Clark County Nv vs New Orleans: which is better for Airbnb investment? (2026)

Bottom line

New Orleans edges ahead of Clark County Nv on higher occupancy (49.3% vs 21.4%), stronger RevPAR (£76 vs £33).

Head-to-head metrics

	Clark County Nv	New Orleans
Median occupancy	21.4%	49.3%
Median daily rate	£172	£175
Median RevPAR	£33	£76
Active listings	10,915	4,619
YoY occupancy	-3.3 pts	-5.5 pts
YoY daily rate	+55.7%	+68.8%
Regulation risk	—	—
Annual night cap	None	None
License required	No	No

Full analysis: Clark County Nv vs New Orleans

On the money side of this comparison — what a listing actually earns against the nights it has available — New Orleans finishes decisively ahead of Clark County Nv. Revenue per available night — rate and occupancy combined, the figure that actually reaches an owner — is 134.4% higher in New Orleans: £76 against £33. New Orleans sells 27.9 more points of its calendar — 49.3% median occupancy against 21.4% in Clark County Nv. That is not a rounding difference, and it compounds over a hold period.

New Orleans takes both halves of the yield equation, which is less common than it sounds. It charges more per night — £175 against £172 — and still fills more of the year, 49.3% against 21.4%. 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 £76 against £33.

That verdict needs a caveat, because Clark County Nv is not simply the weaker market of the two. Clark County Nv is the deeper market at 10,915 active listings against 4,619, which usually means better comparables going in and a wider buyer pool coming out. The twelve-month direction favours Clark County Nv too: occupancy there moved −3.3 points while New Orleans moved −5.5 points. If your model leans on that dimension, the ordering above can reasonably flip.

Neither Clark County Nv nor New Orleans 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. Clark County Nv peaks in August at 52.8% and bottoms in November at 30.9%; New Orleans runs from 49.2% in September down to 30.6% in December. New Orleans is the steadier of the two at 18.6 points peak-to-trough against 21.9 — easier to underwrite against a mortgage — while Clark County Nv 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. Clark County Nv suits buyers who want a conventional, lightly regulated entry. New Orleans 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 10,915 active Clark County Nv listings and 4,619 in New Orleans.

Frequently asked questions

Is Clark County Nv or New Orleans better for Airbnb investment?

New Orleans, on the data we track. It leads on stronger RevPAR (£76 vs £33), higher occupancy (49.3% vs 21.4%), and higher median annual revenue (£27,865 vs £11,878). Clark County Nv is not the weak side of this pair, though — it wins on a deeper market (10,915 vs 4,619 active listings).

Which has higher occupancy, Clark County Nv or New Orleans?

New Orleans, at 49.3% median occupancy against 21.4% in Clark County Nv — a gap of 27.9 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 Clark County Nv shed 3.3 points and New Orleans shed 5.5 points, so the gap is closing.

Which has higher nightly rates, Clark County Nv or New Orleans?

New Orleans, at £175 a night against £172 in Clark County Nv — roughly 1.4% more. Revenue per available night agrees rather than contradicts: £76 in New Orleans against £33, so the rate premium survives contact with the occupancy figures.

Which has stronger year-over-year growth, Clark County Nv or New Orleans?

Neither is growing on occupancy — both cooled over the last year. Clark County Nv gave up 3.3 points and New Orleans 5.5, so Clark County Nv is the shallower decline rather than the winner. Nightly rates rose 55.7% in Clark County Nv and rose 68.8% in New Orleans over the same window.

Which is the bigger Airbnb market, Clark County Nv or New Orleans?

Clark County Nv, with 10,915 active listings against 4,619 in New Orleans. 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 Clark County Nv vs New Orleans?

New Orleans earns more: roughly £27,865 a year for a median listing against £11,878 in Clark County Nv. 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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