Lake townsArkansas2026
Arkansas Lake Towns
Hot Springs, Hot Springs Village and Heber Springs were the most booked of the 7 lake towns in Arkansas on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, with an estimated 43,839, 5,366 and 3,019 stays. July is the busiest month across them, and the typical stay is 3.6 nights.
Figures are AirROI estimates. How they are made
- Most booked of these 7
- Hot Springs 43,839 stays
- Highest revenue per home of these 7
- Royal $33,503 a year
- Highest rated of these 7
- Mountain Home 4.92 out of 5
- Lowest nightly rate of these 7
- Mountain Home $229 a night
- Longest typical stay of these 7
- Mountain Home 4.5 nights
Ranking
Arkansas Lake Towns Ranked by Airbnb Stays
Every one of the lake towns in Arkansas with 100 or more Airbnb homes and recent stays, most booked first.
| 1 | Hot Springs | 43,839 | $277 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hot Springs Village | 5,366 | $246 |
| 3 | Heber Springs | 3,019 | $257 |
| 4 | Royal | 2,685 | $339 |
| 5 | Garfield | 2,338 | $335 |
| 6 | Mountain Home | 2,222 | $229 |
| 7 | Mount Ida | 2,163 | $255 |
Figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, and stays count Airbnb bookings only. Typical stay is a booking's length, occupancy the share of available nights booked, and revenue the yearly average per home, before costs. Guest rating is out of 5.
Town by town
Where the Top Towns Stand Out
4 of 7 are busiest in July. Hot Springs, Hot Springs Village and Royal peak in June. Among guests who left a review, Dallas is the top home city in 4 of the 7. Houses are the largest home type in all 7. The lines below add what the table can't show, where one of the towns leads its peers or differs from the rest.
- Hot Springs
Of the 7 lake towns in Arkansas with 100 or more homes, Hot Springs had the most Airbnb homes, at 1,439, and had the highest occupancy, at 36%, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- Hot Springs Village
Of the 7 lake towns in Arkansas with 100 or more homes, Hot Springs Village had the biggest share of houses, at 88%, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- Heber Springs
In the 12 months to October 2026, among guests who left a review, Memphis was the top home city for Heber Springs, Arkansas, at 8.7%.
- 4Royal
Of the 7 lake towns in Arkansas with 100 or more homes, Royal had the highest nightly rate, at $339, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- 5Garfield
Of the 7 lake towns in Arkansas with 100 or more homes, Garfield had the biggest share of homes that sleep 8 or more, at 68%, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- 6Mountain Home
Of the 7 lake towns in Arkansas with 100 or more homes, Mountain Home had the highest guest rating, at 4.92, and had the longest typical stay, at 4.5 nights, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- 7Mount Ida
Of the 7 lake towns in Arkansas with 100 or more homes, Mount Ida was booked furthest ahead, about 67 days before arrival, and had the biggest share of apartments and condos, at 33%, in the 12 months to October 2026.
When to go
Busiest and Quietest Months
July, June and March rank as the busiest months for Airbnb nights across the lake towns in Arkansas, and February and January as the quietest. July is the busiest month in 4 of the 7, while Hot Springs, Hot Springs Village and Royal peak in June. Across the 7 towns, nightly rates run lowest in February, at about $256, and highest in July, at about $302. Across the 7 towns, stays run longest in July, at 4.0 nights, and shortest in September, at 2.9 nights.
July ranks first, January last
Airbnb months in calendar order. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.
- Three busiest months
- Other months
Month by month: rank, typical stay and nightly rate
| Rank | Month | Typical stay | Nightly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July | 4.0 nights | $302 |
| 2 | June | 3.7 nights | $300 |
| 3 | March | 3.3 nights | $279 |
| 4 | October | 3.0 nights | $269 |
| 5 | May | 3.3 nights | $283 |
| 6 | September | 2.9 nights | $260 |
| 7 | April | 3.4 nights | $267 |
| 8 | August | 3.4 nights | $271 |
| 9 | November | 3.2 nights | $267 |
| 10 | December | 3.3 nights | $270 |
| 11 | February | 3.3 nights | $256 |
| 12 | January | 3.6 nights | $258 |
Who comes
Where Guests Come From
Among guests who left a review, 98.5% come from within the United States. The top home cities among those guests are Dallas, Little Rock and Memphis. Royal draws the most from abroad, at 2.2%, among towns with 100 or more homes.
Top home cities
Among guests who left a review
98.5% from within the United States
The money view
Revenue, Occupancy and Nightly Rate
Among the 7 towns on this list, Royal has the highest estimated revenue per home, at $33,503 a year. Of those 7, Hot Springs has the highest occupancy, at 36%, and Mountain Home has the lowest nightly rate on Airbnb, at $229. The most booked of the 7, Hot Springs, earns about $33,018 per home.
Highest revenue per home of these 7
A year, AirROI estimate
- Royal $33,503
- Hot Springs $33,018
- Garfield $30,785
- Hot Springs Village $25,757
- Heber Springs $20,511
Highest occupancy of these 7
Nights booked, AirROI estimate
- Hot Springs 36%
- Royal 33%
- Garfield 33%
- Mountain Home 32%
Lowest nightly rate of these 7
On Airbnb, AirROI estimate
- Mountain Home $229
- Hot Springs Village $246
- Mount Ida $255
- Heber Springs $257
- Hot Springs $277
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most popular lake town in Arkansas?
By AirROI's estimates, Hot Springs is the most booked of the 7 lake towns in Arkansas, with 43,839 Airbnb stays in the 12 months to October 2026. Hot Springs Village is second, with 5,366. This counts Airbnb bookings only.
What is the most affordable lake town in Arkansas?
By AirROI's estimated nightly rate on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, among lake towns in Arkansas with 100 or more homes, the lowest are Mountain Home ($229), Hot Springs Village ($246) and Mount Ida ($255). That is the average asking price on booked nights, not what it costs to live or buy there.
What lake towns in Arkansas offer the strongest Airbnb returns?
Returns depend on what a home costs to buy and run, which AirROI's figures do not cover. On AirROI's estimated revenue per home in the 12 months to October 2026, among lake towns in Arkansas with 100 or more homes, the highest are Royal ($33,503), Hot Springs ($33,018) and Garfield ($30,785). Among the same towns, Hot Springs has the highest occupancy, at 36%.
Method
How These Lists and Numbers Are Made
How a town gets on this list. A town needs 100 or more Airbnb homes with recent stays. A language model then judges the place from its name, state, country and coordinates, not from words in its name: it has to be on the shore of a lake or large reservoir, and the lake has to be a main reason to come. The town's own listings can back that up, with 35% of its homes listing lake access, or 25% of its titles naming the lake with 10% of homes listing it. A town whose listings do not gets a second, stricter check, which asks whether people go there for that or mainly for something else. Big cities stay off. Corrections come last: places the checks got wrong are added or taken off, and rows that name one place are joined.
How the figures are made. Stays, occupancy, nightly rate and revenue are AirROI estimates built from Airbnb listing data, and cover Airbnb only. A town's stays are its bookings in the period, and the typical stay and busiest month come from the same data. Guest ratings, home sizes and how far ahead guests book are the latest figures in each town's AirROI data. Month ranks compare each month's part of Airbnb nights. Origin rests on 166,642 reviews and describes guests who left a review, not everyone who stayed. A town needs 1,000 reviews before this page gives its share from abroad.