Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Fort Worth (TX)?
About the same: in Fort Worth (TX), Airbnb homes asked a median $129 a night against $126 for hotels on Agoda, 2% more (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 92, hotels on Agoda 190). Nights measured on both sides: 83, from 14 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 7 November 2026 22:53 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Fort Worth (TX), the middle half of asking prices ran from $92 to $206 for hotels on Agoda and from $93 to $173 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $126 | $92 | $206 | 190 | 83 |
| Airbnb homes | $129 | $93 | $173 | 92 | 83 |
| All places pooled | $127 | $90 | $193 | 283 | 83 |
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 Fort Worth (TX) against Monday to Thursday: +8% for hotels on Agoda and +7% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $132 | $122 | +8% | 23 | 48 |
| Airbnb homes | $135 | $126 | +7% | 23 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Fort Worth (TX) was widest in November 2026: $137 for Airbnb homes against $123 for hotels on Agoda, 11% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $123 | $137 | +11% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $119 | $127 | +6% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $137 | $126 | -8% | 31 | 7 November 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 1 January 2027 in Fort Worth (TX) (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $129 against $129 for hotels on Agoda, a gap under 1%.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $122 | $137 | +12% | 185 / 91 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $118 | $139 | +18% | 189 / 101 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $129 | $129 | 0% | 170 / 88 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $135 | $144 | +6% | 186 / 94 |
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 Fort Worth (TX): 283 in all, 190 on Agoda and 92 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 Fort Worth (TX) on both sides: 83, from 14 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 208 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 7 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 7 November 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 →