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A typical active Airbnb in Nantucket, MA earned $64,920 in the 12 months to Sep 2026, with the median listing booked 13% of nights and an average nightly rate of $814 in Sep 2026.
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A typical active Nantucket Airbnb earned $64,920 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $123,095, about 1.9× that. The bottom 25%, which includes rarely booked listings, averaged $9,410.
$9.4k
Bottom 25% average
$64.9k
Typical listing
$123.1k
Top 25% average
1-bedroom homes are the most common in Nantucket (28% of listings).
| Bedrooms | Share of listings | Nightly rate | Occupancy | Est. revenue/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2% | $494 | 34% | $61,693 |
| 1 bedroom | 28% | $621 | 33% | $75,174 |
| 2 bedrooms | 16% | $854 | 32% | $99,417 |
| 3 bedrooms |
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The best three months, Jun, Sep and Apr, brought in 37% of a typical Nantucket listing's revenue over the 12 months to Sep 2026.
Jun brings in 3.7× as much as Jan
Typical monthly revenue per listing, Oct 2025–Sep 2026
The median Nantucket home is worth $3,171,248 (Zillow, Aug 2026), up 8.8% in a year. At typical revenue that's a 2.0% gross yield, before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
The 10 largest operators in Nantucket each ran 2 or more listings as of May 2025.
and 3 more
Nantucket ranks #4 of the 4 Massachusetts markets we track by gross yield.
| # | Market | Gross yield | Revenue/yr | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salem, MA | 4.7% | $28,336 | |
| 2 | Boston, MA | 4.5% | $34,509 | |
| 3 | Provincetown, MA | 3.9% | $41,845 | |
| 4 | Nantucket, MA (this market) |
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A typical active Airbnb in Nantucket, MA earned $64,920 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The median listing was booked 13% of nights, and the average nightly rate was $814 in Sep 2026. Against a median home value of $3,171,248, that's a 2.0% gross yield before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
A typical active listing earned $64,920 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $123,095 and the bottom 25% $9,410. Estimated by size: 1-bedroom about $75,174; 2-bedroom about $99,417; 3-bedroom about $99,158 and 4-bedroom about $153,037 a year.
The typical listing was booked 13% of nights in the 12 months to Sep 2026, from 58% in July to 0% in March.
Based on 460 Nantucket 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 Nantucket over the last 12 months, and label each number with what it counts. Compare like with like before comparing sites.
| 21% |
| $1,127 |
| 24% |
| $99,158 |
| 4 bedrooms | 22% | $1,747 | 24% | $153,037 |
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| 5 bedrooms | 11% | $2,437 | 23% | $208,029 |
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Estimated revenue = nightly rate × occupancy × 365, last 12 months.
| Month | Revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Revenue a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | $4,558 | 19% | $496 | |
| Nov 2025 | $4,346 | 9% | $602 | |
| Dec 2025 | $2,565 | 6% | $526 | |
| Jan 2026 | $2,299 | 0% | $383 | |
| Feb 2026 | $5,563 | 0% | $881 | |
| Mar 2026 | $4,095 | 0% | $636 | |
| Apr 2026 | $7,039 | 13% | $814 | |
| May 2026 | $4,259 | 14% | $851 | |
| Jun 2026 | $8,580 | 36% | $1,012 | |
| Jul 2026 | $6,580 | 58% | $1,161 | |
| Aug 2026 | $6,789 | 58% | $1,194 | |
| Sep 2026 | $8,247 | 38% | $1,014 |
and 3 more
| 2.0% |
| $64,920 |
June; September and April earned the most, bringing in 37% of a typical listing's revenue in the 12 months to Sep 2026.
$3,171,248 as of August 2026 (Zillow Home Value Index), up 8.8% in a year.
1-bedroom homes make up 28% of listings, earning an estimated $75,174 a year.
The top origin cities are Boston, MA (12.6% of guests); New York, NY (9.5% of guests) and Washington, DC (2.0% of guests).
Chalet tracks 460 short-term rental listings in Nantucket, MA, with data through Sep 2026.
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