Airbnb hosts use income from the platform to pay for food, rent and mortgages — but three U.S. states are more lucrative than others

Hosts in the U.S. earned a median income from hosting of $13,800 in 2021, up 85% since 2019.

With prices rising everywhere, Airbnb ABNB hosts report that their hosting money has become essential money.

More than a third of the Airbnb hosts around the world said hosting has helped them to cover the rising costs of living. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization at the United Nations, the FAO Food Index — an index tracking international price monthly movements — has been up by nearly 30% in April compared to a year ago.

The company reports that hosts are making more money as people show a greater willingness to travel — a typical host in the U.S. earned a median income from hosting of $13,800 in 2021, up 85% since 2019.

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