Side-by-side comparison

Broward County vs San Diego: which is better for Airbnb investment?

We compare the United States short-term rental markets across occupancy, daily rate, RevPAR, year-over-year trend, and regulation.

Bottom line

San Diego edges ahead of Broward County on higher occupancy (48% vs 36%), stronger RevPAR (£80 vs £38).

Head-to-head metrics

 Broward CountySan Diego
Median occupancy36%48%
Median daily rate£207£275
Median RevPAR£38£80
Active listings12,1929,600
YoY occupancy+0 pts+0 pts
YoY daily rate+111.3%+65%
Regulation risk——
Annual night capNoneNone
License requiredNoNo

Full analysis: Broward County vs San Diego

On the money side of this comparison — what a listing actually earns against the nights it has available — San Diego finishes decisively ahead of Broward County. Revenue per available night — rate and occupancy combined, the figure that actually reaches an owner — is 108.2% higher in San Diego: £80 against £38. San Diego sells 12 more points of its calendar — 48% median occupancy against 36% in Broward County. That is not a rounding difference, and it compounds over a hold period.

San Diego takes both halves of the yield equation, which is less common than it sounds. It charges more per night — £275 against £207 — and still fills more of the year, 48% 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 £80 against £38.

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, +111.3% over the last year against +65% in San Diego. Broward County's calendar is the flatter of the two — 23.4 points between its best and worst month against 36.7 in San Diego — which makes debt service easier to underwrite. If your model leans on that dimension, the ordering above can reasonably flip.

Neither Broward County nor San Diego 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 July at 41.9% and bottoms in September at 18.5%; San Diego runs from 68.1% in July down to 31.4% in December. Broward County is the steadier of the two at 23.4 points peak-to-trough against 36.7 — easier to underwrite against a mortgage — while San Diego 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. San Diego 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 2026-06, filtered to listings with at least one booking in the last twelve months. Occupancy medians are drawn from 7,699 active Broward County listings and 4,235 in San Diego.

Frequently asked questions

Is Broward County or San Diego better for Airbnb investment?
San Diego, on the data we track. It leads on stronger RevPAR (£80 vs £38), higher occupancy (48% vs 36%), and a higher nightly rate (£275 vs £207). Broward County is not the weak side of this pair, though — it wins on faster rate growth (+111.3% vs +65% year over year).
Which has higher occupancy, Broward County or San Diego?
San Diego, at 48% median occupancy against 36% in Broward County — a gap of 12 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 was flat and San Diego was flat, so the gap is closing.
Which has higher nightly rates, Broward County or San Diego?
San Diego, at £275 a night against £207 in Broward County — roughly 32.9% more. Revenue per available night agrees rather than contradicts: £80 in San Diego against £38, so the rate premium survives contact with the occupancy figures.
Which has stronger year-over-year growth, Broward County or San Diego?
Broward County, on occupancy: +0 points over the last twelve months against +0 points in San Diego. Nightly rates rose 111.3% in Broward County and rose 65% in San Diego 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 San Diego?
Broward County, with 12,192 active listings against 9,600 in San Diego. 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 San Diego?
San Diego earns more: roughly £29,253 a year for a median listing against £14,049 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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