Coastal townsWashington2026

Washington Coastal Towns

Port Angeles, Bellingham and Ocean Shores were the most booked of the 21 coastal towns in Washington on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, with an estimated 28,149, 12,464 and 9,670 stays. August is the busiest month across them, and the typical stay is 4.0 nights.

Source: AirROI Reviewed by Jun Zhou, Founder @ AirROI Updated November 4, 2026

Figures are AirROI estimates. How they are made

Among the 8 towns with 200+ homes

Most booked of these 8: Port Angeles 28,149 stays
Highest revenue per home of these 8: Friday Harbor $59,463 a year
Highest rated of these 8: Bellingham 4.91 out of 5
Lowest nightly rate of these 8: Bellingham $246 a night
Longest typical stay of these 8: Bellingham 5.2 nights

Ranking

Washington Coastal Towns Ranked by Airbnb Stays

Every one of the coastal and beach towns in Washington with 100 or more Airbnb homes and recent stays, most booked first.

Washington Coastal Towns ranked by Airbnb stays, with homes, typical stay, busiest month, nightly rate, occupancy, revenue per home and guest rating

1	Port Angeles	28,149	731	3.6 nights	August	$320	51%	$54,044	4.90
2	Bellingham	12,464	380	5.2 nights	August	$246	52%	$39,258	4.91
3	Ocean Shores	9,670	323	3.1 nights	August	$264	34%	$30,215	4.78
4	Eastsound	7,860	284	3.5 nights	August	$420	40%	$56,144	4.88
5	Seabrook	7,844	291	3.4 nights	August	$513	33%	$54,665	4.78
6	Friday Harbor	6,867	229	3.8 nights	August	$469	44%	$59,463	4.85
7	Long Beach	6,831	231	2.9 nights	August	$326	35%	$41,555	4.80
8	Westport	5,645	209	3.5 nights	August	$315	35%	$35,579	4.85
9	Anacortes	4,656	167	5.2 nights	August	$270	47%	$35,671	4.89
10	Oak Harbor	4,628	152	4.8 nights	August	$356	46%	$50,870	4.87
11	Port Townsend	4,332	133	4.3 nights	August	$236	48%	$33,111	4.85
12	Langley	4,315	136	3.8 nights	August	$365	41%	$46,942	4.89
13	Vashon	4,119	127	4.0 nights	August	$340	44%	$44,138	4.92
14	Gig Harbor	3,772	145	5.3 nights	August	$321	46%	$41,473	4.90
15	Coupeville	3,684	121	4.0 nights	August	$347	42%	$43,482	4.85
16	Clinton	3,529	113	4.1 nights	August	$376	44%	$52,864	4.88
17	Moclips	3,454	109	3.2 nights	August	$516	37%	$60,895	4.78
18	Freeland	3,142	110	4.1 nights	August	$386	41%	$44,285	4.86
19	Camano	2,988	113	4.0 nights	August	$344	38%	$36,675	4.85
20	Edmonds	2,731	115	6.8 nights	August	$315	47%	$37,633	4.90
21	Birch Bay	2,707	139	5.4 nights	August	$263	35%	$27,776	4.81

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 August, and among guests who left a review, Seattle is the top home city in each. Houses are the largest home type in all 8. The lines below add what the table can't show, where one of the 8 most booked towns leads its peers or differs from the rest.

Port Angeles
Of the 8 coastal towns in Washington with 200 or more homes, Port Angeles had the most Airbnb homes, at 731, in the 12 months to October 2026.
Bellingham
Of the 8 coastal towns in Washington with 200 or more homes, Bellingham had the highest guest rating, at 4.91, and had the longest typical stay, at 5.2 nights, in the 12 months to October 2026.
4
Eastsound
Of the 8 coastal towns in Washington with 200 or more homes, Eastsound was booked furthest ahead, about 72 days before arrival, in the 12 months to October 2026.
5
Seabrook
Of the 8 coastal towns in Washington with 200 or more homes, Seabrook had the biggest share of homes that sleep 8 or more, at 60%, and had the highest nightly rate, at $513, in the 12 months to October 2026.
8
Westport
Of the 8 coastal towns in Washington with 200 or more homes, Westport had the biggest share of apartments and condos, at 35%, in the 12 months to October 2026.

When to go

Busiest and Quietest Months

August, July and June rank as the busiest months for Airbnb nights across the coastal towns in Washington, and February and January as the quietest. August is the busiest month in every one of them. Across the 21 towns, nightly rates run lowest in March, at about $288, and highest in July, at about $420. Across the 21 towns, stays run longest in April and July, at 4.3 nights, and shortest in September, at 3.3 nights.

August 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

Months in Washington by rank
Rank	Month	Typical stay	Nightly rate
1	August	3.9 nights	$405
2	July	4.3 nights	$420
3	June	4.0 nights	$387
4	September	3.3 nights	$342
5	May	4.1 nights	$322
6	October	3.7 nights	$304
7	April	4.3 nights	$300
8	March	4.1 nights	$288
9	November	3.7 nights	$298
10	December	4.1 nights	$300
11	February	4.1 nights	$291
12	January	4.1 nights	$289

Who comes

Where Guests Come From

Among guests who left a review, 95.7% come from within the United States. Among those guests, the largest group from abroad comes from Canada. The top home cities among those guests are Seattle, Portland and Tacoma. Port Angeles draws the most from abroad, at 6.1%, among towns with 200 or more homes.

Top home cities

Among guests who left a review

95.7% from within the United States

Seattle 18%
Portland 3.9%
Tacoma 1.4%
Bellingham 1%

The money view

Revenue, Occupancy and Nightly Rate

Among the 8 towns with 200 or more Airbnb homes, Friday Harbor has the highest estimated revenue per home, at $59,463 a year. Of those 8, Bellingham has the highest occupancy, at 52%, and the lowest nightly rate on Airbnb, at $246. The most booked of the 21, Port Angeles, earns about $54,044 per home.

Highest revenue per home of these 8

A year, AirROI estimate

Friday Harbor $59,463
Eastsound $56,144
Seabrook $54,665
Port Angeles $54,044
Long Beach $41,555

Highest occupancy of these 8

Nights booked, AirROI estimate

Lowest nightly rate of these 8

On Airbnb, AirROI estimate

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most popular coastal town in Washington?

By AirROI's estimates, Port Angeles is the most booked of the 21 coastal towns in Washington, with 28,149 Airbnb stays in the 12 months to October 2026. Bellingham is second, with 12,464. This counts Airbnb bookings only.

What is the most affordable coastal town in Washington?

By AirROI's estimated nightly rate on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, among coastal towns in Washington with 200 or more homes, the lowest are Bellingham ($246), Ocean Shores ($264) and Westport ($315). That is the average asking price on booked nights, not what it costs to live or buy there.

What are some small coastal towns in Washington?

By AirROI's count of active Airbnb homes as of October 2026, the smallest of the 21 coastal towns it lists in Washington are Moclips (109), Freeland (110) and Clinton (113). AirROI's list starts at 100 homes, so smaller places are not on it.

What coastal towns in Washington 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 coastal towns in Washington with 200 or more homes, the highest are Friday Harbor ($59,463), Eastsound ($56,144) and Seabrook ($54,665). Among the same towns, Bellingham has the highest occupancy, at 52%.

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 468,592 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.