Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Tacoma (WA)?
Yes: in Tacoma (WA), Airbnb homes asked a median $135 a night against $152 for hotels on Agoda, 11% less (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 89, hotels on Agoda 40). Nights measured on both sides: 83, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 63 places checked, read 7 November 2026 21:12 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Tacoma (WA), the middle half of asking prices ran from $116 to $237 for hotels on Agoda and from $102 to $196 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $152 | $116 | $237 | 40 | 83 |
| Airbnb homes | $135 | $102 | $196 | 89 | 83 |
| All places pooled | $140 | $105 | $208 | 130 | 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 Tacoma (WA) against Monday to Thursday: +2% for hotels on Agoda and +1% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $156 | $154 | +2% | 23 | 48 |
| Airbnb homes | $137 | $135 | +1% | 23 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Tacoma (WA) was widest in January 2027: $134 for Airbnb homes against $155 for hotels on Agoda, 14% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $152 | $137 | -10% | 22 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $144 | $140 | -3% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $155 | $134 | -14% | 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 Tacoma (WA) (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $169 against $156 for hotels on Agoda, 8% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $132 | $142 | +7% | 30 / 95 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $142 | $137 | -4% | 33 / 90 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $156 | $169 | +8% | 39 / 79 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $157 | $123 | -22% | 40 / 86 |
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 Tacoma (WA): 130 in all, 40 on Agoda and 89 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 Tacoma (WA) on both sides: 83, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 63 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 →