Best Places in Mexico to Invest in Airbnbs, Short-Term Rentals in 2025

Last updated: January 31, 2025

Discover the most lucrative short-term rental markets in Mexico with AirROI's comprehensive investment guide. Whether you’re an experienced property investor or just starting your Airbnb journey, through detailed analysis of key metrics across premier global, our data-driven insights reveal where smart money is flowing in the short-term rental space. Using advanced market analytics and real performance data, we’ve identified investment hotspots that combine strong rental demand, favorable regulations, and optimal revenue potential.

Read on to explore the top-performing short-term rental markets that should be on every investor’s radar in 2024.

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Top Short-Term Rental Cities in Mexico

Rank:#1Market:Mexico CityCountry:MexicoProperties:18,595Monthly Revenue:$1162.78Daily Rate:$87.00Occupancy:49.77%Regulation:Low
Rank:#2Market:TulumCountry:MexicoProperties:8,240Monthly Revenue:$1434.25Daily Rate:$175.16Occupancy:35.02%Regulation:Low
Rank:#3Market:Playa del CarmenCountry:MexicoProperties:7,555Monthly Revenue:$1100.25Daily Rate:$122.65Occupancy:40.44%Regulation:Low
Rank:#4Market:Puerto VallartaCountry:MexicoProperties:7,120Monthly Revenue:$1814.12Daily Rate:$193.49Occupancy:40.68%Regulation:Low
Rank:#5Market:CancúnCountry:MexicoProperties:5,989Monthly Revenue:$1190.64Daily Rate:$120.46Occupancy:41.97%Regulation:Low
Rank:#6Market:MazatlánCountry:MexicoProperties:5,552Monthly Revenue:$1089.50Daily Rate:$133.41Occupancy:33.49%Regulation:Low
Rank:#7Market:MéridaCountry:MexicoProperties:4,259Monthly Revenue:$896.73Daily Rate:$76.91Occupancy:44.71%Regulation:Low
Rank:#8Market:GuadalajaraCountry:MexicoProperties:4,202Monthly Revenue:$731.89Daily Rate:$58.02Occupancy:45.19%Regulation:Low
Rank:#9Market:Oaxaca CityCountry:MexicoProperties:3,284Monthly Revenue:$938.21Daily Rate:$88.37Occupancy:37.76%Regulation:Low
Rank:#10Market:AcapulcoCountry:MexicoProperties:2,639Monthly Revenue:$929.59Daily Rate:$169.09Occupancy:26.97%Regulation:Low
Rank:#11Market:MonterreyCountry:MexicoProperties:2,618Monthly Revenue:$853.27Daily Rate:$69.78Occupancy:46.22%Regulation:Low
Rank:#12Market:Cabo San LucasCountry:MexicoProperties:2,577Monthly Revenue:$2728.77Daily Rate:$368.34Occupancy:36.19%Regulation:Low
Rank:#13Market:San Miguel de AllendeCountry:MexicoProperties:2,170Monthly Revenue:$1587.02Daily Rate:$186.61Occupancy:34.11%Regulation:Low
Rank:#14Market:ZapopanCountry:MexicoProperties:1,996Monthly Revenue:$827.59Daily Rate:$70.61Occupancy:43.13%Regulation:Low
Rank:#15Market:QuerétaroCountry:MexicoProperties:1,955Monthly Revenue:$581.74Daily Rate:$54.30Occupancy:42.94%Regulation:Low
Rank:#16Market:San Miguel de CozumelCountry:MexicoProperties:1,871Monthly Revenue:$954.48Daily Rate:$133.84Occupancy:31.97%Regulation:Low
Rank:#17Market:Rocky PointCountry:MexicoProperties:1,815Monthly Revenue:$1739.31Daily Rate:$214.04Occupancy:28.88%Regulation:Low
Rank:#18Market:La PazCountry:MexicoProperties:1,679Monthly Revenue:$1433.55Daily Rate:$120.22Occupancy:44.81%Regulation:Low
Rank:#19Market:Puebla CityCountry:MexicoProperties:1,652Monthly Revenue:$504.84Daily Rate:$46.46Occupancy:40.54%Regulation:Low
Rank:#20Market:BuceríasCountry:MexicoProperties:1,624Monthly Revenue:$1644.43Daily Rate:$192.82Occupancy:37.91%Regulation:Low
Rank:#21Market:EnsenadaCountry:MexicoProperties:1,574Monthly Revenue:$1150.28Daily Rate:$144.53Occupancy:31.65%Regulation:Low
Rank:#22Market:LeónCountry:MexicoProperties:1,541Monthly Revenue:$531.32Daily Rate:$58.74Occupancy:36.12%Regulation:Low
Rank:#23Market:Brisas de ZicatelaCountry:MexicoProperties:1,428Monthly Revenue:$1570.46Daily Rate:$130.99Occupancy:42.55%Regulation:Low
Rank:#24Market:SayulitaCountry:MexicoProperties:1,405Monthly Revenue:$2039.84Daily Rate:$209.70Occupancy:39.22%Regulation:Low
Rank:#25Market:San José del CaboCountry:MexicoProperties:1,327Monthly Revenue:$2465.19Daily Rate:$408.33Occupancy:34.71%Regulation:Low
Rank:#26Market:RosaritoCountry:MexicoProperties:1,246Monthly Revenue:$1315.40Daily Rate:$195.93Occupancy:27.24%Regulation:Low
Rank:#27Market:MoreliaCountry:MexicoProperties:1,228Monthly Revenue:$520.32Daily Rate:$53.45Occupancy:35.02%Regulation:Low
Rank:#28Market:Guanajuato CityCountry:MexicoProperties:1,223Monthly Revenue:$629.05Daily Rate:$72.65Occupancy:32.94%Regulation:Low
Rank:#29Market:Aguascalientes CityCountry:MexicoProperties:1,189Monthly Revenue:$505.96Daily Rate:$63.00Occupancy:37.57%Regulation:Low
Rank:#30Market:CuernavacaCountry:MexicoProperties:1,137Monthly Revenue:$1147.42Daily Rate:$149.81Occupancy:32.19%Regulation:Low
Rank:#31Market:TijuanaCountry:MexicoProperties:1,126Monthly Revenue:$812.10Daily Rate:$79.15Occupancy:39.22%Regulation:Low
Rank:#32Market:SolidaridadCountry:MexicoProperties:1,079Monthly Revenue:$857.91Daily Rate:$132.52Occupancy:35.76%Regulation:Low
Rank:#33Market:San CristóbalCountry:MexicoProperties:1,049Monthly Revenue:$375.61Daily Rate:$53.24Occupancy:31.70%Regulation:Low
Rank:#34Market:Acapulco de JuárezCountry:MexicoProperties:1,047Monthly Revenue:$923.38Daily Rate:$136.84Occupancy:29.55%Regulation:Low
Rank:#35Market:ManzanilloCountry:MexicoProperties:1,040Monthly Revenue:$1197.54Daily Rate:$151.91Occupancy:32.46%Regulation:Low
Rank:#36Market:HermosilloCountry:MexicoProperties:1,019Monthly Revenue:$555.78Daily Rate:$47.99Occupancy:40.95%Regulation:Low
Rank:#37Market:Puerto EscondidoCountry:MexicoProperties:993Monthly Revenue:$1394.29Daily Rate:$139.41Occupancy:40.69%Regulation:Low
Rank:#38Market:MazamitlaCountry:MexicoProperties:990Monthly Revenue:$1226.25Daily Rate:$153.52Occupancy:28.88%Regulation:Low
Rank:#39Market:Ciudad JuárezCountry:MexicoProperties:865Monthly Revenue:$665.59Daily Rate:$54.28Occupancy:43.95%Regulation:Low
Rank:#40Market:Chihuahua CityCountry:MexicoProperties:861Monthly Revenue:$577.28Daily Rate:$50.04Occupancy:40.36%Regulation:Low
Rank:#41Market:Isla MujeresCountry:MexicoProperties:854Monthly Revenue:$2273.96Daily Rate:$226.59Occupancy:39.44%Regulation:Low
Rank:#42Market:La CrucecitaCountry:MexicoProperties:816Monthly Revenue:$910.30Daily Rate:$108.35Occupancy:35.96%Regulation:Low
Rank:#43Market:BacalarCountry:MexicoProperties:807Monthly Revenue:$1247.60Daily Rate:$133.13Occupancy:35.04%Regulation:Low
Rank:#44Market:Puerto MorelosCountry:MexicoProperties:800Monthly Revenue:$1050.61Daily Rate:$137.81Occupancy:38.48%Regulation:Low
Rank:#45Market:Veracruz CityCountry:MexicoProperties:773Monthly Revenue:$622.11Daily Rate:$59.61Occupancy:38.53%Regulation:Low
Rank:#46Market:TepoztlánCountry:MexicoProperties:735Monthly Revenue:$1293.63Daily Rate:$143.25Occupancy:29.48%Regulation:Low
Rank:#47Market:San Luis Potosí CityCountry:MexicoProperties:733Monthly Revenue:$472.58Daily Rate:$46.41Occupancy:38.48%Regulation:Low
Rank:#48Market:ValladolidCountry:MexicoProperties:653Monthly Revenue:$549.90Daily Rate:$62.51Occupancy:32.71%Regulation:Low
Rank:#49Market:San Carlos Nuevo GuaymasCountry:MexicoProperties:635Monthly Revenue:$1396.55Daily Rate:$196.06Occupancy:29.80%Regulation:Low
Rank:#50Market:Ixtapa ZihuatanejoCountry:MexicoProperties:627Monthly Revenue:$904.21Daily Rate:$164.88Occupancy:28.27%Regulation:Low
Rank:#51Market:ZihuatanejoCountry:MexicoProperties:626Monthly Revenue:$1127.73Daily Rate:$147.69Occupancy:33.74%Regulation:Low
Rank:#52Market:HolboxCountry:MexicoProperties:566Monthly Revenue:$1350.97Daily Rate:$165.49Occupancy:30.62%Regulation:Low
Rank:#53Market:Valle de BravoCountry:MexicoProperties:563Monthly Revenue:$1479.91Daily Rate:$231.47Occupancy:25.69%Regulation:Low
Rank:#54Market:Nuevo VallartaCountry:MexicoProperties:547Monthly Revenue:$1479.83Daily Rate:$180.11Occupancy:37.45%Regulation:Low
Rank:#55Market:Boca del RíoCountry:MexicoProperties:537Monthly Revenue:$900.83Daily Rate:$84.42Occupancy:37.20%Regulation:Low
Rank:#56Market:TorreónCountry:MexicoProperties:529Monthly Revenue:$487.91Daily Rate:$49.55Occupancy:40.58%Regulation:Low
Rank:#57Market:Culiacán RosalesCountry:MexicoProperties:520Monthly Revenue:$443.11Daily Rate:$51.18Occupancy:31.92%Regulation:Low
Rank:#58Market:CompostelaCountry:MexicoProperties:516Monthly Revenue:$1023.89Daily Rate:$158.97Occupancy:29.90%Regulation:Low
Rank:#59Market:San FranciscoCountry:MexicoProperties:506Monthly Revenue:$1884.76Daily Rate:$212.83Occupancy:39.72%Regulation:Low
Rank:#60Market:La Cruz de HuanacaxtleCountry:MexicoProperties:494Monthly Revenue:$2062.44Daily Rate:$285.94Occupancy:35.65%Regulation:Low
Rank:#61Market:Campeche CityCountry:MexicoProperties:485Monthly Revenue:$645.74Daily Rate:$69.35Occupancy:36.33%Regulation:Low
Rank:#62Market:TlaquepaqueCountry:MexicoProperties:474Monthly Revenue:$644.63Daily Rate:$66.69Occupancy:41.77%Regulation:Low
Rank:#63Market:SaltilloCountry:MexicoProperties:473Monthly Revenue:$579.38Daily Rate:$49.21Occupancy:44.04%Regulation:Low
Rank:#64Market:DurangoCountry:MexicoProperties:467Monthly Revenue:$468.06Daily Rate:$46.55Occupancy:39.22%Regulation:Low
Rank:#65Market:Las JarretaderasCountry:MexicoProperties:455Monthly Revenue:$1257.62Daily Rate:$237.79Occupancy:33.35%Regulation:Low
Rank:#66Market:Todos SantosCountry:MexicoProperties:412Monthly Revenue:$2013.54Daily Rate:$242.24Occupancy:35.46%Regulation:Low
Rank:#67Market:TequesquitengoCountry:MexicoProperties:409Monthly Revenue:$1767.32Daily Rate:$221.61Occupancy:27.75%Regulation:Low
Rank:#68Market:Corral del RiscoCountry:MexicoProperties:405Monthly Revenue:$4349.02Daily Rate:$760.28Occupancy:32.90%Regulation:Low
Rank:#69Market:MexicaliCountry:MexicoProperties:404Monthly Revenue:$667.79Daily Rate:$63.77Occupancy:36.49%Regulation:Low
Rank:#70Market:Ciudad VallesCountry:MexicoProperties:403Monthly Revenue:$463.87Daily Rate:$66.87Occupancy:26.02%Regulation:Low
Rank:#71Market:ApodacaCountry:MexicoProperties:402Monthly Revenue:$652.60Daily Rate:$56.78Occupancy:44.75%Regulation:Low
Rank:#72Market:MazunteCountry:MexicoProperties:401Monthly Revenue:$817.76Daily Rate:$105.18Occupancy:33.09%Regulation:Low
Rank:#73Market:Ciudad MaderoCountry:MexicoProperties:391Monthly Revenue:$728.52Daily Rate:$78.40Occupancy:32.43%Regulation:Low
Rank:#74Market:XalapaCountry:MexicoProperties:388Monthly Revenue:$346.86Daily Rate:$34.69Occupancy:38.23%Regulation:Low
Rank:#75Market:Tuxtla GutiérrezCountry:MexicoProperties:386Monthly Revenue:$408.92Daily Rate:$41.10Occupancy:38.29%Regulation:Low
Rank:#76Market:TequisquiapanCountry:MexicoProperties:386Monthly Revenue:$1216.77Daily Rate:$152.10Occupancy:27.37%Regulation:Low
Rank:#77Market:ProgresoCountry:MexicoProperties:383Monthly Revenue:$1018.38Daily Rate:$122.33Occupancy:36.35%Regulation:Low
Rank:#78Market:San Pedro Garza GarcíaCountry:MexicoProperties:382Monthly Revenue:$1044.76Daily Rate:$87.14Occupancy:45.19%Regulation:Low
Rank:#79Market:El PescaderoCountry:MexicoProperties:377Monthly Revenue:$1741.97Daily Rate:$235.35Occupancy:33.26%Regulation:Low
Rank:#80Market:TaxcoCountry:MexicoProperties:371Monthly Revenue:$320.42Daily Rate:$61.47Occupancy:20.91%Regulation:Low
Rank:#81Market:Delegación Plyas de TijuanaCountry:MexicoProperties:370Monthly Revenue:$750.75Daily Rate:$103.81Occupancy:28.29%Regulation:Low
Rank:#82Market:TapalpaCountry:MexicoProperties:369Monthly Revenue:$1179.41Daily Rate:$194.85Occupancy:23.43%Regulation:Low
Rank:#83Market:GuadalupeCountry:MexicoProperties:365Monthly Revenue:$618.84Daily Rate:$52.11Occupancy:40.35%Regulation:Low
Rank:#84Market:Puerto AventurasCountry:MexicoProperties:362Monthly Revenue:$1616.02Daily Rate:$245.64Occupancy:34.48%Regulation:Low
Rank:#85Market:Zacatecas CityCountry:MexicoProperties:356Monthly Revenue:$392.23Daily Rate:$53.02Occupancy:31.58%Regulation:Low
Rank:#86Market:AjijicCountry:MexicoProperties:349Monthly Revenue:$1159.16Daily Rate:$141.95Occupancy:34.63%Regulation:Low
Rank:#87Market:Chicxulub PuertoCountry:MexicoProperties:349Monthly Revenue:$1390.35Daily Rate:$209.99Occupancy:31.09%Regulation:Low
Rank:#88Market:AtlixcoCountry:MexicoProperties:346Monthly Revenue:$1104.05Daily Rate:$128.92Occupancy:27.99%Regulation:Low
Rank:#89Market:El TezalCountry:MexicoProperties:345Monthly Revenue:$2302.93Daily Rate:$212.55Occupancy:42.52%Regulation:Low
Rank:#90Market:Los MochisCountry:MexicoProperties:337Monthly Revenue:$472.09Daily Rate:$54.05Occupancy:35.97%Regulation:Low
Rank:#91Market:TampicoCountry:MexicoProperties:336Monthly Revenue:$640.38Daily Rate:$58.95Occupancy:38.91%Regulation:Low
Rank:#92Market:San FelipeCountry:MexicoProperties:331Monthly Revenue:$1089.74Daily Rate:$202.26Occupancy:24.90%Regulation:Low
Rank:#93Market:JiutepecCountry:MexicoProperties:326Monthly Revenue:$1342.94Daily Rate:$170.51Occupancy:30.57%Regulation:Low
Rank:#94Market:Parras de la FuenteCountry:MexicoProperties:325Monthly Revenue:$1379.79Daily Rate:$178.42Occupancy:23.71%Regulation:Low
Rank:#95Market:OaxtepecCountry:MexicoProperties:325Monthly Revenue:$1438.06Daily Rate:$165.30Occupancy:30.22%Regulation:Low
Rank:#96Market:ZacatlánCountry:MexicoProperties:323Monthly Revenue:$526.83Daily Rate:$72.46Occupancy:24.44%Regulation:Low
Rank:#97Market:IxtapaCountry:MexicoProperties:311Monthly Revenue:$1718.49Daily Rate:$260.38Occupancy:33.26%Regulation:Low
Rank:#98Market:PátzcuaroCountry:MexicoProperties:311Monthly Revenue:$411.75Daily Rate:$85.38Occupancy:21.71%Regulation:Low
Rank:#99Market:TequilaCountry:MexicoProperties:300Monthly Revenue:$891.08Daily Rate:$96.24Occupancy:28.11%Regulation:Low
Rank:#100Market:OrizabaCountry:MexicoProperties:298Monthly Revenue:$529.92Daily Rate:$43.49Occupancy:38.49%Regulation:Low

Our Methodology

At AirROI, we leverage advanced technology to process and analyze the world’s most comprehensive short-term rental dataset, helping investors make data-driven decisions.

Data Collection

  • Real-time data aggregation from tens of millions of listings globally
  • Comprehensive tracking of market-specific performance metrics
  • Local regulatory tracking

Data Processing

  • AI-powered analysis of booking patterns
  • Advanced machine learning for trend identification
  • Forward-looking market forecasting
  • Cross-market performance benchmarking

Key Metrics We Track

  • Occupancy rates and seasonal patterns
  • Revenue performance (ADR, RevPAR)
  • Market demand indicators
  • Investment metrics (ROI, operating costs)
  • Regulatory compliance requirements

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