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max-width: 800px;
margin: 20px auto;
background: #ffffff;
padding: 30px;
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box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
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How to Calculate Occupancy Rate for Airbnb Listings
Understanding how to calculate occupancy rate for Airbnb is fundamental for any short-term rental host looking to maximize profitability. This metric tells you exactly how efficiently your property is being utilized over a specific period, whether it be a month, a quarter, or a fiscal year.
While many hosts simply look at total income, the occupancy rate provides deeper insight into demand. A high daily rate with low occupancy might yield the same revenue as a low daily rate with high occupancy, but the wear and tear, cleaning costs, and management efforts differ significantly. This guide will explain the formula, the variables, and how to interpret your results.
The Airbnb Occupancy Rate Formula
The standard industry formula for calculating occupancy rate takes into account the days your property was actually available for guests to book. It is crucial to exclude "blocked" days—days where you, the owner, stayed in the property, or when it was closed for maintenance—to get an accurate performance metric.
Occupancy Rate (%) = (Total Nights Booked / Total Bookable Nights) × 100
Where:
- Total Nights Booked: The number of nights paying guests stayed in your unit.
- Total Bookable Nights: Total days in the period minus any blocked/blackout dates.
Step-by-Step Calculation Example
Let's say you want to calculate your Airbnb occupancy rate for the month of June (30 days).
- Determine Total Period: June has 30 days.
- Identify Blocked Days: You blocked 4 days for painting and maintenance.
- Calculate Bookable Nights: 30 days – 4 blocked days = 26 Bookable Nights.
- Count Booked Nights: Guests booked a total of 18 nights.
- Apply Formula: (18 / 26) = 0.6923.
- Convert to Percentage: 0.6923 × 100 = 69.23%.
In this scenario, your listing was occupied roughly 69% of the time it was actually available to be rented.
Why Is "RevPAR" Important?
Our calculator also provides RevPAR (Revenue Per Available Room/Night). This metric combines occupancy and your Average Daily Rate (ADR). It helps you find the "sweet spot" between pricing too high (low occupancy) and pricing too low (leaving money on the table).
If your occupancy is 90% but your nightly rate is $50, your RevPAR is $45. If you raise your rate to $100 and occupancy drops to 60%, your RevPAR increases to $60. Despite fewer bookings, you are making more money per available night with less wear on the property.
What is a Good Occupancy Rate?
A "good" occupancy rate varies drastically by location and seasonality. For urban markets like New York or London, 70-80% is often considered excellent. For seasonal vacation markets (like ski resorts or beach towns), rates might fluctuate from 90% in high season to 20% in the off-season. Generally, an annual occupancy rate of 60-70% is a healthy target for most successful Airbnb hosts.
Factors Influencing Your Rate
- Seasonality: High season vs. low season demand.
- Pricing Strategy: Dynamic pricing tools can help adjust rates to fill gaps.
- Minimum Stay Requirements: Strict minimums (e.g., 3 nights) can reduce occupancy by leaving unbookable "orphan" nights.
- Guest Reviews: Higher ratings directly correlate with higher conversion rates.
function calculateAirbnbMetrics() {
// 1. Get input values
var totalDaysInput = document.getElementById('totalPeriodDays');
var blockedDaysInput = document.getElementById('blockedDays');
var bookedNightsInput = document.getElementById('bookedNights');
var adrInput = document.getElementById('avgDailyRate');
var errorDiv = document.getElementById('errorDisplay');
var resultsDiv = document.getElementById('resultsArea');
// 2. Parse values
var totalDays = parseFloat(totalDaysInput.value);
var blockedDays = parseFloat(blockedDaysInput.value);
var bookedNights = parseFloat(bookedNightsInput.value);
var adr = parseFloat(adrInput.value);
// Default blocked/adr to 0 if empty
if (isNaN(blockedDays)) blockedDays = 0;
if (isNaN(adr)) adr = 0;
// 3. Validation Logic
errorDiv.style.display = 'none';
resultsDiv.style.display = 'none';
if (isNaN(totalDays) || isNaN(bookedNights)) {
errorDiv.innerText = "Please enter valid numbers for Total Days and Booked Nights.";
errorDiv.style.display = 'block';
return;
}
if (totalDays <= 0) {
errorDiv.innerText = "Total days in period must be greater than 0.";
errorDiv.style.display = 'block';
return;
}
if (blockedDays < 0 || bookedNights totalDays) {
errorDiv.innerText = "Blocked days + Booked nights cannot exceed Total Days in period.";
errorDiv.style.display = 'block';
return;
}
// 4. Calculation
// Bookable Nights = Total Days – Blocked Days
var bookableNights = totalDays – blockedDays;
if (bookableNights <= 0) {
errorDiv.innerText = "Blocked days equal or exceed total days. No nights were available to book.";
errorDiv.style.display = 'block';
return;
}
// Occupancy Rate = (Booked Nights / Bookable Nights) * 100
var occupancyRate = (bookedNights / bookableNights) * 100;
// Revenue = Booked Nights * ADR
var revenue = bookedNights * adr;
// RevPAR = Revenue / Bookable Nights (Metric for efficiency of available inventory)
var revPar = revenue / bookableNights;
// 5. Update DOM
document.getElementById('resBookable').innerText = bookableNights;
document.getElementById('resOccupancy').innerText = occupancyRate.toFixed(2) + '%';
document.getElementById('resRevenue').innerText = '$' + revenue.toLocaleString(undefined, {minimumFractionDigits: 2, maximumFractionDigits: 2});
document.getElementById('resRevPar').innerText = '$' + revPar.toLocaleString(undefined, {minimumFractionDigits: 2, maximumFractionDigits: 2});
// Show results
resultsDiv.style.display = 'block';
}