Blankenburg, Germany Airbnb Market Data: Revenue, Occupancy & Trends

In a typical year, the average Blankenburg listing brings in €1,880 in August, its best month, and €990 in January, its slowest. Both ends are close calls: August leads July by 3%, and January sits just 1% below November, so either pair can swap places in a given year. The three strongest months bring in 33% of a full year's revenue, where an even calendar would give any three months 25%.

In a typical month, a top-quarter listing earns at least 3.7 times as much as a bottom-quarter one.

• Best-in-class properties (top 10%) earn €2,940+ a month, about 2.7 times the typical property.
• Strong performers (top 25%) earn €1,950 or more, roughly €860 a month above the median.
• Typical properties (median) earn about €1,090 a month.
• Entry-level properties (bottom 25%) earn €516 or less, about half of the median.

These are monthly figures for listings active in each month. The annual average above also counts listings that operated for only part of the year, so it runs below twelve times these figures.

Blankenburg listings were booked on 37% of the nights they were open over the past year, 2 percentage points above the Saxony-Anhalt average (35%) and in line with the Germany average. In a typical year, occupancy climbs to 51% in August and falls to 29% in January.

The busiest tenth of listings are booked about 4.5 times as often as the bottom quarter.

• Best-in-class properties (top 10%) are booked 80%+ of open nights, 41 points above the median.
• Strong performers (top 25%) fill 63% or more, roughly four nights a week.
• Typical properties (median) fill about 39% of open nights.
• Entry-level properties (bottom 25%) fill 18% or less, under two nights a week.

The average nightly rate in Blankenburg, known as ADR (average daily rate), was €112 over the past year, about 7% above the Saxony-Anhalt average of €105 and about 14% below the Germany average of €130. In a typical year, rates peak in July and August at about €115 and bottom out in September and November at about €100.

The top 10% charge about 2.5 times the rate of the bottom quarter.

• Best-in-class properties (top 10%) charge €175+ a night, about 1.8 times the median.
• Strong performers (top 25%) charge €140 or more, about €45 above the median.
• Typical properties (median) charge about €97 a night.
• Entry-level properties (bottom 25%) charge €70 or less, about three-quarters of the median.

What Is the RevPAR for Airbnb in Blankenburg?

RevPAR, or revenue per available night, divides a listing's income by every night it was open to book, so it rises with both price and bookings. In Blankenburg it averaged €42 over the past year, from about €32 in a typical January to about €60 in a typical August.

Per open night, by tier:

• Best-in-class properties (top 10%) earn €79+ per open night, about 2.5 times the median.
• Strong performers (top 25%) earn €60 or more, about €30 a night above the median.
• Typical properties (median) earn about €31 per open night.
• Entry-level properties (bottom 25%) earn €19 or less, about 59% of the median.

Blankenburg has two high seasons, June–August and October, which makes it a moderately seasonal market. A listing earns about 55% more a month in June through August than in December through February.

How Far in Advance Do Guests Book Airbnb in Blankenburg?

Guests book Blankenburg stays 72 days ahead on average (about two and a half months), so guests here plan well ahead. December stays are booked furthest out, about 80 days ahead, and March stays closest to arrival, about 33 days. A typical December booking is made in late September.

1% of the 71 active listings in Blankenburg display a registration, permit or license number. A low share doesn't mean no rules apply: some places don't ask hosts to show a number on the listing, and listing data doesn't capture every scheme.

Registration, permit, zoning and tourist-tax rules vary by address and change often, so confirm them with the local authority before buying or listing in Blankenburg.