Region market dataHawaii2026
Kona Airbnb Data: Revenue and Occupancy by Town
AirROI tracks 2,366 active Airbnb homes in 5 Kona towns: Holualoa, Kailua-Kona, Kahaluu-Keauhou, Captain Cook and Honaunau-Napoopoo. These homes took an estimated 55,407 stays in the 12 months to October 2026, 92% of them in Holualoa, Kailua-Kona and Kahaluu-Keauhou. A typical stay ran 5.8 nights and the average home earned $56,794 at 47% occupancy. Of these homes, 62% are apartments or condos, 26% are houses and 12% sleep 8 or more.
A listed town needs 50 or more active Airbnb homes, with at least 75% of them near the region. Figures are AirROI estimates. How they are made
- Active Airbnb homes
- 2,366
- Avg. revenue per home
- $56,794
- Occupancy rate
- 47%
- Avg. nightly rate
- $408
Towns
Kona Towns by Airbnb Stays
Each row links to the town's own market page. Select a column to sort by it.
| 1 | Holualoa | 18,526 | $374 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kailua-Kona | 17,060 | $434 |
| 3 | Kahaluu-Keauhou | 15,108 | $444 |
| 4 | Captain Cook | 2,511 | $279 |
| 5 | Honaunau-Napoopoo | 2,202 | $313 |
Figures cover the 12 months to October 2026. Region figures add up these 5 towns. Occupancy counts only nights a home was open, so rate x occupancy x 365 runs higher than revenue per home. How these numbers are made.
Earnings
Revenue, Occupancy and Nightly Rate in Kona
Across the 3 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes, revenue per home runs from $54,386 in Holualoa to $62,195 in Kahaluu-Keauhou a year. Gaps like these often reflect home size and mix more than the town, so compare towns with similar homes.
Revenue per home
A year, AirROI estimate
- Kahaluu-Keauhou $62,195
- Kailua-Kona $56,326
- Holualoa $54,386
Occupancy
Nights booked, AirROI estimate
- Kailua-Kona 51%
- Holualoa 47%
- Kahaluu-Keauhou 45%
Lowest nightly rates among towns
With 100 or more homes, AirROI estimate
- Holualoa $374
- Kailua-Kona $434
- Kahaluu-Keauhou $444
Among the 3 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes, 12 months to Oct 2026.
Town by town
Where the Top Towns Stand Out in Kona
Among guests who left a review, Seattle is the top home city in 3 of the 5. Apartments and condos are the largest home type in 3 of the 5. The lines below add what the table can't show, where one of the towns leads its peers or differs from the rest.
- Holualoa
Of the 3 towns in Kona with 100 or more homes, Holualoa had the most Airbnb homes, at 772, and had the lowest nightly rate, at $374, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- Kailua-Kona
Of the 3 towns in Kona with 100 or more homes, Kailua-Kona had the biggest share of homes that sleep 8 or more, at 13%, and had the highest occupancy, at 51%, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- Kahaluu-Keauhou
Of the 3 towns in Kona with 100 or more homes, Kahaluu-Keauhou had the highest revenue per home, at $62,195, and had the highest nightly rate, at $444, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- 4Captain Cook
In the 12 months to October 2026, houses were the largest home type in Captain Cook, Kona, at 53% of homes.
- 5Honaunau-Napoopoo
In the 12 months to October 2026, houses were the largest home type in Honaunau-Napoopoo, Kona, at 43% of homes.
When
Busiest and Quietest Months in Kona
January, February and March rank as the busiest months for Airbnb nights in Kona, and September and August as the quietest. January is the busiest month in 4 of the 5 towns, while Honaunau-Napoopoo peaks in March. Across the 5 towns, nightly rates run lowest in September, at about $359, and highest in January, at about $436. Across the 5 towns, stays run longest in January, at 7.6 nights, and shortest in September, at 4.4 nights.
January ranks first, August last
Airbnb months in calendar order, 12 months to October 2026. 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
From busiest to quietest: January, February, March, December, June, April, October, May, November, July, September, August.
Month by month: rank, share of nights, typical stay and nightly rate
| Rank | Month | Share of nights | Nightly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | 10.2% | $436 |
| 2 | February | 9.8% | $434 |
| 3 | March | 9.5% | $427 |
| 4 | December | 8.8% | $432 |
| 5 | June | 8.0% | $380 |
| 6 | April | 8.0% | $405 |
| 7 | October | 7.9% | $410 |
| 8 | May | 7.8% | $393 |
| 9 | November | 7.8% | $405 |
| 10 | July | 7.8% | $375 |
| 11 | September | 7.3% | $359 |
| 12 | August | 7.2% | $365 |
Who comes
Where Guests Come From in Kona
Among guests who left a review, 85% come from within the United States. Among those guests, the largest groups from abroad come from Canada, Germany and China. The top home cities among those guests are Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Holualoa and Kailua-Kona draw the most from abroad, at 16%, among towns with 100 or more homes.
85% from within the United States
Among guests who left a review, as of October 2026
- From within the United States 85%
- From abroad 15%
Top countries abroad
Among guests who left a review
Top home cities
Among guests who left a review
FAQ
Questions About Kona Airbnb Data
How much do Airbnb homes earn in Kona?
AirROI estimates the average Airbnb home in Kona earned $56,794 in the 12 months to October 2026, at 47% occupancy and $408 a night. Across towns with 100 or more homes, revenue per home runs from $54,386 in Holualoa to $62,195 in Kahaluu-Keauhou.
Which of the 5 Kona towns get the most Airbnb stays?
Holualoa (18,526), Kailua-Kona (17,060) and Kahaluu-Keauhou (15,108) in Kona, by AirROI's estimated stays in the 12 months to October 2026.
When is Kona busiest on Airbnb?
AirROI ranks January first for Airbnb nights in Kona and August last, in the 12 months to October 2026.
How long do Airbnb guests stay in Kona?
AirROI puts the typical Airbnb stay in Kona at 5.8 nights in the 12 months to October 2026.
How many Airbnb homes are there in Kona?
AirROI counts 2,366 active Airbnb homes in Kona, as of October 2026. Town by town, that runs from 81 in Honaunau-Napoopoo to 772 in Holualoa.
Method
How These Numbers Are Made
Every figure is an AirROI estimate for the 12 months to October 2026, from the market page of each town listed here, and covers Airbnb only. Stays count bookings. For a file that spreads over 40 km, only homes within 40 km of another listed town's centre count as near the region. Homes and stays add up across the rows. Occupancy, nightly rate and revenue are averages weighted by each town's active homes, the way AirROI's state pages work them out, and a town's stale figures would be left out of them. The typical stay weights each town's stay by its stays. Busiest and quietest months weight each town by its Airbnb nights. These are region averages, not medians, and they cover only the rows on this page, so they do not count every home that uses the Kona name. Typical stay is a booking's length, occupancy the share of available nights booked, and revenue the yearly average per home, based on asking prices on booked nights, before cleaning, management, tax and any loan. Guest rating is out of 5. Origin counts guests who left a review.