Bozeman vs Broward County: which is better for Airbnb investment? (2026)

Bottom line

Bozeman edges ahead of Broward County on higher occupancy (31.2% vs 18.1%), stronger RevPAR (£68 vs £35).

Head-to-head metrics

	Bozeman	Broward County
Median occupancy	31.2%	18.1%
Median daily rate	£222	£180
Median RevPAR	£68	£35
Active listings	455	12,088
YoY occupancy	+0 pts	-1.1 pts
YoY daily rate	+47.8%	+76.4%
Regulation risk	—	—
Annual night cap	None	None
License required	No	No

Full analysis: Bozeman vs Broward County

On the money side of this comparison — what a listing actually earns against the nights it has available — Bozeman finishes decisively ahead of Broward County. Revenue per available night — rate and occupancy combined, the figure that actually reaches an owner — is 94.3% higher in Bozeman: £68 against £35. Bozeman sells 13.1 more points of its calendar — 31.2% median occupancy against 18.1% in Broward County. That is not a rounding difference, and it compounds over a hold period.

Bozeman takes both halves of the yield equation, which is less common than it sounds. It charges more per night — £222 against £180 — and still fills more of the year, 31.2% against 18.1%. A market that leads on price and utilisation at once is normally one where demand has outrun supply, rather than one where hosts are discounting to keep the calendar busy. RevPAR reflects the double advantage at £68 against £35.

That verdict needs a caveat, because Broward County is not simply the weaker market of the two. Nightly rates are also climbing faster in Broward County, +76.4% over the last year against +47.8% in Bozeman. Broward County's calendar is the flatter of the two — 12.4 points between its best and worst month against 24.8 in Bozeman — which makes debt service easier to underwrite. If your model leans on that dimension, the ordering above can reasonably flip.

Neither Bozeman nor Broward County currently has a verified short-term rental regulation record in our register, so the comparison above is a yield comparison only. Regulation is the single largest source of downside in this asset class — an unverified market is an unpriced risk, not an absent one.

The two calendars also behave differently. Bozeman peaks in September at 55% and bottoms in March at 30.2%; Broward County runs from 38.5% in February down to 26.1% in May. Broward County is the steadier of the two at 12.4 points peak-to-trough against 24.8 — easier to underwrite against a mortgage — while Bozeman concentrates its return into a shorter window and rewards operators who price the peak aggressively instead of holding a flat rate all year.

Who each suits, then. Bozeman suits buyers who want a conventional, lightly regulated entry. Broward County answers to the same regulatory profile, so the split between them is operational rather than legal. It is the contrarian side: buying it means buying a market that has cooled. Every figure above comes from the same Inside Airbnb snapshot pipeline on both sides, dated 2026-09, filtered to listings with at least one booking in the last twelve months. Occupancy medians are drawn from 455 active Bozeman listings and 12,088 in Broward County.

Frequently asked questions

Is Bozeman or Broward County better for Airbnb investment?

Bozeman, on the data we track. It leads on stronger RevPAR (£68 vs £35), higher occupancy (31.2% vs 18.1%), and a higher nightly rate (£222 vs £180). Broward County is not the weak side of this pair, though — it wins on faster rate growth (+76.4% vs +47.8% year over year).

Which has higher occupancy, Bozeman or Broward County?

Bozeman, at 31.2% median occupancy against 18.1% in Broward County — a gap of 13.1 points. That is a wide spread by short-term rental standards and usually reflects a structural demand difference rather than better hosting. Over the last twelve months Bozeman was flat and Broward County shed 1.1 points, so the gap is widening.

Which has higher nightly rates, Bozeman or Broward County?

Bozeman, at £222 a night against £180 in Broward County — roughly 23.4% more. Revenue per available night agrees rather than contradicts: £68 in Bozeman against £35, so the rate premium survives contact with the occupancy figures.

Which has stronger year-over-year growth, Bozeman or Broward County?

Bozeman, on occupancy: +0 points over the last twelve months against −1.1 points in Broward County. Nightly rates rose 47.8% in Bozeman and rose 76.4% in Broward County over the same window. One year of movement is a direction, not a trend — weigh it against the regulation picture before treating it as momentum.

Which is the bigger Airbnb market, Bozeman or Broward County?

Broward County, with 12,088 active listings against 455 in Bozeman. Size cuts both ways: a deep market gives you comparables, contractors and an exit, while a thinner one means fewer near-identical rivals competing for the same search results.

How much can you earn from an Airbnb in Bozeman vs Broward County?

Bozeman earns more: roughly £24,646 a year for a median listing against £12,691 in Broward County. Those are gross booking revenues before cleaning, management, platform fees, furnishing amortisation and tax — budget for a meaningful share of them, and note that a median listing is a median operator, not a good one.

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