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

Bottom line

Cambridge edges ahead of Broward County on higher occupancy (54% vs 36%), stronger RevPAR (£46 vs £23).

Head-to-head metrics

	Broward County	Cambridge
Median occupancy	36%	54%
Median daily rate	£102	£130
Median RevPAR	£23	£46
Active listings	11,860	813
YoY occupancy	+16.8 pts	+4.7 pts
YoY daily rate	-0.8%	+0%
Regulation risk	—	—
Annual night cap	None	None
License required	No	No

Full analysis: Broward County vs Cambridge

On the money side of this comparison — what a listing actually earns against the nights it has available — Cambridge finishes decisively ahead of Broward County. Revenue per available night — rate and occupancy combined, the figure that actually reaches an owner — is 95.3% higher in Cambridge: £46 against £23. Cambridge sells 18 more points of its calendar — 54% median occupancy against 36% in Broward County. That is not a rounding difference, and it compounds over a hold period.

Cambridge takes both halves of the yield equation, which is less common than it sounds. It charges more per night — £130 against £102 — and still fills more of the year, 54% against 36%. 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 £46 against £23.

That verdict needs a caveat, because Broward County is not simply the weaker market of the two. The twelve-month direction favours Broward County too: occupancy there moved +16.8 points while Cambridge moved +4.7 points. Broward County's calendar is the flatter of the two — 13.2 points between its best and worst month against 37.5 in Cambridge — which makes debt service easier to underwrite. If your model leans on that dimension, the ordering above can reasonably flip.

Neither Broward County nor Cambridge 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. Broward County peaks in September at 40.4% and bottoms in November at 27.2%; Cambridge runs from 76.5% in October down to 39% in February. Broward County is the steadier of the two at 13.2 points peak-to-trough against 37.5 — easier to underwrite against a mortgage — while Cambridge 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. Broward County suits buyers who want a conventional, lightly regulated entry. It is also the momentum side of this pair. Cambridge answers to the same regulatory profile, so the split between them is operational rather than legal. Every figure above comes from the same Inside Airbnb snapshot pipeline on both sides, dated 2025-09, filtered to listings with at least one booking in the last twelve months. Occupancy medians are drawn from 7,350 active Broward County listings and 305 in Cambridge.

Frequently asked questions

Is Broward County or Cambridge better for Airbnb investment?

Cambridge, on the data we track. It leads on stronger RevPAR (£46 vs £23), higher occupancy (54% vs 36%), and a higher nightly rate (£130 vs £102). Broward County is not the weak side of this pair, though — it wins on the better occupancy trend (+16.8 points vs +4.7 points year over year).

Which has higher occupancy, Broward County or Cambridge?

Cambridge, at 54% median occupancy against 36% in Broward County — a gap of 18 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 Broward County gained 16.8 points and Cambridge gained 4.7 points, so the gap is closing.

Which has higher nightly rates, Broward County or Cambridge?

Cambridge, at £130 a night against £102 in Broward County — roughly 27.9% more. Revenue per available night agrees rather than contradicts: £46 in Cambridge against £23, so the rate premium survives contact with the occupancy figures.

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

Broward County, on occupancy: +16.8 points over the last twelve months against +4.7 points in Cambridge. Nightly rates fell 0.8% in Broward County and held flat in Cambridge 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, Broward County or Cambridge?

Broward County, with 11,860 active listings against 813 in Cambridge. 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 Broward County vs Cambridge?

Cambridge earns more: roughly £16,680 a year for a median listing against £8,532 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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