Beach townsEast Coast2026

Florida's East Coast Beach Towns

Miami Beach, St. Augustine and Fort Lauderdale were the most booked of the 46 beach towns on Florida's East Coast on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, with an estimated 112,701, 100,808 and 97,572 stays. March is the busiest month across them, and the typical stay is 6.0 nights.

Source: AirROI Reviewed by Jun Zhou, Founder @ AirROI Updated November 4, 2026

Figures are AirROI estimates. How they are made

Among the 36 towns with 200+ homes

Most booked of these 36: Miami Beach 112,701 stays
Highest revenue per home of these 36: Melbourne Beach $71,251 a year
Highest rated of these 36: Stuart and Sebastian 4.90 out of 5
Lowest nightly rate of these 36: Melbourne $225 a night
Longest typical stay of these 36: Cape Canaveral 8.6 nights

Ranking

Florida's East Coast Beach Towns Ranked by Airbnb Stays

Every one of the beach and coastal towns on Florida's East Coast with 100 or more Airbnb homes and recent stays, most booked first.

Florida's East Coast Beach Towns ranked by Airbnb stays, with homes, typical stay, busiest month, nightly rate, occupancy, revenue per home and guest rating

1	Miami Beach	112,701	4,529	4.8 nights	March	$409	42%	$50,773	4.57
2	St. Augustine	100,808	3,458	5.4 nights	March	$334	44%	$45,365	4.84
3	Fort Lauderdale	97,572	3,878	5.7 nights	March	$400	46%	$53,433	4.77
4	Hollywood	81,028	3,921	5.9 nights	March	$336	42%	$39,839	4.66
5	West Palm Beach	35,121	1,435	6.5 nights	March	$320	47%	$43,715	4.81
6	Daytona Beach	32,126	1,688	4.7 nights	March	$244	35%	$23,518	4.73
7	Pompano Beach	28,013	1,433	6.1 nights	March	$323	42%	$41,222	4.78
8	New Smyrna Beach	27,845	1,733	6.8 nights	March	$312	37%	$30,646	4.81
9	Cocoa Beach	27,516	1,028	6.2 nights	March	$343	48%	$52,315	4.86
10	Jacksonville Beach	23,710	780	5.2 nights	June	$374	48%	$55,549	4.86
11	Sunny Isles Beach	19,640	1,067	7.0 nights	March	$309	44%	$36,749	4.65
12	Hallandale Beach	18,797	1,364	6.1 nights	March	$271	37%	$22,559	4.45
13	Saint Augustine Beach	16,109	791	6.0 nights	March	$318	39%	$36,569	4.79
14	Delray Beach	15,489	749	8.0 nights	March	$429	49%	$60,160	4.84
15	Palm Coast	15,106	753	6.2 nights	March	$318	42%	$38,779	4.84
16	Daytona Beach Shores	14,900	799	6.2 nights	March	$284	38%	$31,994	4.78
17	Deerfield Beach	13,234	637	7.2 nights	March	$314	47%	$43,053	4.84
18	Cape Canaveral	12,822	706	8.6 nights	March	$233	45%	$28,647	4.86
19	Melbourne	11,860	558	7.1 nights	March	$225	45%	$29,646	4.82
20	Ormond Beach	9,458	554	7.3 nights	March	$253	40%	$26,872	4.83
21	Lauderdale-by-the-Sea	8,602	414	6.9 nights	March	$341	44%	$44,389	4.80
22	Lake Worth Beach	8,464	414	7.9 nights	March	$253	47%	$32,255	4.80
23	Fort Pierce	8,121	524	7.5 nights	March	$261	40%	$27,423	4.83
24	Vero Beach	7,979	449	8.1 nights	March	$297	43%	$34,801	4.87
25	Jupiter	7,589	324	7.2 nights	March	$371	49%	$54,249	4.89
26	Boynton Beach	7,032	329	7.5 nights	March	$347	49%	$49,325	4.84
27	Jensen Beach	6,895	418	8.1 nights	March	$255	43%	$30,413	4.88
28	Melbourne Beach	6,564	289	6.4 nights	March	$535	43%	$71,251	4.82
29	Riviera Beach	5,988	292	6.4 nights	March	$469	41%	$55,655	4.79
30	Stuart	5,631	318	7.6 nights	March	$303	43%	$35,380	4.90
31	Port Orange	5,592	244	5.2 nights	March	$279	41%	$33,837	4.86
32	Boca Raton	5,578	303	7.7 nights	March	$334	45%	$41,660	4.82
33	Dania Beach	5,571	252	6.3 nights	March	$273	45%	$34,945	4.74
34	Vilano Beach	5,117	152	4.4 nights	June	$500	45%	$81,198	4.85
35	Palm Beach	4,254	151	4.6 nights	March	$347	44%	$42,915	4.83
36	Aventura	4,222	249	8.5 nights	March	$345	45%	$50,353	4.81
37	Ponte Vedra Beach	4,186	188	6.3 nights	July	$633	43%	$78,350	4.81
38	Flagler Beach	4,131	201	5.7 nights	March	$380	39%	$45,225	4.87
39	Sebastian	3,608	218	7.6 nights	March	$228	43%	$27,013	4.90
40	Indian Harbour Beach	3,033	122	6.4 nights	March	$311	47%	$49,588	4.87
41	Satellite Beach	2,892	110	7.7 nights	March	$286	54%	$47,686	4.84
42	Hammock Beach	2,866	186	5.6 nights	March	$483	33%	$39,568	4.85
43	Key Biscayne	2,469	107	6.7 nights	March	$539	45%	$66,798	4.69
44	North Bay Village	1,917	104	6.3 nights	March	$653	43%	$84,230	4.69
45	Edgewater	1,903	111	6.2 nights	March	$242	37%	$23,757	4.89
46	Lantana	1,812	113	9.5 nights	March	$265	45%	$29,472	4.78

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

All 8 are busiest in March. Among guests who left a review, New York is the top home city in 5 of the 8. Apartments and condos are the largest home type in 5 of the 8. The lines below add what the table can't show, where one of the 8 most booked towns leads its peers or differs from the rest.

Miami Beach
Of the 36 beach towns on Florida's East Coast with 200 or more homes, Miami Beach had the most Airbnb homes, at 4,529, in the 12 months to October 2026.
St. Augustine
In the 12 months to October 2026, houses were the largest home type in St. Augustine, Florida's East Coast, at 58% of homes.
Fort Lauderdale
In the 12 months to October 2026, houses were the largest home type in Fort Lauderdale, Florida's East Coast, at 48% of homes.
5
West Palm Beach
In the 12 months to October 2026, houses were the largest home type in West Palm Beach, Florida's East Coast, at 60% of homes.
8
New Smyrna Beach
In the 12 months to October 2026, among guests who left a review, Orlando was the top home city for New Smyrna Beach, Florida's East Coast, at 8%.

When to go

Busiest and Quietest Months

March, February and June rank as the busiest months for Airbnb nights across the beach towns on Florida's East Coast, and October and September as the quietest. March is the busiest month in 43 of the 46, while Jacksonville Beach and Vilano Beach peak in June, and Ponte Vedra Beach in July. Across the 46 towns, nightly rates run lowest in September, at about $281, and highest in March, at about $369. Across the 46 towns, stays run longest in February, at 8.1 nights, and shortest in September, at 4.3 nights.

March ranks first, September 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

Months on Florida's East Coast by rank
Rank	Month	Typical stay	Nightly rate
1	March	6.1 nights	$369
2	February	8.1 nights	$365
3	June	5.4 nights	$364
4	April	5.1 nights	$344
5	July	5.6 nights	$352
6	January	7.6 nights	$352
7	May	4.8 nights	$325
8	December	5.6 nights	$359
9	August	5.0 nights	$292
10	November	5.1 nights	$319
11	October	5.0 nights	$309
12	September	4.3 nights	$281

Who comes

Where Guests Come From

Among guests who left a review, 82% come from within the United States. Among those guests, the largest groups from abroad come from Canada, Argentina and Brazil. The top home cities among those guests are New York, Miami and Orlando. Sunny Isles Beach draws the most from abroad, at 55%, among towns with 200 or more homes.

Top countries abroad

Among guests who left a review

Canada 2.8%
Argentina 2.5%
Brazil 1.4%

Top home cities

Among guests who left a review

82% from within the United States

New York 3.8%
Miami 2.2%
Orlando 1.7%

The money view

Revenue, Occupancy and Nightly Rate

Among the 36 towns with 200 or more Airbnb homes, Melbourne Beach has the highest estimated revenue per home, at $71,251 a year. Of those 36, Melbourne has the lowest nightly rate on Airbnb, at $225. The most booked of the 46, Miami Beach, earns about $50,773 per home.

Highest revenue per home of these 36

A year, AirROI estimate

Melbourne Beach $71,251
Delray Beach $60,160
Riviera Beach $55,655
Jacksonville Beach $55,549
Jupiter $54,249

Highest occupancy of these 36

Nights booked, AirROI estimate

Lowest nightly rate of these 36

On Airbnb, AirROI estimate

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most popular beach town on Florida's East Coast?

By AirROI's estimates, Miami Beach is the most booked of the 46 beach towns on Florida's East Coast, with 112,701 Airbnb stays in the 12 months to October 2026. St. Augustine is second, with 100,808. This counts Airbnb bookings only.

What is the most affordable beach town on Florida's East Coast?

By AirROI's estimated nightly rate on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, among beach towns on Florida's East Coast with 200 or more homes, the lowest are Melbourne ($225), Sebastian ($228) and Cape Canaveral ($233). That is the average asking price on booked nights, not what it costs to live or buy there.

What are some small beach towns on Florida's East Coast?

By AirROI's count of active Airbnb homes as of October 2026, the smallest of the 46 beach towns it lists on Florida's East Coast are North Bay Village (104), Key Biscayne (107) and Satellite Beach (110). AirROI's list starts at 100 homes, so smaller places are not on it.

What beach towns on Florida's East Coast 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 beach towns on Florida's East Coast with 200 or more homes, the highest are Melbourne Beach ($71,251), Delray Beach ($60,160) and Riviera Beach ($55,655).

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 an ocean or sea coast with its own beach, seafront or harbour, or on a Great Lake with a public beach, and within about 10 km of the shore. The town's own listings can back that up, with 30% of its homes listing beach access, or 10% with ocean views, waterfront homes or beach in their titles besides. 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 2,318,325 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.