Key Takeaways
- Nights stayed on 28+ day reservations grew 136% from 2019 to 2025, rising from 20 million to 46 million.
- Short-term rental demand grew 52% over the same period, and monthly stays now make up 19% of all rental demand.
- Average monthly-rental stay length hit 107 days in December 2025, up from 95 days six months earlier.
- Renters prioritize workspace, full kitchen, in-unit laundry and pet-friendliness; 85% of page views go to two-bedroom-or-smaller homes.
What this guide covers: the January 14, 2026 Furnished Finder and AirDNA report on U.S. monthly rentals, the numbers behind the 136% growth in 28+ day stays since 2019, why that category outpaced short-term rentals, and what the data means if your next stay in Oklahoma City runs one to six months rather than a few nights.
Nights stayed on 28+ day reservations grew from 20 million in 2019 to 46 million in 2025. That is a 136% increase, more than double the growth of short-term rentals over the same window. Monthly (mid-term) rentals now account for 19% of all rental demand. If you are relocating to OKC for a hospital contract or a work project, you are part of this wave.
Picture the situation. You just accepted a 13-week contract in Oklahoma City, or your project timeline stretched from six weeks to five months, and a nightly hotel rate stopped making financial sense. The report confirms you have plenty of company, and that the housing category built for your stay length is growing faster than almost any other segment of American lodging.
One timing note before the details. As of December 2025, Furnished Finder reported the average monthly-rental stay length reached 107 days, up from 95 days just six months earlier. Longer stays mean the best-equipped furnished homes book further out. The earlier you lock dates, the more room you have to save on a monthly rate.
What Did the Furnished Finder and AirDNA Report Find?
The mid-term rental market roughly doubled the growth rate of short-term rentals over five years. According to the January 14, 2026 report, nights stayed on 28+ day reservations grew 136% from 2019 to 2025, from 20 million to 46 million nights. Short-term rental demand grew 52% over the same period.
That gap is the headline. Monthly rentals scaled about twice as fast as the short-term category that gets most of the attention. The report frames this as a lasting change in how Americans find housing between a hotel and a 12-month lease, and it treats the pandemic as an accelerant rather than the whole story.
Furnished Finder CEO Jeff Hurst described monthly rentals in the release as "a structural shift in housing." The company's own inventory backs that up. It grew from roughly 20,000 listings before the pandemic to more than 300,000 today.
A few more numbers from the report worth knowing:
- 19% of all rental demand is now monthly stays, and 33% of nights booked in urban areas.
- 20+ cities generate over 500,000 monthly-stay nights annually.
- 55% of monthly renters search for housing at $2,500/month or less.
- 85% of page views go to properties with two bedrooms or fewer.
- 65% of Furnished Finder landlords operate exclusively on the monthly model, which cuts turnover costs by up to 70%.
Renters in the report consistently prioritize four things: a dedicated workspace, a full kitchen, in-unit laundry, and pet-friendliness. For a mid-term guest, those four features are what separate living somewhere from merely sleeping there.
Similar flexible furnished rental models exist outside the United States:
Short- and medium-term furnished rentals are also offered by Brazilian services such as Shortstay , which provides furnished apartments with flexible rental periods and digital contracts.
Wikipedia: Airbnb
How Did the Mid-Term Rental Market Grow From 2019 To 2025?
The monthly rental category compounded year over year while inventory tripled. This timeline pulls the key markers from the report into one place.
| Marker | 2019 / pre-pandemic | 2025 / current |
|---|---|---|
| Nights stayed on 28+ day reservations | 20 million | 46 million (+136%) |
| Short-term rental demand growth (same window) | baseline | +52% |
| Furnished Finder inventory | ~20,000 listings | 300,000+ listings |
| Monthly share of all rental demand | — | 19% |
| Average stay length | — | 107 days (Dec 2025, up from 95 in June) |
Why Did Monthly Rentals Grow Faster Than Everything Else?
The category grew because it solves a problem hotels and 12-month leases both fail: the one to six month stay. A traveling nurse on a 13-week assignment, a family in insurance-paid temporary housing after a fire, a military family on PCS orders, an engineer on a multi-month plant project. None of them fit a nightly hotel budget or a year-long apartment lease.
Oklahoma City sits squarely in that demand. The metro draws contract clinicians to its major hospital systems, families displaced by tornado-season damage (the peak runs April to June), corporate teams tied to aerospace and energy, and personnel connected to Tinker Air Force Base. Each of those is a textbook mid-term stay.
The report's cost data lines up with OKC reality too. With 55% of renters searching at $2,500/month or less and 85% of demand for two-bedroom-or-smaller homes, mid-term guests want the middle path: more than a hotel room, less than a mortgage.
Relocating to OKC for one to six months? BnB OKC's furnished homes are built for exactly the stays this report describes — full kitchens, workspaces, in-unit laundry, and monthly rates on 30+ night stays.
See extended-stay options in OKC or Call or text (405) 870-2146
What Do Monthly Renters Want?
The report quietly corrects a common misread of who books furnished homes and why. Mid-term guests want a functional home base. Vacation-rental frills rank well below a desk, a stove, and a washer.
| Old assumption | What the 2026 report shows |
|---|---|
| Monthly renters want resort-style amenities | They prioritize workspace, full kitchen, laundry, pet-friendliness |
| Big, multi-bedroom homes drive demand | 85% of page views are for 2-bedroom-or-smaller homes |
| Budgets stretch to premium nightly rates | 55% search at $2,500/month or less |
| It's a short-lived pandemic habit | "A structural shift in housing" — stays now average 107 days |
| Short-term rentals are the growth story | Monthly stays grew 136% vs. 52% for short-term |
What Does the Boom Mean If You Are Relocating to Oklahoma City?
If your OKC stay lands in the one to six month range, the report is describing your search. A furnished home built for that range often beats a hotel on both cost and livability, and the gap tends to widen with every week you stay.
OKC-specific realities to weigh:
- Hospital contracts: Capitol Manor sits directly across from OU Medical Center and OU Children's Hospital, a walkable base for clinicians on 13-week assignments.
- Pets: Several BnB OKC homes are dog-friendly, matching the pet priority the report flags. See pet-friendly rentals in OKC.
- Remote work: Homes include dedicated workspaces, so a five-month corporate project can run from a desk instead of a hotel bed.
- Insurance housing: Displaced families on ALE coverage fit the mid-term model exactly; BnB OKC works with Alacrity Solutions on placements. See insurance housing.
BnB OKC operates 11 furnished homes across the metro, holds a 9.5 out of 10 average across 1,580 verified guest reviews on Airbnb and Vrbo (two homes carry Airbnb's "Guest Favorite" badge), and offers monthly rates on 30+ night stays, with direct-booking savings up to 35% on stays of four nights or more.
How Does a Hotel Compare With a Furnished Monthly Stay?
Here is a clearly hypothetical scenario to show the arithmetic the report's numbers imply. Say you are on a 13-week (about 91-night) hospital contract in OKC and comparing an extended-stay hotel against a furnished home.
- Extended-stay hotel: at a hypothetical $135/night, 91 nights comes to about $12,285, before parking, and with a mini-fridge instead of a real kitchen.
- Furnished home on a monthly rate: three months at a hypothetical $3,200/month comes to about $9,600, with a full kitchen, in-unit laundry, and a workspace.
In this illustration, the furnished home saves roughly $2,685 over the contract, and you cook, do laundry, and keep a pet without a nightly-rate penalty. Actual figures vary by home, season, and dates. Our published from-rates run $225 to $425/night, with monthly pricing on longer stays.
How Do You Book a Mid-Term Stay in OKC, Step by Step?
- Confirm your dates and length. Anything over 30 nights qualifies for monthly rates, so pin down your start and estimated end.
- List your must-haves. Workspace, full kitchen, laundry, pet-friendly, drive time to your worksite or hospital.
- Compare total cost rather than nightly rate. Multiply hotel nights across your full stay against a monthly furnished rate.
- Check availability early. With average stays now 107 days, the best-equipped homes book out further ahead.
- Ask about direct billing if insurance is paying. Direct billing happens only with carrier or TPA authorization.
- Book direct and lock your rate. Call, text, or request dates to confirm your monthly price.
What Should You Check Before You Commit?
- A quoted rate that is nightly only. Past 30 nights, ask for the monthly figure.
- A kitchen described as "kitchenette." For a stay measured in months, confirm a full kitchen.
- No in-unit laundry listed. Laundry is one of the four features renters in the report rank highest.
- No mention of a workspace. Confirm a desk and chair if you will be working from the home.
- Pet policy left vague. Get it in writing before you book.
- Insurance stays with no authorization in hand. Direct billing requires carrier or TPA sign-off first.
When Is a Hotel Still the Right Call?
If your OKC stay is a night or two, you are solo, or you are chasing hotel points, a hotel is the simpler and often cheaper choice. The mid-term math starts to matter once you are staying weeks. A furnished home changes the outcome once you cross roughly a week to a month, need a real kitchen or laundry, are traveling with family or a pet, or are on insurance-paid housing where a livable home stretches the budget a hotel would burn.
For the rules side of longer OKC stays, see OKC short-term rental rules and the neighboring city's requirements in Norman short-term rental license.
What Do the Terms Mean?
- Mid-term / monthly rental: A furnished stay of roughly 28 days to six months, the category this report measures.
- 28+ day reservation: The booking threshold the report uses to define a monthly stay. It is also the point where many platforms and hosts switch to monthly pricing.
- Turnover cost: The cleaning, marketing, and vacancy expense between guests. The report notes monthly rentals cut it by up to 70%.
- Direct billing: When a carrier or third-party administrator pays the host directly for insurance-covered housing, only with prior authorization.
- Additional Living Expenses (ALE): The loss-of-use coverage that pays for temporary housing when your home is uninhabitable. Your carrier decides what qualifies.
This guide is general information, not insurance or legal advice. Your carrier makes all coverage decisions.
What Are Your Next Steps?
- Confirm your stay length and worksite. Know whether you are crossing the 30-night line and how far your home needs to be from your hospital or project site.
- Compare total cost. Run your full hotel-night total against a monthly furnished rate, and list your must-haves (kitchen, laundry, workspace, pet).
- Lock your dates. Review extended-stay options or call/text (405) 870-2146 for monthly pricing on your dates.
Bottom Line
The January 14, 2026 Furnished Finder and AirDNA report puts numbers on something travelers on long assignments already knew. Stays of 28 days or more grew 136% from 2019 to 2025, against 52% for short-term rentals, and the average monthly stay now runs 107 days.
If your Oklahoma City stay will last one to six months, that growth describes your market. Compare the full cost of hotel nights against a monthly furnished rate, confirm the four features renters rank highest, and book early, because longer stays mean the best homes fill further ahead.