Beach townsMississippi2026
Mississippi Beach Towns
Gulfport, Ocean Springs and Bay Saint Louis were the most booked of the 6 beach towns in Mississippi on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, with an estimated 15,331, 10,548 and 9,935 stays. June is the busiest month across them, and the typical stay is 4.7 nights.
Figures are AirROI estimates. How they are made
Among the 5 towns with 200+ homes
- Most booked of these 5
- Gulfport 15,331 stays
- Highest revenue per home of these 5
- Ocean Springs $34,330 a year
- Highest rated of these 5
- Bay Saint Louis 4.90 out of 5
- Lowest nightly rate of these 5
- Biloxi $210 a night
- Longest typical stay of these 5
- Biloxi 6.1 nights
Ranking
Mississippi Beach Towns Ranked by Airbnb Stays
Every one of the beach and coastal towns in Mississippi with 100 or more Airbnb homes and recent stays, most booked first.
| 1 | Gulfport | 15,331 | $270 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ocean Springs | 10,548 | $247 |
| 3 | Bay Saint Louis | 9,935 | $292 |
| 4 | Biloxi | 7,997 | $210 |
| 5 | Pass Christian | 4,475 | $320 |
| 6 | Long Beach | 2,972 | $251 |
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 6 are busiest in June. Gulfport and Long Beach peak in July. Among guests who left a review, New Orleans is the top home city in 4 of the 6. Houses are the largest home type in 5 of the 6. The lines below add what the table can't show, where one of the towns leads its peers or differs from the rest.
- Gulfport
Of the 5 beach towns in Mississippi with 200 or more homes, Gulfport had the most Airbnb homes, at 716, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- Ocean Springs
Of the 5 beach towns in Mississippi with 200 or more homes, Ocean Springs had the highest occupancy, at 42%, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- Bay Saint Louis
Of the 5 beach towns in Mississippi with 200 or more homes, Bay Saint Louis had the highest guest rating, at 4.90, and was booked furthest ahead, about 57 days before arrival, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- 4Biloxi
Of the 5 beach towns in Mississippi with 200 or more homes, Biloxi had the longest typical stay, at 6.1 nights, and had the lowest nightly rate, at $210, in the 12 months to October 2026. Apartments and condos were the largest home type in Biloxi, at 60% of homes.
- 5Pass Christian
Of the 5 beach towns in Mississippi with 200 or more homes, Pass Christian had the highest nightly rate, at $320, in the 12 months to October 2026.
When to go
Busiest and Quietest Months
June, July and March rank as the busiest months for Airbnb nights across the beach towns in Mississippi, and December and January as the quietest. June is the busiest month in 4 of the 6, while Gulfport and Long Beach peak in July. Across the 6 towns, nightly rates run lowest in January and September, at about $243, and highest in June, at about $276. Across the 6 towns, stays run longest in January, at 6.1 nights, and shortest in September, at 3.2 nights.
June 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 | June | 4.2 nights | $276 |
| 2 | July | 4.4 nights | $275 |
| 3 | March | 4.8 nights | $257 |
| 4 | October | 4.2 nights | $270 |
| 5 | May | 3.9 nights | $265 |
| 6 | April | 4.0 nights | $256 |
| 7 | September | 3.2 nights | $243 |
| 8 | August | 3.7 nights | $245 |
| 9 | February | 5.7 nights | $247 |
| 10 | November | 3.9 nights | $250 |
| 11 | December | 4.3 nights | $252 |
| 12 | January | 6.1 nights | $243 |
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 New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Jackson. Pass Christian draws the most from abroad, at 1.9%, among towns with 200 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 5 towns with 200 or more Airbnb homes, Ocean Springs has the highest estimated revenue per home, at $34,330 a year. Of those 5, Ocean Springs has the highest occupancy, at 42%, and Biloxi has the lowest nightly rate on Airbnb, at $210. The most booked of the 6, Gulfport, earns about $27,246 per home.
Highest revenue per home of these 5
A year, AirROI estimate
- Ocean Springs $34,330
- Pass Christian $32,745
- Bay Saint Louis $29,881
- Gulfport $27,246
- Biloxi $18,386
Highest occupancy of these 5
Nights booked, AirROI estimate
- Ocean Springs 42%
- Pass Christian 36%
- Gulfport 35%
- Biloxi 34%
- Bay Saint Louis 34%
Lowest nightly rate of these 5
On Airbnb, AirROI estimate
- Biloxi $210
- Ocean Springs $247
- Gulfport $270
- Bay Saint Louis $292
- Pass Christian $320
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most popular beach town in Mississippi?
By AirROI's estimates, Gulfport is the most booked of the 6 beach towns in Mississippi, with 15,331 Airbnb stays in the 12 months to October 2026. Ocean Springs is second, with 10,548. This counts Airbnb bookings only.
What is the most affordable beach town in Mississippi?
By AirROI's estimated nightly rate on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, among beach towns in Mississippi with 200 or more homes, the lowest are Biloxi ($210), Ocean Springs ($247) and Gulfport ($270). That is the average asking price on booked nights, not what it costs to live or buy there.
What beach towns in Mississippi 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 in Mississippi with 200 or more homes, the highest are Ocean Springs ($34,330), Pass Christian ($32,745) and Bay Saint Louis ($29,881). Among the same towns, Ocean Springs has the highest occupancy, at 42%.
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 130,381 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.