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Boston Vacation Rental Stats

Active short-term rentalsAbout 970
Avg. nightly rateAbout $189
Peak seasonMay to Oct

Market estimates from Rabbu, April 2026. Figures vary by data provider.

How it works

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Property details and schedule. Takes about 2 minutes.

2

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Boston's short-term rental market moves fast

Fall and summer are the busy seasons

May through October is the stretch that matters, with October the strongest month. College move-ins and parents weekends, foliage travelers, conferences and summer tourists all pile into the same few months.

A college town that never really empties

Students, parents and prospective families keep demand coming around move-in, graduation and campus visit weekends, so a few very tight turnover windows land on the same dates each year.

Registered rentals only

Boston allows short-term rentals only in owner-occupied homes and requires registration, so the hosts here tend to be organized and the properties tend to be condos and two or three families.

Older buildings add steps

Walk-ups, narrow stairs, shared entries and street parking are part of the job. A cleaner who knows Boston triple-deckers and condo buildings plans for them.

A host's guide to Boston turnovers

Boston is one of the oldest and most walkable cities in the country, with the Freedom Trail, Fenway Park, the waterfront and dozens of colleges within a few miles. Visitors come for graduations, conferences, medical trips and sports weekends, and foliage season fills rentals well into October.

Short-term rentals here are mostly condos and units in two- and three-family homes in neighborhoods like the South End, Back Bay, Jamaica Plain, East Boston and Dorchester. Because the city limits who can host, most rentals are owner-run, and hosts look for cleaners who are reliable, quiet in shared buildings and comfortable with stairs and tight parking.

What a Boston turnover usually includes

  • Stripping and remaking every bed with fresh linens, and restocking towels in each bathroom
  • Cleaning bathrooms top to bottom, including shower glass, grout and drains
  • Cleaning the kitchen, running the dishwasher and clearing the fridge of guest leftovers
  • Vacuuming and mopping all floors
  • Handling shared entries, stairs and building rules for trash and recycling
  • Cleaning radiators, window sills and entryways, where winter grit and summer dust collect
  • Checking for tracked-in salt and slush in the colder months
  • Restocking supplies and following your access routine, such as a lockbox or smart lock
  • Taking after-clean photos so you can see the finished place without being there

Rules to check before you host in Boston

Short-term rental rules in the Boston area depend on where the property is and what kind of building it is. This is general information, not legal advice.

  • Boston defines a short-term rental as a stay of less than 28 consecutive days.
  • Short-term rentals are limited to owner-occupied homes, meaning condos and one-, two- and three-family homes where the owner lives, with a city registration and license requirement for each unit.
  • Different categories (such as home share, limited share and owner-adjacent) have different rules, including night limits for rooms rented while you are home.
  • The registration number must appear in your listing, and the city can fine hosts who list without one.
  • Massachusetts occupancy taxes and a local excise apply, and your condo or building rules can add their own limits.

Rules change often. Confirm current requirements with the City of Boston Inspectional Services Department and the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.

Where Boston cleaners work

Cleaners who serve Boston set their own service areas, and many cover 25 miles or more. That can reach Back Bay, the South End, Jamaica Plain, East Boston, Cambridge, Somerville and Brookline, so you are not limited to the cleaners who live on your block. Post your address when you create the job and cleaners within range will see it.

Boston Airbnb cleaning: common questions

Pricing depends on property size, turnover frequency, and how detailed the clean needs to be. Rather than guess, post your specific job on Host Wingman and Boston cleaners will bid with real prices based on what you actually need.

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