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A typical active Airbnb in Fairbanks, AK earned $30,315 in the 12 months to Sep 2026, with the median listing booked 43% of nights and an average nightly rate of $170 in Sep 2026.
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A typical active Fairbanks Airbnb earned $30,315 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The bottom 25%, which includes rarely booked listings, averaged $2,529.
$2.5k
Bottom 25% average
$30.3k
Typical listing
$32.6k
Top 25% average
1-bedroom homes are the most common in Fairbanks (40% of listings).
| Bedrooms | Share of listings | Nightly rate | Occupancy | Est. revenue/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 5% | $132 | 60% | $29,076 |
| 1 bedroom | 40% | $149 | 54% | $29,527 |
| 2 bedrooms | 31% | $199 | 56% | $40,593 |
| 3 bedrooms |
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The best three months, Mar, Apr and Aug, brought in 33% of a typical Fairbanks listing's revenue over the 12 months to Sep 2026.
Mar brings in 2.3× as much as May
Typical monthly revenue per listing, Oct 2025–Sep 2026
99709 has the highest gross yield of the 3 Fairbanks zipcodes we rank, at 11.3%, with typical revenue of $36,058 a year.
Ranked by gross yield (typical yearly revenue ÷ median home value), last 12 months. 2 zipcodes have fewer than 20 listings or incomplete data and aren't ranked.
Yield isn't everything: zoning and HOA rules decide which streets allow short-term rentals.
The median Fairbanks home is worth $305,391 (Zillow, Aug 2026), up 4.3% in a year. At typical revenue that's a 9.9% gross yield, before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
The 10 largest operators in Fairbanks each ran 3 or more listings as of May 2025.
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Fairbanks ranks #2 of the 3 Alaska markets we track by gross yield.
| # | Market | Gross yield | Revenue/yr | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homer, AK | 10.3% | $44,576 | |
| 2 | Fairbanks, AK (this market) | 9.9% | $30,315 | |
| 3 | Anchorage, AK | 7.7% | $32,419 |
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A typical active Airbnb in Fairbanks, AK earned $30,315 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The median listing was booked 43% of nights, and the average nightly rate was $170 in Sep 2026. Against a median home value of $305,391, that's a 9.9% gross yield before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
A typical active listing earned $30,315 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $32,592 and the bottom 25% $2,529. Estimated by size: 1-bedroom about $29,527; 2-bedroom about $40,593; 3-bedroom about $54,215 and 4-bedroom about $68,898 a year.
The typical listing was booked 43% of nights in the 12 months to Sep 2026, from 64% in June to 28% in October.
Based on 391 Fairbanks short-term rental listings tracked by Chalet, with data through Sep 2026. Home values come from the Zillow Home Value Index.
Airbnb data sites count different things. Some average every listing, including ones that are rarely booked; some use a whole metro area instead of the town; some use a calendar year. We show typical figures for active listings in Fairbanks over the last 12 months, and label each number with what it counts. Compare like with like before comparing sites.
| 16% |
| $293 |
| 51% |
| $54,215 |
| 4 bedrooms | 5% | $387 | 49% | $68,898 |
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| 5 bedrooms | 2% | $519 | 49% | $92,311 |
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Estimated revenue = nightly rate × occupancy × 365, last 12 months.
| Month | Revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Revenue a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | $2,065 | 28% | $151 | |
| Nov 2025 | $2,410 | 36% | $166 | |
| Dec 2025 | $2,250 | 41% | $169 | |
| Jan 2026 | $1,842 | 31% | $156 | |
| Feb 2026 | $2,518 | 43% | $176 | |
| Mar 2026 | $3,906 | 61% | $178 | |
| Apr 2026 | $3,254 | 36% | $169 | |
| May 2026 | $1,710 | 50% | $170 | |
| Jun 2026 | $2,148 | 64% | $196 | |
| Jul 2026 | $2,350 | 60% | $212 | |
| Aug 2026 | $2,969 | 62% | $212 | |
| Sep 2026 | $2,892 | 63% | $200 |
Of guests from the top 10 cities, 77% live within a day's drive.
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March; April and August earned the most, bringing in 33% of a typical listing's revenue in the 12 months to Sep 2026.
$305,391 as of August 2026 (Zillow Home Value Index), up 4.3% in a year.
1-bedroom homes make up 40% of listings, earning an estimated $29,527 a year.
The top origin cities are Anchorage, AK (11.2% of guests); Fairbanks, AK (6.0% of guests) and Wasilla, AK (2.7% of guests). Of guests from the top 10 cities, 77% live within a day's drive.
Chalet tracks 391 short-term rental listings in Fairbanks, AK, with data through Sep 2026.
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