K
£56.9KBEST
Gross yield
%
P1
P2
P3
7.38%
9.52%
10.59%BEST
Risk index
/100
P1
P2
P3
69
54
38BEST
Risk × Return

Which property sits where it should?

Bubble area = annual revenue. The green zone is high yield with manageable risk.i

IDEAL ZONE6%8%10%12%14%20406080100GROSS YIELD →← RISK INDEXP1 — gross yield 7.38%, risk index 69/100 (lower is better)P17.4% · risk 69P2 — gross yield 9.52%, risk index 54/100 (lower is better)P29.5% · risk 54P3 — gross yield 10.59%, risk index 38/100 (lower is better)P310.6% · risk 38
Austin TX
Most risk in the set (69) without the top yield (7.4%) — needs a discount to justify.
Nashville TN
9.5% yield at risk 54 — mid-pack on both axes.
Miami FL
10.6% yield at risk 38 — inside the ideal zone.
Seasonality

Revenue per available night, by month

Hover the chart for monthly readings. RevPAN smooths price × occupancy into one figure.

£0£59£119£178£237JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Austin TX
Peak Jul · £178 · Low Jan · £64
Nashville TN
Peak Jul · £165 · Low Jan · £60
Miami FL
Peak Feb · £237 · Low Jul · £104
Signals

6 signals per property

A property is only as strong as its weakest signal. Look at each shape, not just the area.i

P1
Austin TX
B+
YieldDemandGrowthRegsLiquiditySupply
STRONGEST
Liquidity · 100
WEAKEST
Regs · 31
P2
Nashville TN
A-
YieldDemandGrowthRegsLiquiditySupply
STRONGEST
Liquidity · 100
WEAKEST
Regs · 46
P3
Miami FL
A
YieldDemandGrowthRegsLiquiditySupply
STRONGEST
Liquidity · 100
WEAKEST
Regs · 62
Cashflow

Where each pound goes — annual breakdown

Stacked bars show mortgage and op-ex against gross revenue. Below each: the occupancy needed to break even at your financing vs where the market actually runs.i

25-yr repayment mortgage · op-ex 25% of revenue
MortgageOp-exNet cashShortfall£0K£15K£30K£45K£60KP1 — revenue £38K, mortgage £30K, op-ex £9K, shortfall −£1KREVENUE£38KP1net −£1KP2 — revenue £40K, mortgage £24K, op-ex £10K, net cash £6KREVENUE£40KP2net £6KP3 — revenue £57K, mortgage £31K, op-ex £14K, net cash £12KREVENUE£57KP3net £12K
Austin TX
margin -3.6%
Shortfall −£1.4K · deposit payback — at this financing — try a bigger deposit above
Break-even 70% occ · running 67% → 3pts short
Nashville TN
margin 14.1%
Net cash £5.6K · deposit payback 18.6 yrs
Break-even 53% occ · running 65% → 12pts of slack
Miami FL
margin 20.2%
Net cash £11.5K · deposit payback 11.7 yrs
Break-even 52% occ · running 71% → 19pts of slack
Forecast

Five-year revenue trajectory

Illustrative trajectory: today's revenue grown at a flat 6.5%/yr assumption. Not a forecast of your property.i

P1
Austin TX
2-bed benchmark
Y0Y+5
Revenue Y1–Y5
£229.8K
Y+5 revenue
£51.9K
P2
Nashville TN
2-bed benchmark
Y0Y+5
Revenue Y1–Y5
£239.5K
Y+5 revenue
£54.1K
P3
Miami FL
2-bed benchmark
Y0Y+5
Revenue Y1–Y5
£344.9K
Y+5 revenue
£77.9K
Regulation

Compliance & risk checklist

Lower colour-load on purpose — checkmarks mean the rule applies, not that it's a problem.

Rule
P1
P2
P3
90-night cap applies
N/A
N/A
N/A
Local licence / registration
Applies
Applies
Applies
Planning consent required
N/A
N/A
N/A
STR-specific insurance
Applies
Applies
Applies
Overall regulation level
High
Medium
Low
Next steps

What to actually do this month

A short, specific plan per property. Not advice — direction.

P1
Austin TX
  1. 1Run STR feasibility — local enforcement risk is elevated.
  2. 2Verify lease permits short lets without additional conditions.
  3. 3Upgrade pricing — ADR sits 26 below top-quartile comps.
P2
Nashville TN
  1. 1Lock current 5-year fixed mortgage before next rate review.
  2. 2Verify lease permits short lets without additional conditions.
  3. 3Move forward — fastest payback in the set.
P3
Miami FL
  1. 1Lock current 5-year fixed mortgage before next rate review.
  2. 2Verify lease permits short lets without additional conditions.
  3. 3Move forward — fastest payback in the set.
About this sample

🇺🇸 Austin · Nashville · Miami

Three of the strongest US short-term rental markets, side-by-side.

Representative medians from 12 months of activity. All amounts shown in GBP for cross-region comparability — local-currency reports are available per market.

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