Tampa Airbnb Market Data
& Investment Analysis

Tampa is Tampa Bay's business and medical hub, anchored by Tampa General Hospital, Moffitt Cancer Center, MacDill Air Force Base, the University of South Florida, Port Tampa Bay, and Raymond James Stadium, with the Gulf beaches across the bay. Its short-term rental market holds 6,394 active entire-home listings across 25 neighborhoods that Surge tracks. Over the twelve months ending September 2026, the average listing earned $36,426 in gross revenue at a $180 average nightly rate and 60% occupancy, for revenue per available night of $109. Revenue per listing is down 9.8% year over year.

Tampa suits investors who want weekly and monthly stays backed by medical, military, and corporate demand rather than pure tourism. The main things to underwrite are the seven-night minimum in residential zoning (nightly pricing models overstate what most homes can legally earn), the 2027 Hillsborough County registration, HOA and condo rental restrictions, and flood and windstorm insurance.

Spring training, spring break, and festival season (Gasparilla in January and the Florida State Fair in February) push demand to its peak in late winter and early spring, while September, deep in hurricane season with schools back in session, is the slow stretch. The average Tampa listing earned $4,436 in March against $2,243 in September, a 2.0x swing between the best and worst month. Furnished homes near Tampa General, Moffitt, USF, and MacDill hold the steadiest demand from medical, military, and relocation guests, which matters because most residential zoning in this market requires stays of seven nights or more.

The market covers Hillsborough County: the City of Tampa core (Downtown, Channel District, Davis Islands, Hyde Park, South Tampa, Tampa Heights, Ybor City), the northern suburbs around USF, Carrollwood, Lutz, Westchase, and Odessa, and the growing eastern and southern corridor through Brandon, Valrico, Riverview, Apollo Beach, Ruskin, and Sun City Center. St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and the Gulf beaches sit across the bay in Pinellas County, a separate market with its own rules.

By gross revenue the strongest neighborhoods are Hyde Park, Apollo Beach, and South Tampa, averaging $48,707, $48,471, and $45,310 a year. Nightly rates span $144 in Palmetto Beach to $282 in Apollo Beach. On the Surge Score, which also weighs demand consistency and regulatory risk, Davis Islands, Palmetto Beach, and Downtown Tampa rank highest. For value, Wimauma, Brandon, and Sulphur Springs pair below-median nightly rates with above-median occupancy. The full ranking is on the Tampa neighborhoods page.

Both the City of Tampa and unincorporated Hillsborough County limit homes in residential zoning to stays of seven days or longer under rules that predate Florida's 2011 preemption, so nightly stays in ordinary neighborhoods are off the table outside Hillsborough's Resort Dwelling Overlay Districts. Every rental needs a Florida DBPR license, stays pay 13.5% combined tax (6% state sales tax, 1.5% county surtax, 6% Tourist Development Tax), and unincorporated Hillsborough adds an annual county registration starting January 1, 2027. Read the full Tampa STR regulations, including every suburb's rules and the tax filing requirements.

Revenue scales with size. A one-bedroom in Tampa averages $20,482 a year at $99 a night, while a four-bedroom averages $60,115 at $307. Larger homes earn more per booking but usually run lower occupancy, so compare revenue per available night, not just nightly rate, when you choose a floor plan. Among tracked amenities, listings with a hot tub earned about 79% more than the Tampa baseline; the Insights tab ranks every amenity by revenue, rate, and occupancy lift.

Model a specific purchase with the Tampa investment analysis and calculator. Data on this page comes from Surge market data on entire-home listings and was last refreshed 2026-10-28.