Region market dataNorth Carolina2026
Topsail Island Airbnb Data: Revenue and Occupancy by Town
AirROI tracks 1,865 active Airbnb homes in 3 Topsail Island towns: North Topsail Beach, Surf City and Topsail Beach. These homes took an estimated 34,935 stays in the 12 months to October 2026. A typical stay ran 5.1 nights and the average home earned $48,094 at 38% occupancy. Of these homes, 71% are houses, 25% are apartments or condos and 58% sleep 8 or more. North Topsail Beach is the best earning town on Topsail Island, at $50,047 per home a year, against $38,025 in Topsail Beach, among the 3 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes.
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
- 1,865
- Avg. revenue per home
- $48,094
- Occupancy rate
- 38%
- Avg. nightly rate
- $472
Towns
Topsail Island Towns by Airbnb Stays
Each row links to the town's own market page. Select a column to sort by it.
| 1 | North Topsail Beach | 17,464 | $492 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Surf City | 14,977 | $444 |
| 3 | Topsail Beach | 2,494 | $488 |
Figures cover the 12 months to October 2026. Region figures add up these 3 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 on Topsail Island
Across the 3 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes, revenue per home runs from $38,025 in Topsail Beach to $50,047 in North Topsail Beach a year. North Topsail Beach tops that list and a stricter test on listing data, so this page names it. 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
- North Topsail Beach $50,047
- Surf City $48,438
- Topsail Beach $38,025
Occupancy
Nights booked, AirROI estimate
- Surf City 38%
- Topsail Beach 36%
Lowest nightly rates among towns
With 100 or more homes, AirROI estimate
- Surf City $444
- Topsail Beach $488
- North Topsail Beach $492
Among the 3 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes, 12 months to Oct 2026.
Town by town
Where the Top Towns Stand Out on Topsail Island
Among guests who left a review, Raleigh is the top home city in all 3. Houses are the largest home type in all 3. The lines below add what the table can't show, where one of the towns leads its peers or differs from the rest.
- North Topsail Beach
Of the 3 towns on Topsail Island with 100 or more homes, North Topsail Beach had the highest revenue per home, at $50,047, and had the most Airbnb homes, at 909, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- Surf City
Of the 3 towns on Topsail Island with 100 or more homes, Surf City had the highest guest rating, at 4.82, and had the lowest nightly rate, at $444, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- Topsail Beach
Of the 3 towns on Topsail Island with 100 or more homes, Topsail Beach had the biggest share of homes that sleep 8 or more, at 67%, and had the longest typical stay, at 6.0 nights, in the 12 months to October 2026.
When
Busiest and Quietest Months on Topsail Island
July, June and August rank as the busiest months for Airbnb nights on Topsail Island, and February and January as the quietest. July is the busiest month in 2 of the 3 towns, while Surf City peaks in June. Across the 3 towns, nightly rates run lowest in November, at about $405, and highest in July, at about $615. Across the 3 towns, stays run longest in July, at 6.2 nights, and shortest in September and October, at 3.9 nights.
July ranks first, January 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: July, June, August, May, September, April, October, March, November, December, February, January.
Month by month: rank, share of nights, typical stay and nightly rate
| Rank | Month | Share of nights | Nightly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July | 13.7% | $615 |
| 2 | June | 13.4% | $613 |
| 3 | August | 11.9% | $543 |
| 4 | May | 9.5% | $480 |
| 5 | September | 9.2% | $457 |
| 6 | April | 7.5% | $423 |
| 7 | October | 7.3% | $409 |
| 8 | March | 6.5% | $408 |
| 9 | November | 5.7% | $405 |
| 10 | December | 5.6% | $415 |
| 11 | February | 5.2% | $406 |
| 12 | January | 4.5% | $414 |
Who comes
Where Guests Come From on Topsail Island
Among guests who left a review, 98.8% come from within the United States. The top home cities among those guests are Raleigh, Charlotte and Durham. Surf City draws the most from abroad, at 1.5%, among towns with 100 or more homes.
98.8% from within the United States
Among guests who left a review, as of October 2026
- From within the United States 98.8%
- From abroad 1.2%
Top home cities
Among guests who left a review
FAQ
Questions About Topsail Island Airbnb Data
What is the best town on Topsail Island for Airbnb income?
North Topsail Beach is the best earning town on Topsail Island, at $50,047 per home a year, against $38,025 in Topsail Beach, among the 3 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes. AirROI names it, for the 12 months to October 2026, only because a stricter test on listing data chooses the same town.
How much do Airbnb homes earn on Topsail Island?
AirROI estimates the average Airbnb home on Topsail Island earned $48,094 in the 12 months to October 2026, at 38% occupancy and $472 a night. Across towns with 100 or more homes, revenue per home runs from $38,025 in Topsail Beach to $50,047 in North Topsail Beach.
Which of the 3 Topsail Island towns get the most Airbnb stays?
North Topsail Beach (17,464), Surf City (14,977) and Topsail Beach (2,494) on Topsail Island, by AirROI's estimated stays in the 12 months to October 2026.
When is Topsail Island busiest on Airbnb?
AirROI ranks July first for Airbnb nights on Topsail Island and January last, in the 12 months to October 2026.
How long do Airbnb guests stay on Topsail Island?
AirROI puts the typical Airbnb stay on Topsail Island at 5.1 nights in the 12 months to October 2026. Across towns with 100 or more homes, it runs from 5.0 nights in Surf City to 6.0 nights in Topsail Beach.
How many Airbnb homes are there on Topsail Island?
AirROI counts 1,865 active Airbnb homes on Topsail Island, as of October 2026. Town by town, that runs from 202 in Topsail Beach to 909 in North Topsail Beach.
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 Topsail Island 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. North Topsail Beach is named the best earning town because two tests choose it: revenue per home among towns with 100 or more homes here, and a stricter test on listing data, where revenue per bedroom is at least 1.5 times the lowest town's, is above what chance gives, and picks the same town in at least 80% of resamples.