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A typical active Airbnb in Sioux Falls, SD earned $27,077 in the 12 months to Sep 2026, with the median listing booked 41% of nights and an average nightly rate of $152 in Sep 2026.
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A typical active Sioux Falls Airbnb earned $27,077 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $36,327, about 1.3× that. The bottom 25%, which includes rarely booked listings, averaged $3,900.
$3.9k
Bottom 25% average
$27.1k
Typical listing
$36.3k
Top 25% average
2-bedroom homes are the most common in Sioux Falls (32% of listings).
| Bedrooms | Share of listings | Nightly rate | Occupancy | Est. revenue/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2% | $104 | 38% | $14,607 |
| 1 bedroom | 31% | $108 | 48% | $19,003 |
| 2 bedrooms | 32% | $159 | 48% | $27,885 |
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The best three months, Sep, May and Jul, brought in 33% of a typical Sioux Falls listing's revenue over the 12 months to Sep 2026.
Sep brings in 2.1× as much as Oct
Typical monthly revenue per listing, Oct 2025–Sep 2026
Pettigrew Heights has the highest gross yield of the 2 Sioux Falls neighborhoods we rank, at 12.2%, with typical revenue of $25,353 a year.
| # | neighborhood | Gross yield | Revenue/yr | Occupancy | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pettigrew Heights | 12.2% | $25,353 | ||
| 2 | All Saints | 8.7% | $23,631 |
Ranked by gross yield (typical yearly revenue ÷ median home value), last 12 months. 12 neighborhoods have fewer than 20 listings or incomplete data and aren't ranked.
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The median Sioux Falls home is worth $332,295 (Zillow, Aug 2026), up 1.3% in a year. At typical revenue that's a 8.1% gross yield, before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
The 10 largest operators in Sioux Falls each ran 6 or more listings as of May 2025.
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A typical active Airbnb in Sioux Falls, SD earned $27,077 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The median listing was booked 41% of nights, and the average nightly rate was $152 in Sep 2026. Against a median home value of $332,295, that's a 8.1% gross yield before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
A typical active listing earned $27,077 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $36,327 and the bottom 25% $3,900. Estimated by size: 1-bedroom about $19,003; 2-bedroom about $27,885; 3-bedroom about $33,867 and 4-bedroom about $36,730 a year.
The typical listing was booked 41% of nights in the 12 months to Sep 2026, from 56% in June to 28% in February.
Based on 432 Sioux Falls 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 Sioux Falls over the last 12 months, and label each number with what it counts. Compare like with like before comparing sites.
| 17% |
| $225 |
| 41% |
| $33,867 |
| 4 bedrooms | 15% | $288 | 35% | $36,730 |
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| 5 bedrooms | 3% | $346 | 48% | $60,849 |
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Estimated revenue = nightly rate × occupancy × 365, last 12 months.
| Month | Revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Revenue a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | $1,439 | 30% | $136 | |
| Nov 2025 | $1,659 | 39% | $136 | |
| Dec 2025 | $1,933 | 38% | $144 | |
| Jan 2026 | $1,591 | 30% | $138 | |
| Feb 2026 | $1,685 | 28% | $145 | |
| Mar 2026 | $2,331 | 43% | $152 | |
| Apr 2026 | $2,224 | 41% | $157 | |
| May 2026 | $3,004 | 48% | $183 | |
| Jun 2026 | $2,625 | 56% | $189 | |
| Jul 2026 | $2,859 | 55% | $195 | |
| Aug 2026 | $2,690 | 50% | $188 | |
| Sep 2026 | $3,038 | 52% | $174 |
Of guests from the top 10 cities, 89% live within a day's drive.
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September; May and July earned the most, bringing in 33% of a typical listing's revenue in the 12 months to Sep 2026.
$332,295 as of August 2026 (Zillow Home Value Index), up 1.3% in a year.
2-bedroom homes make up 32% of listings, earning an estimated $27,885 a year.
The top origin cities are Sioux Falls, SD (4.3% of guests); Rapid City, SD (3.2% of guests) and Minneapolis, MN (3.1% of guests). Of guests from the top 10 cities, 89% live within a day's drive.
Chalet tracks 432 short-term rental listings in Sioux Falls, SD, with data through Sep 2026.
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