30 Locations With the Priciest Vacation Rentals
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Though COVID-19 has changed how and when we travel, there will come a time when you’ll be ready to take your next vacation again, and you probably don’t want to stretch your budget too thin in order to do so. GOBankingRates compiled a list of the most popular (and costly) vacation destinations in the U.S. While these prices might put most people off, for others, knowing that these destinations are probably worth their cost may make it worth the price to visit.
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GOBankingRates reviewed Travel and Leisure’s list of “The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2021,” Town and Country’s July 2020 piece “Best Weekend Getaways” during COVID-19 and AirDNA’s list of the places with the highest average daily rental rates of 2019. GOBankingRates found the average daily rate for a rental property in each location. Here are the 30 locations with the priciest vacation rentals.
St. Simons Island, Georgia
- Rental rate: $261
Orange Beach, Alabama
- Rental rate: $289
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Johns Island, South Carolina
- Rental rate: $320
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Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
- Rental rate: $346
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Breckenridge, Colorado
- Rental rate: $351
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Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- Rental rate: $359
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South Lake Tahoe, California
- Rental rate: $360
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Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
- Rental rate: $421
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Park City, Utah
- Rental rate: $426
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Telluride, Colorado
- Rental rate: $499
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Malibu, California
- Rental rate: $650
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Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Rental rate: $812
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Methodology: GOBankingRates began by compiling a list of 80 of the most popular (and costly) vacation destinations in the U.S. To do this, GOBankingRates reviewed Travel and Leisure’s list of “The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2021,” Town and Country’s July 2020 piece “Best Weekend Getaways” during COVID-19 and AirDNA’s list of the cities with the highest average daily rental rates of 2019. Then, using AirDNA’s data, GOBankingRates found the average daily rate for a rental property in each city. AirDNA’s rental rate estimates are based on data gathered in the prior 12-month period by scraping data on every listing on Airbnb and Vrbo, as well as working with partnered property management systems. All data was gathered on and up to date as of Jan. 13, 2021.
About the Author
Jordan Rosenfeld
Jordan Rosenfeld is a freelance writer and author of nine books. She holds a B.A. from Sonoma State University and an MFA from Bennington College. Her articles and essays about finances and other topics has appeared in a wide range of publications and clients, including The Atlantic, The Billfold, Good Magazine, GoBanking Rates, Daily Worth, Quartz, Medical Economics, The New York Times, Ozy, Paypal, The Washington Post and for numerous business clients. As someone who had to learn many of her lessons about money the hard way, she enjoys writing about personal finance to empower and educate people on how to make the most of what they have and live a better quality of life.
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Though COVID-19 has changed how and when we travel, there will come a time when you’ll be ready to take your next vacation again, and you probably don’t want to stretch your budget too thin in order to do so. GOBankingRates compiled a list of the most popular (and costly) vacation destinations in the U.S. While these prices might put most people off, for others, knowing that these destinations are probably worth their cost may make it worth the price to visit.
Read More: How To Budget and Plan For a Vacation in 2021
GOBankingRates reviewed Travel and Leisure’s list of “The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2021,” Town and Country’s July 2020 piece “Best Weekend Getaways” during COVID-19 and AirDNA’s list of the places with the highest average daily rental rates of 2019. GOBankingRates found the average daily rate for a rental property in each location. Here are the 30 locations with the priciest vacation rentals.
Miramar Beach, Florida
- Rental rate: $256
St. Simons Island, Georgia
- Rental rate: $261
Destin, Florida
- Rental rate: $266
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Orange Beach, Alabama
- Rental rate: $289
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Kihei, Hawaii
- Rental rate: $289
Galena, Illinois
- Rental rate: $300
Big Bear Lake, California
- Rental rate: $316
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Johns Island, South Carolina
- Rental rate: $320
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Riverhead, New York
- Rental rate: $330
Cape May, New Jersey
- Rental rate: $334
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Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
- Rental rate: $346
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Laguna Beach, California
- Rental rate: $349
Lahaina, Hawaii
- Rental rate: $349
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Newport, Rhode Island
- Rental rate: $351
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Breckenridge, Colorado
- Rental rate: $351
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Key West, Florida
- Rental rate: $352
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Stowe, Vermont
- Rental rate: $354
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Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- Rental rate: $359
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South Lake Tahoe, California
- Rental rate: $360
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Asbury Park, New Jersey
- Rental rate: $386
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Jackson, Wyoming
- Rental rate: $405
Palm Springs, California
- Rental rate: $412
Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
- Rental rate: $421
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Park City, Utah
- Rental rate: $426
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Washington, Connecticut
- Rental rate: $460
Sonoma, California
Telluride, Colorado
- Rental rate: $499
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Big Sky, Montana
- Rental rate: $515
Malibu, California
- Rental rate: $650
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Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Rental rate: $812
More From GOBankingRates
- These Are the Best Banks of 2021 – Did Yours Make the Cut?
- 19 Ways To Tackle Your Budget and Manage Your Debt
- Top 100 Banks Leading the U.S. in 2021
- How To Rebound From a Bad Financial Year: 2020 Edition
Methodology: GOBankingRates began by compiling a list of 80 of the most popular (and costly) vacation destinations in the U.S. To do this, GOBankingRates reviewed Travel and Leisure’s list of “The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2021,” Town and Country’s July 2020 piece “Best Weekend Getaways” during COVID-19 and AirDNA’s list of the cities with the highest average daily rental rates of 2019. Then, using AirDNA’s data, GOBankingRates found the average daily rate for a rental property in each city. AirDNA’s rental rate estimates are based on data gathered in the prior 12-month period by scraping data on every listing on Airbnb and Vrbo, as well as working with partnered property management systems. All data was gathered on and up to date as of Jan. 13, 2021.
About the Author
Jordan Rosenfeld
Jordan Rosenfeld is a freelance writer and author of nine books. She holds a B.A. from Sonoma State University and an MFA from Bennington College. Her articles and essays about finances and other topics has appeared in a wide range of publications and clients, including The Atlantic, The Billfold, Good Magazine, GoBanking Rates, Daily Worth, Quartz, Medical Economics, The New York Times, Ozy, Paypal, The Washington Post and for numerous business clients. As someone who had to learn many of her lessons about money the hard way, she enjoys writing about personal finance to empower and educate people on how to make the most of what they have and live a better quality of life.