Are apartments cheaper than hotels in Oakland (MD)?
No: in Oakland (MD), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $340 a night against $184 for hotels on Agoda, 85% more (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: apartments and homes on Agoda 81, hotels on Agoda 4). Nights measured on both sides: 65, from 14 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 93 places checked, read 7 November 2026 17:57 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Oakland (MD), the middle half of asking prices ran from $144 to $184 for hotels on Agoda and from $302 to $391 for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $184 | $144 | $184 | 4 | 65 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $340 | $302 | $391 | 81 | 65 |
| All places pooled | $334 | $299 | $391 | 85 | 65 |
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 Oakland (MD) against Monday to Thursday: +2% for hotels on Agoda and 0% for apartments and homes on Agoda.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $187 | $184 | +2% | 10 | 44 |
| Apartments and homes on Agoda | $340 | $340 | 0% | 10 | 44 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Oakland (MD) was widest in January 2027: $345 for apartments and homes on Agoda against $184 for hotels on Agoda, 88% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $184 | $333 | +81% | 22 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $181 | $334 | +85% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $184 | $345 | +88% | 21 | 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 26 November 2026 in Oakland (MD) (Thanksgiving Day), apartments and homes on Agoda asked a median $439 against $184 for hotels on Agoda, 139% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Apartments and homes on Agoda | Difference | With a price: hotels / apartments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $184 | $439 | +139% | 4 / 53 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $144 | $358 | +149% | 3 / 35 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $184 | $350 | +91% | 4 / 82 |
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 Agoda on a typical night in Oakland (MD): 85 in all, 4 of them hotels and 81 apartments and homes.
- Apartments and homes on Agoda: the places Agoda lists as not a hotel (apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms), priced in the same search as its hotels, one night for 2 adults.
- Hotels on Agoda: the places Agoda files as a hotel; Agoda files many guesthouses, hostels and aparthotels there too, so the apartment count is a floor.
- A place Agoda gives no kind for is in the pooled row only.
- Both sides come from the same Agoda search on the same night.
What was measured
Nights measured in Oakland (MD) on both sides: 65, from 14 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 93 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.
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 →