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Can You Predict an Airbnb Listing's Popularity Before It Ever Hosts a Guest?

Can You Predict an Airbnb Listing's Popularity Before It Ever Hosts a Guest?

Python · scikit-learn · LightGBM

CPSC 330 · 2026

A LightGBM model that predicts an Airbnb listing's reviews per month from price, location, and room type — and what its feature importances reveal about why some listings take off and others sit idle.