Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in New Haven (CT)?
Yes: in New Haven (CT), Airbnb homes asked a median $175 a night against $226 for hotels on Agoda, 23% less (latest scan 8 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 92, hotels on Agoda 44). Nights measured on both sides: 83, from 15 November 2026 to 5 February 2027, read on 8 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 59 places checked, read 8 November 2026 01:55 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in New Haven (CT), the middle half of asking prices ran from $143 to $362 for hotels on Agoda and from $125 to $239 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $226 | $143 | $362 | 44 | 83 |
| Airbnb homes | $175 | $125 | $239 | 92 | 83 |
| All places pooled | $185 | $130 | $263 | 135 | 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 New Haven (CT) against Monday to Thursday: -15% for hotels on Agoda and +3% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $203 | $239 | -15% | 23 | 48 |
| Airbnb homes | $176 | $171 | +3% | 23 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in New Haven (CT) was widest in December 2026: $174 for Airbnb homes against $246 for hotels on Agoda, 29% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $226 | $178 | -21% | 20 | 8 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $246 | $174 | -29% | 31 | 8 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $221 | $175 | -21% | 31 | 8 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 18 January 2027 in New Haven (CT) (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $171 against $212 for hotels on Agoda, 19% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $204 | $198 | -3% | 34 / 89 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $185 | $177 | -4% | 34 / 94 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $196 | $173 | -12% | 36 / 97 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $212 | $171 | -19% | 43 / 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 New Haven (CT): 135 in all, 44 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 New Haven (CT) on both sides: 83, from 15 November 2026 to 5 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 59 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 8 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 8 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 →