Short-term rentals in Boston
Boston is the 307th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 550 listings, 60% on Airbnb. 39% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (50 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 550
- Market rank
- #307 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 8
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Boston
In Boston, Airbnb leads with 331 listings (60%), versus 219 on Booking.com (40%).
Where the listings are in Boston
The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red and Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan to explore the market, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.
Market structure in Boston
Airbnb supply is more professionalised than Booking.com's: 41% of Airbnb listings sit with operators of that size, against 36% on Booking.com. The 8 named professional operators run 123 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Port Isaac Bay Holidays and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 74% of that. The other 90 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 39%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 28%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 49% of Boston's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (17%).
Largest operators in Boston
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked United Kingdom listings. The table covers every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottages.com | 50 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | Port Isaac Bay Holidays | 23 | 4.85 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 138,189 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 18 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 4 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 13 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 5 | ALSENED LTD | 8 | 3.45 / 5 | 6.4 / 10 | 152,134 |
| 6 | Hoseasons | 5 | 4.66 / 5 | 8.6 / 10 | 11,713 |
| 7 | Travelnest Ltd | 5 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 8 | Norfolk Cottages | 1 | 4.68 / 5 | — | 165 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Boston among their markets. See the full interactive Boston market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Boston compares
Boston ranks 307th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Killin 553 listings
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Rhayader 553 listings
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Shanklin 553 listings
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Carnforth 548 listings
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Dolgellau 547 listings
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Dulverton 546 listings
Photo credits
- Killin: Photo: Killin-wv by Tine.wv · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rhayader: Photo: Town clock Rhayader and corner shop by Outwivcamera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Shanklin: Photo: Shanklin Old Village - geograph.org.uk - 13237 by Steven Muster · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Carnforth: Photo: Carnforth Station - geograph.org.uk - 463829 by Tom Pennington · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dolgellau: Photo: Dolgellau o'r awyr; aerial image of Dolgellau, Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri - Eryri National Park, Cymru (Wales) 18 by Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dulverton: Photo: Dulverton church by ChurchCrawler · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Boston market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Boston?
Boston has 550 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 331 on Airbnb and 219 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Boston?
The largest professional operator in Boston is Cottages.com, with 50 local listings.
How professionalised is the Boston short-term rental market?
39% of Boston's listings (213 of 550) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Airbnb supply is more professionalised than Booking.com's: 41% of Airbnb listings sit with operators of that size, against 36% on Booking.com. The 8 named professional operators run 123 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, Port Isaac Bay Holidays and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 74% of that. The other 90 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Boston?
In Boston, Airbnb leads with 331 listings (60%), versus 219 on Booking.com (40%).
How many professional operators run listings in Boston?
8 named professional operators run listings in Boston. The full roster is listed on this page, and the interactive market report maps every listing.
About this data
Figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshot of 550 public short-term rental listings in Boston, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across the United Kingdom. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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