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Vacation Rental and Airbnb Management Companies in the Black Hills (2026)
The vacation rental and Airbnb management companies across Rapid City, Lead, Custer, Sturgis, Spearfish, Hill City, Deadwood, Hot Springs, Keystone, and Powder House Pass, ranked by the homes they run there. AirROI counts 126 active Airbnb homes run by Deadwood Connections in the Black Hills, the most of any management company (12 months to October 2026). AirROI rates TrailHound the best-rated among Black Hills companies with 25+ homes and 500+ reviews, at 4.94 over 1,802 reviews. No company runs more than 4.8% of the Black Hills' Airbnb listings, and the ten largest together run 24%.
Updated monthly. Airbnb homes live at least 3 months in the 12 months to October 2026, each counted once; companies with fewer than 5 are not counted, so every count is a floor. Market data: Black Hills Airbnb market.
- Ranked companies running 10+ listings
- 25
- Active Airbnb listings
- 2,652
- Listings run by companies
- 34%
Ranking
Who Are the Best Airbnb Management Companies in the Black Hills?
By active Airbnb listings, the largest Airbnb management companies in the Black Hills are Deadwood Connections (126), Budi (109), and Evolve (107). By guest rating, TrailHound ranks first at 4.94 over 1,802 reviews, ahead of Firehouse Campground & Cabins (4.87) and Black Hills (4.85). The table ranks the 27 largest; switch the order to see the best rated and the most listings added.
Largest Airbnb management companies in Black Hills
Ranked by active Airbnb homes run as host or co-host in Black Hills; "All markets" is the company's homes everywhere and the markets they sit in.
| # | Company | In Black Hills |
|---|---|---|
| Deadwood Connections, Lead, Powder House Pass, Sturgis · ★ 4.78, 7 markets | 126 | |
| Budi, Powder House Pass, Lead, Sturgis · ★ 4.79, 5 markets · +13 in a year | 109 | |
| Evolve, Lead, Rapid City, Sturgis · ★ 4.80, 4,689 markets | 107 | |
| 4 | Stay In The Black Hills, Rapid City, Custer, Lead · ★ 4.84, 13 markets · +15 in a year | 74 |
| 5 | Black Hills, Lead, Powder House Pass, Deadwood · ★ 4.85, 4 markets | 58 |
| 6 | TrailHound, Lead, Spearfish, Powder House Pass · ★ 4.94, 10 markets | 37 |
| 7 | Velora Management Group, Custer, Rapid City · ★ 4.76, 2 markets · +16 in a year | 32 |
| 8 | JAckie And Co Vacations, Rapid City, Spearfish, Sturgis · ★ 4.85, 5 markets · +16 in a year | 29 |
| 9 | Firehouse Campground & Cabins, Hill City, Rapid City · ★ 4.87, 2 markets · +10 in a year | 28 |
| 10 | Vacation Home Renter, Lead, Deadwood, Powder House Pass · ★ 4.77, 5 markets | 27 |
| 11 | Corttnee, Lead · ★ 4.80, 1 market | 25 |
| 12 | No Name City, Sturgis, 1 market | 23 |
| 13 | Rushmore Vacation Rentals Assistant, Custer, Hill City, Keystone · ★ 4.80, 4 markets | 19 |
| 14 | High Country Guest Ranch, Hill City · ★ 4.75, 1 market | 18 |
| 15 | Into The Woods, Lead, Powder House Pass · ★ 4.91, 2 markets | 17 |
| 16 | Gena, Sturgis · ★ 4.88, 1 market | 16 |
| 17 | TerryPeakLodge, Lead, 1 market | 15 |
| 18 | Hospitium, Lead, Sturgis, Hill City, 9 markets | 14 |
| 19 | Deadwood Rentals, Sturgis, Deadwood, Lead · ★ 4.88, 5 markets | 14 |
| 20 | Alicen, Hot Springs, Rapid City · ★ 4.82, 2 markets | 13 |
| 21 | Saunta, Rapid City · ★ 4.93, 1 market | 13 |
| 22 | The Pondo, Lead, 1 market | 12 |
| 24 | Elevation Of The Black Hills, Lead, Deadwood, Powder House Pass · ★ 4.89, 3 markets | 11 |
| 25 | Garret, Rapid City · ★ 4.84, 1 market | 10 |
| 26 | Estates, Lead, Rapid City, Sturgis, 4 markets | 9 |
| 27 | Kaycee, Lead, Rapid City, Sturgis, 4 markets | 9 |
Best-rated Airbnb management companies in Black Hills
Average guest rating across each company's rated listings, weighted by reviews, among companies with 25 or more listings and 500 or more reviews.
| # | Company | Average rating |
|---|---|---|
| TrailHound, Lead, 1,802 reviews | 4.94 | |
| Firehouse Campground & Cabins, Hill City, 1,152 reviews | 4.87 | |
| Black Hills, Lead, 2,513 reviews | 4.85 | |
| 4 | JAckie And Co Vacations, Rapid City, 1,302 reviews | 4.85 |
| 5 | Stay In The Black Hills, Rapid City, 4,792 reviews | 4.84 |
| 6 | Evolve, Lead, 5,007 reviews | 4.80 |
| 7 | Corttnee, Lead, 571 reviews | 4.80 |
| 8 | Budi, Powder House Pass, 1,505 reviews | 4.79 |
| 9 | Deadwood Connections, Lead, 6,145 reviews | 4.78 |
| 10 | Vacation Home Renter, Lead, 603 reviews | 4.77 |
| 11 | Velora Management Group, Custer, 1,113 reviews | 4.76 |
Airbnb management companies adding the most listings in Black Hills
Listings added over the past 12 months on each company's own Airbnb accounts, among companies running 25 or more today.
| # | Company | Listings added |
|---|---|---|
| Velora Management Group, Custer, Rapid City · ★ 4.76, 2 markets | +16 | |
| JAckie And Co Vacations, Rapid City, Spearfish, Sturgis · ★ 4.85, 5 markets | +16 | |
| Stay In The Black Hills, Rapid City, Custer, Lead · ★ 4.84, 13 markets | +15 | |
| 4 | Budi, Powder House Pass, Lead, Sturgis · ★ 4.79, 5 markets | +13 |
| 5 | Firehouse Campground & Cabins, Hill City, Rapid City · ★ 4.87, 2 markets | +10 |
How to read this table
Largest individual hosts in the Black Hills
| # | Host | In the Black Hills |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marjorie Anne | 77 |
| 2 | Amber- BlackHillsPremier | 40 |
| 3 | Tommy | 40 |
| 4 | Heidi | 39 |
| 5 | JAckie | 38 |
| 6 | Lee Ann | 21 |
| 7 | Candace | 20 |
| 8 | Kaylee | 19 |
| 9 | Leslie | 19 |
| 10 | Ana McKeown | 18 |
| 11 | Brandi | 17 |
| 12 | Julia | 16 |
| 13 | Ana Alicia | 12 |
| 14 | Casey | 11 |
| 15 | Michelle | 11 |
| 16 | Cheri | 10 |
| 17 | Kelly | 10 |
| 18 | Michael | 10 |
| 19 | Shane | 10 |
| 20 | Victoria | 10 |
Accounts under a person's name running 10 or more homes. They are not management companies, so they are not ranked above and have no profile.
Download the ranking as a CSV file, with each company's listings, markets, rating and growth.
Where
Where in the Black Hills Do Management Companies Run the Most Homes?
In the Black Hills, companies run the most Airbnb listings in Lead, Rapid City, and Powder House Pass. Each city below links to its Airbnb market data.
Companies run the most homes in Lead, Rapid City, and Powder House Pass
Listings run by companies as host or co-host, 12 months to October 2026. Numbered pins match the rows.
| # | City | Share of listings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | 332 | 60% | |
| Rapid City | 124 | 17% | |
| Powder House Pass | 96 | 85% | |
| 4 | Sturgis | 87 | 33% |
| 5 | Hill City | 64 | 41% |
| 6 | Custer | 63 | 21% |
| 7 | Spearfish | 35 | 19% |
Fees
How Much Does an Airbnb Manager Charge in the Black Hills?
AirROI does not publish or estimate any single company's fee, so ask for the rate card in writing. AirROI has not checked fees for any Black Hills company, so these figures pool the 81 companies it checked in 6 US cities: 49 quote only on request, and the 9 that publish a rate charge 10% to 30% of booking revenue.
- Median starting fee, US
- 15%
- Published fee range
- 10%–30%
- Quote only on request
- 49 of 81
In Lead, the average Airbnb earned $40,000 over the 12 months to October 2026. A 15% fee on that is about $6,000 a year.
The fee a year on the average Airbnb in Lead
- At 15%
- $6,000
- At 20%
- $8,000
- At 25%
- $10,000
- At 30%
- $12,000
AirROI compares company-run and owner-run homes in the cities it has management pages for, none of them in the Black Hills. See whether an Airbnb manager is worth it in the United States.
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Market
How Many Airbnb Management Companies Are There in the Black Hills?
25 companies that manage homes for owners run 10 or more active Airbnb listings in the Black Hills, and 27 run 5 or more, in AirROI's data for the 12 months to October 2026. Hosts with no business account run 66% of all listings.
The ten largest companies run 24% of Airbnb listings in the Black Hills, and the largest runs 4.8%
Share of 2,652 active Airbnb listings by who runs them, 12 months to October 2026
- The largest company 4.8%
- The next nine largest 19%
- Other companies and business accounts 10%
- Hosts with no business account 66%
Questions
Questions About Airbnb Management in the Black Hills
Who Is the Best Airbnb Management Company in the Black Hills?
AirROI counts 126 active Airbnb homes run by Deadwood Connections in the Black Hills, the most of any management company (12 months to October 2026). AirROI rates TrailHound the best-rated management company in the Black Hills, at 4.94 over 1,802 guest reviews (12 months to October 2026). No single measure makes a company best for your home: check that it runs homes like yours, in your area, before you sign.
Why Does a Company Show Fewer Homes Here Than on Airbnb?
This page counts a home only when it was live in at least 3 of the 12 months, live in at least 1 of the last 3, and had 3 or more booked or blocked nights in its live months, and only in the Black Hills. A company's Airbnb profile shows every listing it has ever published, including homes that have not opened yet, homes listed for a few weeks, and homes elsewhere. Open a row for the company's homes in its other markets, or its profile for every home tied to it and why each one is or is not counted.
Why Is a Company Ranked Differently in a Town and in Its Region?
Each page ranks companies by their homes in that place alone. A company with a few homes in one town and more in the towns around it ranks lower on the town's page than on the region or state page, where every town's homes count. The "All markets" column gives the company's homes everywhere, so the two rankings can be read together.
Method
About This Data
- Listings
- Active Airbnb listings over the 12 months to October 2026: open to bookings through the year, each counted once per company for its host and for every co-host. Airbnb only: homes listed only on Vrbo, Booking.com or a company's own site are not counted.
- Companies
- A company's Airbnb accounts with 5 or more active listings are joined into one company, so counts and shares are floors. Companies that manage homes for owners are ranked; hotels, resorts and booking platforms are counted in the totals but not ranked.
- Ratings
- Airbnb's guest rating, averaged across a company's listings and weighted by their reviews. Shown from 4.7 over 100 or more reviews; the best-rated order needs 25+ listings and 500+ reviews.
- Growth
- Listings added on a company's own Airbnb accounts over 12 months, for companies that ran 10 or more a year ago. Co-hosted listings from a year ago are not fully recorded, and a takeover or a rename shows as growth.
- Fees
- Published owner terms on company websites, checked September 29, 2026, pooled across the companies checked. No company's fee is shown.
- Independence
- No company can pay to be listed or ranked, and nothing is self-reported. The ranking is updated every month; this edition on November 4, 2026, the next in December 2026.