Mountain townsWashington2026
Washington Mountain Towns
Leavenworth, Ashford and Packwood were the most booked of the 8 mountain towns in Washington on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, with an estimated 25,191, 19,620 and 14,484 stays. July is the busiest month across them, and the typical stay is 3.1 nights.
Figures are AirROI estimates. How they are made
Among the 5 towns with 200+ homes
- Most booked of these 5
- Leavenworth 25,191 stays
- Highest revenue per home of these 5
- Cle Elum $70,309 a year
- Highest rated of these 5
- Packwood 4.89 out of 5
- Lowest nightly rate of these 5
- Ashford $279 a night
- Longest typical stay of these 5
- Deming 4.0 nights
Ranking
Washington Mountain Towns Ranked by Airbnb Stays
Every one of the mountain towns and villages in Washington 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
4 of 8 are busiest in August. Cle Elum, Winthrop and Ronald peak in July, and Leavenworth in December. Among guests who left a review, Seattle is the top home city in all 8. Cabins, campers and other outdoor stays 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.
- Leavenworth
Of the 5 mountain towns in Washington with 200 or more homes, Leavenworth had the most Airbnb homes, at 638, and had the biggest share of apartments and condos, at 27%, in the 12 months to October 2026. Houses were the largest home type in Leavenworth, at 34% of homes.
- Ashford
Of the 5 mountain towns in Washington with 200 or more homes, Ashford had the highest occupancy, at 51%, and had the lowest nightly rate, at $279, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- Packwood
Of the 5 mountain towns in Washington with 200 or more homes, Packwood had the highest guest rating, at 4.89, in the 12 months to October 2026.
- 4Cle Elum
Of the 5 mountain towns in Washington with 200 or more homes, Cle Elum had the biggest share of homes that sleep 8 or more, at 73%, and had the highest nightly rate, at $661, in the 12 months to October 2026. Houses were the largest home type in Cle Elum, at 70% of homes.
- 5Deming
Of the 5 mountain towns in Washington with 200 or more homes, Deming had the longest typical stay, at 4.0 nights, in the 12 months to October 2026.
When to go
Busiest and Quietest Months
July, August and September rank as the busiest months for Airbnb nights across the mountain towns in Washington, and March and April as the quietest. July is the busiest month in 3 of the 8, while Ashford and Packwood peak in August, and Leavenworth in December. Across the 8 towns, nightly rates run lowest in March and April, at about $335, and highest in December, at about $451. Across the 8 towns, stays run longest in July, at 3.4 nights, and shortest in September, at 2.5 nights.
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 | 3.4 nights | $437 |
| 2 | August | 2.9 nights | $412 |
| 3 | September | 2.5 nights | $363 |
| 4 | June | 3.2 nights | $406 |
| 5 | December | 3.2 nights | $451 |
| 6 | October | 2.7 nights | $357 |
| 7 | January | 2.8 nights | $381 |
| 8 | May | 3.0 nights | $371 |
| 9 | November | 3.0 nights | $365 |
| 10 | February | 2.9 nights | $365 |
| 11 | March | 2.8 nights | $335 |
| 12 | April | 3.1 nights | $335 |
Who comes
Where Guests Come From
Among guests who left a review, 94.5% 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. Deming draws the most from abroad, at 9.8%, among towns with 200 or more homes.
Top home cities
Among guests who left a review
94.5% from within the United States
The money view
Revenue, Occupancy and Nightly Rate
Among the 5 towns with 200 or more Airbnb homes, Cle Elum has the highest estimated revenue per home, at $70,309 a year. Of those 5, Ashford has the highest occupancy, at 51%, and the lowest nightly rate on Airbnb, at $279. The most booked of the 8, Leavenworth, earns about $58,031 per home.
Highest revenue per home of these 5
A year, AirROI estimate
- Cle Elum $70,309
- Leavenworth $58,031
- Ashford $51,570
- Packwood $45,118
- Deming $34,195
Highest occupancy of these 5
Nights booked, AirROI estimate
- Ashford 51%
- Packwood 46%
- Leavenworth 43%
- Deming 38%
- Cle Elum 34%
Lowest nightly rate of these 5
On Airbnb, AirROI estimate
- Ashford $279
- Packwood $291
- Deming $311
- Leavenworth $391
- Cle Elum $661
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most popular mountain town in Washington?
By AirROI's estimates, Leavenworth is the most booked of the 8 mountain towns in Washington, with 25,191 Airbnb stays in the 12 months to October 2026. Ashford is second, with 19,620. This counts Airbnb bookings only.
What is the most affordable mountain town in Washington?
By AirROI's estimated nightly rate on Airbnb in the 12 months to October 2026, among mountain towns in Washington with 200 or more homes, the lowest are Ashford ($279), Packwood ($291) and Deming ($311). That is the average asking price on booked nights, not what it costs to live or buy there.
What are some small mountain towns in Washington?
By AirROI's count of active Airbnb homes as of October 2026, the smallest of the 8 mountain towns it lists in Washington are Gold Bar (120), Ronald (162) and Winthrop (186). AirROI's list starts at 100 homes, so smaller places are not on it.
What mountain 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 mountain towns in Washington with 200 or more homes, the highest are Cle Elum ($70,309), Leavenworth ($58,031) and Ashford ($51,570). Among the same towns, Ashford has the highest occupancy, at 51%.
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 sit in a mountain range or right at its foot, with the mountains the reason it is known and why people go. The town's own listings can back that up, with 15% of its listing titles naming the mountains. 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 274,698 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.