Welcome to our Airbnb Insights: A Look at U.S. Travel & Tourism Trends dashboard. This tool is designed for Airbnb hosts and property managers who want a clearer view of how demand, prices, and guest behavior vary across major U.S. cities.
Use the tabs above to explore:
New York City Neighborhood Hotspots – which boroughs and areas see the most guest activity.
Seasons of Stay – when Airbnb bookings spike or slow down over the calendar year.
How Property Type Impacts Performance – how entire homes, private rooms, shared rooms, and hotel-style listings differ in price and demand.
Minimum Night Requirements & Demand – how length-of-stay rules affect bookings and reviews.
The Impact of COVID-19 – how listing availability and activity changed from 2019–2024.
This page highlights the neighborhoods in New York City that show the highest Airbnb demand. Using the reviews_per_month variable as an indicator of guest activity, we identified the top three neighborhoods where Airbnb listings experience the most consistent turnover. These high-demand areas offer valuable insight into where hosts and property managers may see the greatest opportunity for short-term rental performance.
The visualization shows clear differences in demand across neighborhoods from 2019-2024. The top three areas consistently generate higher monthly review activity, indicating stronger guest turnover and more frequent bookings. This suggests that these neighborhoods may benefit from higher visibility, stronger tourism appeal, or greater listing density. Understanding these patterns helps highlight where Airbnb activity is concentrated within the city and how hosts in these areas may experience more predictable demand throughout the year.
This interactive time-series chart shows how many NYC Airbnb listings receive at least one review each month — a direct proxy for when guests are actively staying in the city.
Overall demand from 2019–2025 remains below roughly 2,000 active listings per month, with a gradual upward trend that signals a steady recovery in short-term rental activity. Peaks in the line highlight months when hosts can expect faster bookings and stronger pricing power, while lower periods suggest opportunities to offer discounts, flexible minimum-night rules, or longer-stay incentives. A notable outlier appears in September 2025, where activity spikes sharply above typical levels; this jump likely reflects a combination of real-world factors (tourism season, Fashion Week, university move-ins) and possible data-side effects (timing of the scrape or how reviews were logged).
For hosts, the chart underscores when demand naturally strengthens or softens—and why occasional anomalies should be interpreted with both market context and dataset quirks in mind.
This page analyzes how Airbnb property types differ in price, guest ratings, and demand across Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City. By comparing entire homes, private rooms, shared rooms, and hotel-style listings, this section helps hosts see which property categories attract the most activity and command the highest prices.
| city | Entire home/apt | Hotel room | Private room | Shared room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 4781 | 45 | 1249 | 38 |
| Los Angeles | 21321 | 66 | 5861 | 132 |
| New York City | 8393 | 70 | 6385 | 96 |
What the Visuals Show
Entire homes/apartments consistently command the highest nightly prices across all three cities. Private rooms appear as the most active listings, with the highest reviews per month, indicating fast turnover and budget-friendly appeal. Hotel-type listings vary widely, reflecting differences between traditional hotels and hybrid Airbnb–hotel units. Shared rooms remain a niche but low-cost offering.
Demand Patterns
Private rooms show strong activity at lower prices, while entire homes cluster at higher prices with fewer stays, but still generate substantial revenue due to higher nightly rates.
- Entire homes: Optimize for higher pricing, longer stays, and group- or amenity-focused positioning.
- Private rooms: Leverage high turnover with dynamic pricing, fast guest communication, and strong review management.
- Hotel-style units: Highlight unique features compared to traditional hotels to justify pricing differences.
- Shared rooms: Emphasize affordability, safety, and social appeal.
Understanding how property type influences both pricing power and guest demand helps hosts position their listings more effectively across competitive urban markets.
Shorter minimum stays attract more guests, while longer requirements raise prices but reduce bookings. Minimum night rules directly influence how often listings are used by tourists in NYC.
This chart shows how Airbnb listings changed across NYC boroughs from 2019–2024. Listings dropped during COVID-19 (2020–2021) and gradually recovered afterward, revealing how different boroughs were affected. These trends provide a quick view of short-term rental availability and market shifts.
Shows how Airbnb listing availability changed across NYC boroughs from 2019 to 2024, highlighting trends and disruptions during the COVID-19 period.
This dashboard was created using Quarto in RStudio, and the R Language and Environment.
The dataset used to create this dashboard was downloaded from Yahoo Finance, InsideAirbnb and Kaggle
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