Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Bozeman (MT)?
No: in Bozeman (MT), Airbnb homes asked a median $205 a night against $154 for hotels on Agoda, 33% more (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 33). Nights measured on both sides: 69, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 38 places checked, read 25 October 2026 21:09 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Bozeman (MT), the middle half of asking prices ran from $127 to $235 for hotels on Agoda and from $135 to $290 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $154 | $127 | $235 | 33 | 69 |
| Airbnb homes | $205 | $135 | $290 | 90 | 69 |
| All places pooled | $187 | $128 | $282 | 123 | 69 |
Each night's figure is the median (or quarter) of that night's asking prices for one night; each figure here is the median of those nights. The pooled row puts every asking price of a night into one list.
Friday and Saturday nights on each side
Friday and Saturday nights in Bozeman (MT) against Monday to Thursday: +8% for hotels on Agoda and +8% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $161 | $149 | +8% | 19 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | $218 | $202 | +8% | 19 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Bozeman (MT) was widest in December 2026: $205 for Airbnb homes against $145 for hotels on Agoda, 41% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $149 | $204 | +37% | 28 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $145 | $205 | +41% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $161 | $205 | +28% | 22 | 25 October 2026 |
Each month is the median of its nightly medians over the nights read on both sides; the month links to its own page.
On event and holiday nights
On 26 November 2026 in Bozeman (MT) (Thanksgiving Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $232 against $149 for hotels on Agoda, 55% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $149 | $232 | +55% | 31 / 94 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $147 | $227 | +54% | 30 / 90 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $158 | $211 | +33% | 31 / 85 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $159 | $177 | +11% | 33 / 91 |
Each event is printed beside the night it fell on; the prices are that night's asking prices and do not say what moved them.
What counts as a hotel and an apartment here
Places with a price on a typical night in Bozeman (MT): 123 in all, 33 on Agoda and 90 on Airbnb.
- Airbnb homes: the listings Airbnb's search showed with a price for one night for 2 guests, whole apartments, B&Bs and private rooms alike.
- Hotels on Agoda: every place Agoda's search showed with a price for one night for 2 adults: hotels, guesthouses, hostels and the apartments Agoda itself lists.
- A listing missing from a night's Airbnb search is unknown that night, not sold out.
- The two sites may count fees and taxes differently; each figure is the price its search showed.
What was measured
Nights measured in Bozeman (MT) on both sides: 69, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 38 places checked per night on Agoda; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read on Agoda, on 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 25 October 2026.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →