Ocean Shores Homes for sale
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Ocean Shores changed the rules in October 2025: short-term rentals are now permitted only on B-1 and B-2 commercially zoned parcels, the permit is void when the property changes hands, and no new bookings may be taken until the new owner's permit issues. Most of the city's residential inventory is a second home, not an Airbnb.
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Ocean Shores has Washington's largest coastal inventory and its lowest coastal price points, two and a half to three hours from Seattle. RexMont filters the search to the zones where a rental is legal, confirms the permit path for a new owner, and prices residential-zone homes as what they now are: beach houses.
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Homes for sale in Ocean Shores
349 of the latest active NWMLS homes listings, refreshed hourly. Click any property to see photos, history, and a per-listing mortgage estimate.
- Median price
- $299,000
- Median $/sqft
- $285
- Avg days on market
- 34
- Listings for sale
- 349+
ActiveNew today$44,900
MLS# 2582442339 Redwood Court Se
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
0 bd0 baListing courtesy of North Beach Realty OS LLC
ActiveNew today$346,000
MLS# 25666891264 E Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
3 bd3 ba2,832 sqftListing courtesy of CENTURY 21 Lund, Realtors
Active1 day on market$78,888
MLS# 2583542651 Ocean Shores Boulevard Nw #108
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
1 bd1 baListing courtesy of John L. Scott Ocean Shores
Active2 days on market$113,750
MLS# 2582236711 Albion Avenue Se
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
0 bd0 baListing courtesy of Century 21 Van Dorm Realty
Active1 day on market$240,000
MLS# 2581602130 Sand Dune Avenue Sw
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
2 bd1 ba1,006 sqftListing courtesy of Spivey Realty Group, LLC
Active2 days on market$220,000
MLS# 2582022676 Point Brown Avenue Ne
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
0 bd0 baListing courtesy of John L. Scott, Inc.
Active2 days on market$220,000
MLS# 2584403676 Point Brown Avenue Ne
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
0 bd0 baListing courtesy of John L. Scott, Inc.
Active2 days on market$425,000
MLS# 25820421499 Diamond Head Avenue Sw #2
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
2 bd2.5 baListing courtesy of RE/MAX Integrity
Active3 days on market$29,000
MLS# 25818081364 Storm King Avenue Sw
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
0 bd0 baListing courtesy of RE/MAX Northwest
Active2 days on market$335,900
MLS# 2578553143 S Oar Loop Sw
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
2 bd2 ba1,064 sqftListing courtesy of John L. Scott Ocean Shores
Active4 days on market$380,000
MLS# 25796851400 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
3 bd1.75 ba1,456 sqftListing courtesy of Oyhut Bay Realty
Active4 days on market$395,000
MLS# 2579696365 Canal Drive Ne
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
3 bd1.75 ba1,412 sqftListing courtesy of Oyhut Bay Realty
Active5 days on market$114,995
MLS# 2563715138 Aries Court Sw
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
0 bd0 baListing courtesy of A. J. Peters & Associates
Active4 days on market$225,000
MLS# 2580053607 Sunset Avenue Ne #n8
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
2 bd1.25 ba801 sqftListing courtesy of North Beach Realty OS LLC
ActiveNew today$439,000
MLS# 25816271252 Storm King Avenue Sw
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
2 bd2 ba1,200 sqftListing courtesy of Spivey Realty Group, LLC
Active6 days on market$250,000
MLS# 2581603501 Chenois Avenue Ne
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
3 bd1.75 ba1,352 sqftListing courtesy of John L. Scott Snohomish
Active8 days on market$39,900
MLS# 2581103874 Telus Court
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
0 bd0 baListing courtesy of Windermere R.E. Ocean Shores
Active7 days on market$65,000
MLS# 2580198364 Duck Lake Drive Se
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
0 bd0 baListing courtesy of Keller Williams South Sound
Active8 days on market$38,500
MLS# 2581781307 Centaurus Avenue Sw
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
0 bd0 baListing courtesy of John L. Scott Ocean Shores
Active7 days on market$475,000
MLS# 2578248641 Olallie Circle Se
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
3 bd2 ba1,295 sqftListing courtesy of Spivey Realty Group, LLC
Active9 days on market$265,800
MLS# 25790061317 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw #2
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
1 bd1 baListing courtesy of John L. Scott Ocean Shores
Active8 days on market$359,000
MLS# 25783981092 Crestshire Loop Sw
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
2 bd1.75 ba1,162 sqftListing courtesy of Windermere RE/Aberdeen
Active1 day on market$459,000
MLS# 2578906409 Snahapish Avenue Se
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
3 bd1.5 ba1,635 sqftListing courtesy of Person Real Estate Group LLC
Active3 days on market$375,000
MLS# 2548610655 Canal Drive Ne
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
4 bd1.75 ba1,300 sqftListing courtesy of Hidden Coast Homes
All 349 homes as a list
- 200 Sunrise Avenue Se · $125,000
- 219 State Route 115 · $294,999
- 1161 Glendale Court Sw · $545,000
- 1307 Polara Court Sw · $789,000
- 543 Sand Dune Avenue Sw · $165,000
- 784 Evergreen Avenue Se · $40,000
- 378 Eridani Loop Se · $399,950
- 362 King Cyrus Loop Sw · $124,900
- 616 Aster Court Se · $445,000
- 943 Silver King Avenue Se · $320,000
- 479 Sw Sportsmen · $535,000
- 735 Swan Court Se · $198,000
- 816 Scaup Court Se · $124,900
- 1335 Sw Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw #s34 · $234,999
- 166 N Port Loop · $49,900
- 1006 Point Brown Avenue Se · $470,000
- 796 Mount Olympus Avenue Se · $49,900
- 1050 Ocean Shores Boulevard · $365,000
- 482 Ocean Shores Boulevard Nw · $59,000
- 549 Point Brown Avenue Sw · $79,900
- 237 Dolphin Avenue Ne · $339,000
- 1443 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw #102 · $350,000
- 900 Texmar Avenue Sw · $195,000
- 512 Duck Lake Drive Se · $55,000
- 568 Point Brown Avenue Ne · $135,000
- 564 Point Brown Avenue Ne · $135,000
- 2595 State Route 109 · $299,900
- 206 Sunrise Avenue Se · $325,000
- 385 Clover Creek Avenue Nw · $120,000
- 360 Wildwood Avenue Se · $800,000
- 224 S Oar Loop Sw · $310,000
- 148 Nw Narwhal Loop N · $398,000
- 505 Chenois Avenue Se · $240,000
- 821 Duck Lake Drive Ne · $39,950
- 1497 E Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw · $795,000
- 112 Canal Drive Ne · $440,000
- 413 S Portal Loop Sw · $65,000
- 706 Wakina Loop Se · $324,500
- 393 Canal Drive Se · $475,000
- 363 Geoduck Loop Sw · $149,000
- 507 Sand Dune Avenue Sw · $600,000
- 341 Duck Lake Drive Ne · $379,900
- 133 Cakesosta Street Sw · $145,000
- 968 Camoko Court Se · $279,000
- 798 Cod Court Sw · $545,500
- 770 Duck Lake Drive Se · $289,000
- 1307 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw #n12 · $179,950
- 227 Sunrise Avenue Se · $285,000
- 262 Oyhut Bay Boulevard Sw #301 · $398,500
- 570 Weatherwax Loop Ne · $725,000
- 430 Salina Cruz Avenue Sw · $525,000
- 320 Marine View Drive Sw · $315,000
- 112 Seagate Street Sw · $314,950
- 401 Westport View Sw #203 · $369,500
- 442 N Spinnaker Avenue Sw · $335,000
- 935 S Sand Dune Avenue Sw · $999,000
- 470 Volans Avenue Sw · $349,900
- 881 Magellan Avenue Ne · $197,000
- 150 N Wynoochee Drive Sw · $285,000
- 268 Sunrise Avenue Se · $720,000
- 438 S Portal Loop Sw · $279,000
- 339 Sand Dune Avenue Nw · $130,000
- 576 E Chance A La Mer Ne · $112,000
- 700 Island Circle Se · $355,000
- 615 Ocean Shores Boulevard Nw #201 · $59,900
- 777 Edgewood Avenue Ne · $117,500
- 1237 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw · $275,000
- 1376 E Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw · $50,000
- 645 Itswoot Avenue Se · $559,900
- 247 Fisher Avenue Ne · $369,500
- 446 Salina Cruz Avenue Sw · $359,950
- 475 Sportsmens Street Sw · $324,900
- 662 Point Brown Avenue Se · $625,000
- 130 Glover Court Ne · $389,900
- 736 Chenois Avenue Ne · $46,900
- 855 Ocean Shores Boulevard Nw #101 · $159,000
- 556 Chenois Avenue Ne · $95,000
- 781 Camden Court Sw · $529,000
- 367 S Wynoochee Drive · $359,000
- 598 Marine View Drive Sw · $974,990
- 535 Canal Drive Ne · $359,700
- 782 Point Brown Avenue Se · $95,000
- 561 Dolphin Avenue Ne · $27,900
- 119 Olympic View Avenue Ne · $39,999
- 521 Point Brown Avenue Sw · $74,900
- 118 Pacific Boulevard Nw · $399,000
- 262 Oyhut Bay Boulevard Sw #401 · $460,000
- 206 Wishkah Street · $325,000
- 887 Texmar Avenue Sw · $539,900
- 370 Olympic View Avenue Ne · $550,000
- 911 Mount Olympus Avenue Se · $450,000
- 163 Olympic View Avenue Ne · $44,800
- 516 Sand Dune Avenue Sw · $299,800
- 675 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw · $799,000
- 127 Glover Court Ne · $99,900
- 526 Sunset Avenue Ne · $440,000
- 470 W Wind Street · $550,000
- 890 Magellan Avenue #1 · $278,000
- 998 Point Brown Avenue Se · $555,000
- 1038 Point Brown Avenue Se · $645,000
- 890 Magellan Avenue Ne #5 · $244,000
- 422 430 Mud Hen Loop Se · $79,000
- 137 N Razor Clam Drive Sw · $600,000
- 721 Mt Olympus Avenue Se · $150,000
- 1075 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw · $249,995
- 574 Weatherwax Loop Ne · $499,000
- 180 Sunrise Avenue Se · $418,000
- 1439 Diamond Head Avenue Sw · $435,000
- 382 S Wynoochee Drive Sw · $375,000
- 552 Sand Dune Avenue Sw · $555,000
- 992 Point Brown Avenue Se #2 · $374,500
- 233 S Razor Clam Drive Sw · $43,000
- 2765 Wa-109 · $149,999
- 241 S Razor Clam Drive Sw · $310,000
- 725 Wawona Avenue Sw · $325,000
- 791 Duck Lake Drive Se · $329,950
- 493 Ocean Spray St Sw #a · $240,000
- 744 Se Evergreen Avenue · $449,000
- 576 Chenois Avenue Ne · $35,000
- 854 Texmar Avenue Sw · $595,000
- 609 Weatherwax · $52,999
- 543 Duck Lake Drive Ne · $49,000
- 609 Blue Wing Loop Se · $45,000
- 137 Canal Drive Ne · $375,000
- 243 Octopus Avenue Ne · $389,900
- 602 Huckleberry Court Se · $435,000
- 885 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw · $364,950
- 1408 E Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw · $849,000
- 359 Goeduck Loop Sw · $165,000
- 1242 Catalina Court Sw · $79,838
- 417 S Spinnaker Street Sw · $30,000
- 508 Makah Avenue Se · $497,000
- 719 Reporter Ct Sw · $28,000
- 772 Island Circle Se · $105,000
- 336 Hyde Court Ne · $37,500
- 135 Duck Lake Drive Ne · $110,000
- 709 Wawona Avenue Sw · $562,500
- 687 Copalis Avenue Ne · $449,500
- 240 Queets Street Sw · $139,900
- 760 Plover Court Se · $770,000
- 772 Falls Of Clyde Loop Se · $805,000
- 372 Cygnus Avenue Sw · $49,500
- 417 Duck Lake Drive Se · $164,900
- 1477 Ocean Crest Avenue · $789,900
- 360 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw · $150,000
- 1437 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw · $269,500
- 615 Ocean Shores Boulevard Nw #318 · $32,000
- 161 N Razor Clam Drive Sw · $499,950
- 1054 Cedar Crest Court Sw · $350,000
- 314 Lake View Loop Ne · $41,500
- 429 Ocean Shores Boulevard Nw · $139,900
- 605 E Chance A La Mer Ne · $435,000
- 1155 Greenview Avenue Sw · $365,000
- 2782 State Rt 109 · $379,900
- 308 Lake View Loop Ne · $37,500
- 882 Vagabond Avenue Sw · $335,000
- 399 Eagle Nest Court Se · $1,015,000
- 4 Lot Chickamin Avenue · $699,000
- 130 Sunrise Avenue Se · $221,000
- 654 Woodland Loop Ne · $369,999
- 1430 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw · $374,995
- 622 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw · $375,000
- 193 N Narwhal Loop Nw · $54,000
- 509 Point Brown Avenue Sw · $475,000
- 223 Muskrat Court Sw · $45,000
- 672 Island Circle Se · $45,000
- 221 Marine View Drive Sw · $550,000
- 415 Olympic View Drive Ne · $485,000
- 1241 Channel Avenue Sw · $125,000
- 708 Eider Court Se · $315,000
- 1335 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw #s13 · $144,950
- 741 Wood Duck Avenue Se · $55,000
- 365 N Wynoochee Drive Sw · $149,900
- 148 Wishkah Street Sw · $275,000
- 640 Point Brown Avenue Se · $100,000
- 444 S Portal Loop Sw · $50,000
- 382 Lake View Loop Ne · $437,500
- 811 Vagabond Avenue · $479,900
- 142 Sea Breeze Se · $639,000
- 372 Eridani Loop Se · $350,000
- 1079 Fairwood Drive · $39,000
- 873 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw · $49,950
- 419 Lake West Loop Ne · $299,000
- 174 Sea Wind Lane Sw · $699,000
- 214 Canal Drive Ne · $399,900
- 163 Sand Dune Avenue Nw · $170,000
- 570 Ne Puffin Avenue · $38,000
- 467 Mount Olympus Avenue Se · $54,900
- 251 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw · $499,000
- 313 Ocean Shores Boulevard Nw · $289,000
- 1017 S Sand Dune Ave Sw · $190,000
- 768 Point Brown Avenue Se #d · $315,000
- 132 Victoria Loop · $197,000
- 301 Octopus Avenue Ne · $68,000
- 1003 S Sand Dune Avenue Sw #c · $483,000
- 1003 S Sand Dune Avenue Sw #c · $483,000
- 142 N Port Loop Ne · $325,000
- 618 Canal Drive Ne · $29,950
- 407 N Bel Air Loop Sw · $460,000
- 552 Point Brown Avenue Ne · $127,000
- 885 Jessie E S Sand Dune Avenue Sw · $147,000
- 337 Mast Ave Nw · $170,000
- 329 Yorkmar Street Sw · $379,000
- 117 N Wynoochee Drive Sw · $389,000
- 168 N Narwhal Loop Nw · $313,900
- 1099 Wawona Avenue Se · $159,950
- 1335 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw #s51 · $249,950
- 763 S Sand Dune Avenue Sw · $180,000
- 1030 Point Brown Avenue Se · $125,000
- 580 Mount Olympus Avenue Se · $479,950
- 773 S Sand Dune Avenue Sw · $220,000
- 1026 Point Brown Avenue Se · $125,000
- 1032 Point Brown Avenue Se · $125,000
- 559 Sunset Avenue Ne · $57,900
- 420 S Bel Air Loop Sw · $45,000
- 647 Skamokawa Court Se · $525,000
- 117 Bufflehead Street Sw · $269,000
- 459 S Bel Air Loop · $385,000
- 1307 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw #n52 · $189,900
- 769 S Sand Dune Avenue Sw · $995,000
- 316 Cockle Street Sw · $499,900
- 111 Olympic View Avenue Ne · $45,000
- 899 Wawona Avenue Sw · $299,000
- 814 Shark Court Sw · $249,900
- 262 Oyhut Bay Boulevard Sw ##306 · $309,900
- 471 Hilo Court · $49,000
- 159 S Oar Loop Sw · $99,000
- 379 Ocean Shores Boulevard Nw · $125,000
- 556 Duck Lake Drive Ne · $150,000
- 469 Pyxis Court Sw · $709,500
- 392 S Wynoochee Drive Sw · $45,000
- 624 Wolf Ct Se · $104,000
- 526 Canal Drive Ne · $407,000
- 579 Blue Wing Loop Se · $193,000
- 140 Sea Wind Lane · $48,000
- 156 Ocean Blvd · $90,000
- 0 Ocean Boulevard · $90,000
- 998 Texmar Avenue Sw · $45,000
- 1016 Lola Court · $45,000
- 444 Canal Drive Se · $320,000
- 105 Victoria Loop Ne · $100,000
- 444 Canal Drive Se · $320,000
- 745 Albion Avenue Se · $599,000
- 987 Beaver Court Se · $333,000
- 758 C Point Brown Avenue Se · $259,950
- 477 Broadmore Court Sw · $405,000
- 494 Inlet Avenue Nw · $244,000
- 525 Sand Dune Avenue Sw · $122,000
- 765 Duck Lake Drive Se · $49,500
- 768 Sandpiper Court Se · $49,500
- 1593 E Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw · $685,000
- 792 Island Circle Se · $399,999
- 354 Wildwood Avenue Se · $645,000
- 899 Ocean Shores Boulevard Nw · $139,950
- 888 Ocean Shores Boulevard · $79,000
- 364 Sextans Avenue Sw · $369,900
- 1042 Point Brown Avenue Se #a & B · $750,000
- 1042 Point Brown Avenue Se #a & B · $750,000
- 175 Jib Street Nw · $310,000
- 636 Chenois Avenue Ne · $259,900
- 263 Sand Dune Avenue Sw · $155,000
- 308 & 312 Olympic View Avenue Ne · $225,000
- 1140 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw · $614,950
- 655 Mt Olympus Avenue Se · $259,999
- 841 Bay View Court Se · $585,000
- 159 Duck Lake Drive Se · $644,900
- 757 Ocean Court Nw #20 · $116,900
- 334 Sand Dune Avenue Nw · $384,900
- 271 Sand Dune Avenue Nw · $575,000
- 262 Oyhut Bay Blvd Boulevard Sw #101 · $399,900
- 263 Canal Drive Ne · $495,000
- 925 Claire Court Se · $997,000
- 483 Dolphin Avenue Ne · $365,000
- 266 Overlake Street Ne · $274,900
- 835 Ocean Shores Boulevard Nw #202 · $144,000
- 830 Wawona Avenue Sw · $359,900
- 1019 Catala Avenue Se · $399,950
- 532 Decatur Street Sw · $359,950
- 171 Marine View Drive Se · $450,000
- 260 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw · $414,900
- 789 Mount Olympus Avenue Se · $30,000
- 98569 Sw 1116 Glendover Court Sw · $355,000
- 1057 Lema Court · $35,900
- 964 Attu Court Sw · $600,000
- 336 Lake Bay Loop Se · $65,000
- 258 N Razor Clam Drive Sw · $430,000
- 711 Point Brown Avenue Nw · $895,000
- 1201 Ocean Shores Blvd Sw · $412,000
- 759 Park Avenue Ne · $325,000
- 738 Gadwell Court Se · $385,000
- 8 Memory Lane · $76,000
- 190 Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw · $450,000
- 102 N Narwhal Loop Nw · $399,000
- 555 Ensign Avenue Nw · $449,995
- 319 Sand Dune Avenue Nw · $135,000
- 574 Chinook Avenue Se · $185,000
- 374 Mt Olympus Avenue Se · $39,000
- 816 Duck Lake Drive Ne · $59,999
- 442 Mud Hen Loop Se · $519,900
- 172 Chance A La Mer Nw #4 · $1,798
- 262 Oyhut Bay Boulevard Sw #305 · $254,950
- 136 Jib Street Nw · $54,000
- 1004 Discovery Avenue Se · $160,000
- 130 Jib Street Nw · $64,000
- 741 Chenois Avenue Ne · $99,999
- 1268 E Ocean Shores Boulevard Sw · $34,950
- 583 Meadow Avenue Ne · $124,900
- 265 Wishkah Street Sw · $75,000
- 684 Lake Island Avenue Se · $399,900
- 733 Peninsula Court · $104,900
- 987 Alida Court Se · $550,000
- 326 Harbor View Loop Se · $549,900
- 331 Olympic View Ne · $339,000
- 1029 S Sand Dune Avenue Sw · $985,000
- 341 Ponderosa Loop Ne · $415,000
- 628 Weatherwax Loop Ne · $449,000
- 379 Eridani Loop Se · $124,950
- 572 Puffin Avenue Ne · $29,000
- 553 Dolphin Avenue Ne · $36,000
- 300 Octopus Avenue Ne · $399,999
- 958 Gemini Court Se · $54,500
- 177 Sunrise/ 159 Kirkwood Ct. Se Avenue Se · $169,000
- 555 Sunset Avenue Ne · $578,000
- 1027 S Sand Dune Avenue Sw #1a · $330,000
- 1000 Mt.olympus Avenue Se · $354,999
Listing data courtesy of NWMLS. Provided for the consumer's personal, non-commercial use. Market stats are calculated from the active NWMLS listings shown here for Ocean Shores; individual neighborhoods and property types may vary.
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Buying in Ocean Shores after Ordinance 1148
Chapter 17.49 of the Ocean Shores Municipal Code, created by Ordinance 1148 in October 2025, states that a short-term rental is permitted only in B-1 and B-2 zones; denials based on zoning cannot be appealed. Each rental needs a city permit and business license, a building and fire inspection before approval and annually at renewal, proof of liability insurance, a local representative who can respond within two hours, bear-resistant garbage service, and interior postings including tsunami evacuation routes. One rental per parcel, condominiums excepted. The permit is specific to the owner and property and is nontransferable and void upon the property transferring ownership; a new owner applies for their own permit, skips the 45-day completeness review, and may not take new bookings until it issues.
Just outside city limits, unincorporated Grays Harbor County (Ocean City, Copalis, Pacific Beach, Seabrook) uses GHCC 17.60.020: an annual permit, also non-transferable, allowed in the G-1, G-5, R-2, R-3, RR, LQ and C-2 zones but not R-1, with occupancy of two per bedroom plus two or the septic-rated capacity, whichever is less, one on-site parking space per bedroom and quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Westport, to the south, permits rentals in all single-family zones with a $750 approval that likewise does not transfer.
For a Seattle buyer the practical path is to filter to commercially zoned Ocean Shores parcels and to eligible county zones, confirm the permit path in writing, and price everything else as a second home. RexMont's Washington STR laws page has the full coastal table, the due-diligence checklist covers septic, flood zone and tsunami-zone items specific to the coast, and the best markets comparison puts Ocean Shores next to Seabrook, Westport and Long Beach. The Department of Revenue reports Ocean Shores' transient rental tax receipts rose 6.0% in 2025 over 2024.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · Ocean Shores
NWMLS snapshot September 2026 · Grays Harbor County · about 2½–3¼ hours from Seattle
Active listings
281
+0.1% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
14.9%
first RexMont reading
Median close, 12 mo
$350K
306 closed sales
Days on market
112
median sale $277K, −0.7% y/y
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
+6.0%
Ocean Shores, DOR 2025 vs 2024
STR-marketed share = share of active NWMLS residential listings whose remarks market the home as a short-term or vacation rental (RexMont signal). Full table and methodology on the Washington STR market report.
FAQ
Ocean Shores seller questions
Can I still buy an Airbnb in Ocean Shores?
Only on a B-1 or B-2 commercially zoned parcel. Since Ordinance 1148 took effect in late 2025, short-term rentals are not permitted in Ocean Shores residential zones, and zoning denials cannot be appealed.
Does an Ocean Shores short-term rental permit transfer to a buyer?
No. The code makes the permit specific to the owner and property, nontransferable and void when ownership transfers. The new owner applies for their own permit and may not accept new bookings until it is issued.
What are the short-term rental rules just outside Ocean Shores?
Unincorporated Grays Harbor County requires an annual, non-transferable permit and allows rentals in the G-1, G-5, R-2, R-3, RR, LQ and C-2 zones but not R-1, with occupancy capped at two per bedroom plus two or septic capacity, one parking space per bedroom and 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. quiet hours. Westport has its own program with a $750 approval that does not transfer.
How far is Ocean Shores from Seattle?
About two and a half to three and a quarter hours via I-5, US-101 and SR-109, depending on traffic through Olympia and Aberdeen.
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