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title: "Short-Term Rental Break-Even Occupancy Calculator | MCC"
description: "Enter fixed monthly costs, nightly rate, cleaning fee and platform fee to see how many nights and what occupancy percentage you need to break even."
url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/bookkeeping/short-term-rental-break-even-occupancy-calculator"
---

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# Short-term rental break-even occupancy calculator

## Overview

Find the occupancy you need before the property makes a dollar of profit.

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Fixed costs per month ($)

Nightly rate ($)

Cleaning fee charged to the guest ($)

Average stay (nights)

Platform fee (% of rate and cleaning fee)

What the cleaning costs you per stay ($)

Supplies and utilities per booked night ($)

Nights available per month

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How it works

## How it works

Each booked night contributes the nightly rate plus its share of the cleaning fee, less the platform fee, the cleaning cost for the stay spread over the average stay, and any per-night costs. Break-even nights are the fixed monthly costs divided by that contribution, and break-even occupancy is those nights divided by the nights available. Local occupancy taxes and licensing differ by city and state and are not included.

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FAQ

## About this calculator

**What are fixed costs?**

Costs that stay the same whether or not the property is booked, such as mortgage or rent, insurance, internet and subscriptions.

**Why does stay length matter?**

Cleaning costs and fees come once per stay, so shorter stays spread them over fewer nights.

**Does this include taxes?**

No. Occupancy taxes and licensing rules differ by place. Ask your local authority.

**Is anything saved?**

No. The math runs in your browser and nothing you enter is sent to us.

Related: [airbnb nightly rate for profit target calculator](/bookkeeping/airbnb-nightly-rate-for-profit-target-calculator), [short term rental break even occupancy explained](/bookkeeping/guides/short-term-rental-break-even-occupancy-explained), [short term rental host tracker](/toolkits/short-term-rental-host-tracker). See [all free tools](/free-tools). More free tools: [W-9 Tracker & Request Emails](/bookkeeping/w9-tracker-python-script), [Quarterly Estimated Tax Helper](/bookkeeping/quarterly-estimated-tax-python-script), [Cap rate calculator](/bookkeeping/cap-rate-calculator), or [see all free tools](/free-tools).

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