STR financial toolkit

Break-Even Occupancy Calculator for Short-Term Rentals

Break-even occupancy is not a demand forecast. It is the occupancy implied by your ADR, stay length, cleaning economics, fees and fixed costs.

Use the full operating model

One metric is only useful in context.

If your break-even occupancy is close to your expected occupancy, the property has little operating cushion. Use the sensitivity table to see what happens if ADR is lower than planned.

The calculator beside this text uses your own ADR, occupancy and cost assumptions. It does not import or infer market demand.

Run the property

No market data required
Use the rate that actually applies to your listing/account.
Modeled as % of room + cleaning revenue.

Uses only the assumptions you enter. It does not estimate local demand or future bookings.

Interpret the result conservatively.

Run at least three scenarios: your expected case, a lower-occupancy case, and a lower-ADR case. If the property only works in the optimistic case, the model is telling you something important.