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A typical active Airbnb in West Yellowstone, MT earned $35,056 in the 12 months to Sep 2026, with the median listing booked 7% of nights and an average nightly rate of $373 in Sep 2026.
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A typical active West Yellowstone Airbnb earned $35,056 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $52,134, about 1.5× that. The bottom 25%, which includes rarely booked listings, averaged $5,294.
$5.3k
Bottom 25% average
$35.1k
Typical listing
$52.1k
Top 25% average
2-bedroom homes are the most common in West Yellowstone (40% of listings).
| Bedrooms | Share of listings | Nightly rate | Occupancy | Est. revenue/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 5% | $337 | 29% | $36,081 |
| 1 bedroom | 30% | $351 | 35% | $44,265 |
| 2 bedrooms | 40% | $478 | 31% | $54,882 |
| 3 bedrooms |
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The best three months, Sep, Aug and Jul, brought in 56% of a typical West Yellowstone listing's revenue over the 12 months to Sep 2026.
Sep brings in 20.8× as much as Mar
Typical monthly revenue per listing, Oct 2025–Sep 2026
The median West Yellowstone home is worth $657,460 (Zillow, Aug 2026), up 5.3% in a year. At typical revenue that's a 5.3% gross yield, before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
The 10 largest operators in West Yellowstone each ran 9 or more listings as of May 2025.
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West Yellowstone ranks #4 of the 7 Montana markets we track by gross yield.
| # | Market | Gross yield | Revenue/yr | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitefish, MT | 7.5% | $65,064 | |
| 2 | Billings, MT | 7.1% | $28,434 | |
| 3 | Kalispell, MT | 6.9% | $38,742 | |
| 4 | West Yellowstone, MT (this market) |
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A typical active Airbnb in West Yellowstone, MT earned $35,056 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The median listing was booked 7% of nights, and the average nightly rate was $373 in Sep 2026. Against a median home value of $657,460, that's a 5.3% gross yield before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
A typical active listing earned $35,056 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $52,134 and the bottom 25% $5,294. Estimated by size: 1-bedroom about $44,265; 2-bedroom about $54,882; 3-bedroom about $70,691 and 4-bedroom about $123,154 a year.
The typical listing was booked 7% of nights in the 12 months to Sep 2026, from 78% in September to 0% in April.
Based on 362 West Yellowstone 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 West Yellowstone over the last 12 months, and label each number with what it counts. Compare like with like before comparing sites.
| 20% |
| $551 |
| 35% |
| $70,691 |
| 4 bedrooms | 4% | $808 | 42% | $123,154 |
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| 5 bedrooms | 2% | $672 | 35% | $85,848 |
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Estimated revenue = nightly rate × occupancy × 365, last 12 months.
| Month | Revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Revenue a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | $2,100 | 33% | $342 | |
| Nov 2025 | $1,634 | 0% | $304 | |
| Dec 2025 | $538 | 0% | $371 | |
| Jan 2026 | $494 | 0% | $297 | |
| Feb 2026 | $834 | 7% | $373 | |
| Mar 2026 | $368 | 0% | $361 | |
| Apr 2026 | $899 | 0% | $378 | |
| May 2026 | $3,324 | 38% | $437 | |
| Jun 2026 | $5,120 | 67% | $515 | |
| Jul 2026 | $5,517 | 63% | $537 | |
| Aug 2026 | $5,976 | 48% | $492 | |
| Sep 2026 | $8,252 | 78% | $485 |
Of guests from the top 10 cities, 13% live within a day's drive.
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| 5.3% |
| $35,056 |
| 5 | Missoula, MT | 5.2% | $29,627 |
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| 6 | Bozeman, MT | 4.7% | $34,406 |
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| 7 | Big Sky, MT | 3.2% | $61,032 |
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September; August and July earned the most, bringing in 56% of a typical listing's revenue in the 12 months to Sep 2026.
$657,460 as of August 2026 (Zillow Home Value Index), up 5.3% in a year.
2-bedroom homes make up 40% of listings, earning an estimated $54,882 a year.
The top origin cities are New York, NY (2.1% of guests); Seattle, WA (1.8% of guests) and Salt Lake City, UT (1.6% of guests). Of guests from the top 10 cities, 13% live within a day's drive.
Chalet tracks 362 short-term rental listings in West Yellowstone, MT, with data through Sep 2026.
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