Ski townsIdaho2026
Idaho Ski Towns
From Driggs to Sandpoint, with 7 of Idaho's 11 mountain towns
Driggs, McCall and Victor were the most booked of the 8 ski towns in Idaho, which include 7 of the state's 11 mountain towns, on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, with an estimated 13,066, 13,035 and 9,390 stays. July is the busiest month across them, and the typical stay is 4.7 nights.
Figures are AirROI estimates. How they are made
Ranking
Idaho Ski Towns Ranked by Airbnb Stays
Every one of the ski towns and resort villages in Idaho with 100 or more Airbnb homes and recent stays, most booked first.
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 July. Among guests who left a review, Boise is the top home city in 5 of the 8. Houses are the largest home type in 6 of the 8. The lines below add what the table can't show, where one of the towns leads its peers or differs from the rest.
- Driggs
Of the 7 ski towns in Idaho with 200 or more homes, Driggs had the highest occupancy, at 50%, and had the lowest nightly rate, at $385, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- McCall
Of the 7 ski towns in Idaho with 200 or more homes, McCall had the most Airbnb homes, at 543, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- Victor
Of the 7 ski towns in Idaho with 200 or more homes, Victor had the highest guest rating, at 4.92, and had the biggest share from abroad among guests who left a review, at 10%, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- 4Sandpoint
In the 12 months to October 2026, among guests who left a review, Spokane was the top home city for Sandpoint, Idaho, at 10%.
- 5Ketchum
Of the 7 ski towns in Idaho with 200 or more homes, Ketchum had the longest typical stay, at 5.5 nights, and had the highest nightly rate, at $587, in the 12 months to October 2026. Apartments and condos were the largest home type in Ketchum, at 56% of homes.
- 6Donnelly
Of the 7 ski towns in Idaho with 200 or more homes, Donnelly had the biggest share of homes that sleep 8 or more, at 66%, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- 7Sun Valley
Of the 7 ski towns in Idaho with 200 or more homes, Sun Valley had the biggest share of apartments and condos, at 65%, in the 12 months to October 2026.
When to go
Busiest and Quietest Months
July, August and June rank as the busiest months for Airbnb nights across the ski towns in Idaho, and November and April as the quietest. July is the busiest month in every one of them. Across the 8 towns, nightly rates run lowest in April, at about $374, and highest in July, at about $491.
July ranks first, April 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 | 5.0 nights | $491 |
| 2 | August | 4.3 nights | $449 |
| 3 | June | 4.6 nights | $449 |
| 4 | September | 3.5 nights | $403 |
| 5 | February | 4.6 nights | $456 |
| 6 | March | 4.4 nights | $422 |
| 7 | January | 4.6 nights | $443 |
| 8 | May | 4.9 nights | $388 |
| 9 | October | 4.0 nights | $385 |
| 10 | December | 5.0 nights | $451 |
| 11 | November | 4.3 nights | $385 |
| 12 | April | 5.0 nights | $374 |
Who comes
Where Guests Come From
Among guests who left a review, 95.3% come from within the United States. The top home cities among those guests are Boise, Salt Lake City and Meridian. Victor draws the most from abroad, at 10%, among towns with 200 or more homes.
Top home cities
Among guests who left a review
95.3% from within the United States
The money view
Revenue, Occupancy and Nightly Rate
Among the 7 towns with 200 or more Airbnb homes, Driggs has the highest estimated revenue per home, at $59,787 a year. Of those 7, Driggs has the highest occupancy, at 50%, and the lowest nightly rate on Airbnb, at $385. Driggs is also the most booked of the 8.
Highest revenue per home of these 7
A year, AirROI estimate
- Driggs $59,787
- Victor $45,970
- Ketchum $45,303
- Donnelly $42,291
- Sun Valley $38,465
Highest occupancy of these 7
Nights booked, AirROI estimate
Lowest nightly rate of these 7
On Airbnb, AirROI estimate
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most popular ski town in Idaho?
By AirROI's estimates, Driggs is the most booked of the 8 ski towns in Idaho, with 13,066 Airbnb stays in the 12 months to October 2026. McCall is second, with 13,035. This counts Airbnb bookings only.
What are the mountain towns in Idaho?
In AirROI's data for the 12 months to October 2026, along with the 7 ski towns it lists in Idaho, the state has Garden Valley, Tetonia, Cascade and Salmon, which makes 11 with 100 or more Airbnb homes. Of the 8 ski towns in Idaho, the most booked by AirROI's estimated stays are Driggs, McCall and Victor.
What is the most affordable ski town in Idaho?
By AirROI's estimated nightly rate on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, among ski towns in Idaho with 200 or more homes, the lowest are Driggs ($385), McCall ($386) and Victor ($387). That is the average asking price on booked nights, not what it costs to live or buy there.
What are some small ski towns in Idaho?
By AirROI's count of active Airbnb homes as of October 2026, the smallest of the 8 ski towns it lists in Idaho are Hailey (101), Donnelly (242) and Sun Valley (325). AirROI's list starts at 100 homes, so smaller places are not on it.
What ski towns in Idaho 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 ski towns in Idaho with 200 or more homes, the highest are Driggs ($59,787), Victor ($45,970) and Ketchum ($45,303). Among the same towns, Driggs has the highest occupancy, at 50%.
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: a lift-served ski area has to be in the town or within about 30 minutes' drive, and skiing has to be a main reason to come in winter. The town's own listings can back that up, with 10% of its homes listing ski-in or ski-out, or 10% of its titles naming skiing. 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 179,138 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.