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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Live NWMLS data
Homes for sale in Ocean Shores
350 of the latest active NWMLS homes listings, refreshed hourly. Click any property to see photos, history, and a per-listing mortgage estimate.
- Median price
- $275,000
- Median $/sqft
- $283
- Avg days on market
- 90
- Listings for sale
- 350+
Active1 day active · 1 cumulative$479,900
MLS# 2591973578 Meadow Avenue NE
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
5 bd3 ba2,690 sqftListing courtesy of Washington Coast Real Estate
Active1 day active · 1 cumulative$195,000
MLS# 2593069391 Ocean Shores Boulevard NW
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
0 bd0 baListing courtesy of North Beach Realty OS LLC
Active1 day active · 1 cumulative$535,000
MLS# 2592945995 Alida Court SE
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
2 bd1.75 ba1,163 sqftListing courtesy of John L. Scott, Inc.
Active1 day active · 1 cumulative$28,000
MLS# 25915311114 Glendover Court SW
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
0 bd0 baListing courtesy of Windermere R.E. Ocean Shores
Active169 days active · 169 cumulative$76,000
MLS# 25919338 Memory Lane
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
1 bd1 ba650 sqftListing courtesy of John L. Scott, Inc.
Active1 day active · 1 cumulative$439,000
MLS# 2590853454 Sextans Avenue SW
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
3 bd1.75 ba1,382 sqftListing courtesy of John L. Scott Ocean Shores
Early Access · First Look$329,500
MLS# 2592555974 Mount Olympus Avenue SE
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
2 bd1.75 ba1,134 sqftListing courtesy of eXp Realty
Active3 days active · 3 cumulative$240,000
MLS# 2591959472 Moose CT SW Street #C
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
2 bd0.75 ba489 sqftListing courtesy of Congress Realty
Active90 days active · 90 cumulative$304,999
MLS# 2591283164 N Oar Loop NW
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
2 bd0.75 ba759 sqftListing courtesy of Coastal Collective Real Estate
Active56 days active · 56 cumulative$350,000
MLS# 25919362595 State Route 109
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
2 bd1 ba1,356 sqftListing courtesy of Northfork Realty
Active139 days active · 139 cumulative$299,000
MLS# 2591107159 S Narwhal Loop SW
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
2 bd1 ba858 sqftListing courtesy of Capitol Real Estate LLC
Active4 days active · 4 cumulative$597,000
MLS# 2590520597 Blue Wing Loop SE
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
3 bd1.75 ba2,162 sqftListing courtesy of Oyhut Bay Realty
Active4 days active · 4 cumulative$299,000
MLS# 2590974288 Sand Dune Avenue NW
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
3 bd2.25 ba1,684 sqftListing courtesy of Coastal Collective Real Estate
Active5 days active · 5 cumulative$49,000
MLS# 2587311615 Ocean Shores Boulevard NW #124
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
2 bd1.5 ba965 sqftListing courtesy of Coldwell Banker Ocean Shores
Active6 days active · 6 cumulative$50,000
MLS# 25898661290 Ocean Shores Blvd Street
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
0 bd0 baListing courtesy of John L. Scott Ocean Shores
Active195 days active · 195 cumulative$79,500
MLS# 2590406704 Seahorse Avenue NE
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
0 bd0 baListing courtesy of Windermere R.E. Ocean Shores
Active144 days active · 144 cumulative$239,950
MLS# 2590191758 C Point Brown Avenue SE #3
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
2 bd1 ba815 sqftListing courtesy of MLS4owners.com
Active9 days active · 9 cumulative$575,000
MLS# 25900572743 State Route 109
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
3 bd2.5 ba2,104 sqftListing courtesy of William E. Johnson
Active368 days active · 368 cumulative$359,500
MLS# 2589318371 Centaurus Avenue SW
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
2 bd1.75 ba1,496 sqftListing courtesy of John L. Scott, Inc.
Active199 days active · 199 cumulative$339,950
MLS# 2589138136 Pacific Boulevard NW
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
3 bd1.75 ba1,161 sqftListing courtesy of John L. Scott, Inc.
Active8 days active · 8 cumulative$50,000
MLS# 25908361420 Kona Court SW
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
0 bd0 baListing courtesy of Finn Hill Realty
Active10 days active · 10 cumulative$235,000
MLS# 2588840627 -D Sunset Avenue NE
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
2 bd1 ba840 sqftListing courtesy of Windermere R.E. Ocean Shores
Active9 days active · 9 cumulative$419,900
MLS# 2588457870 Mount Olympus Avenue SE
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
2 bd1.75 ba1,390 sqftListing courtesy of John L. Scott Ocean Shores
Active9 days active · 9 cumulative$25,000
MLS# 25865060 X State Route 109
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
0 bd0 baListing courtesy of Spivey Realty Group, LLC
All 350 homes as a list
- 627 -A Sunset Avenue NE · $235,000
- 627 -B Sunset Avenue NE · $235,000
- 627 -C Sunset Avenue NE · $235,000
- 341 Redwood Court SE · $429,900
- 878 Mount Olympus Avenue SE · $289,000
- 674 Chinook Avenue SE · $525,000
- 413 N Portal Loop SW · $39,900
- 146 N Port Loop NW · $354,000
- 668 Island Circle SE · $30,000
- 748 Kingfisher Court SE · $725,000
- 320 Marina Court · $595,000
- 632 Duck Lake Drive SE · $375,000
- 861 Hassalo Avenue SE · $234,000
- 425 Elderberry Lane SW · $699,950
- 184 S Narwhal Loop SW · $269,900
- 1275 Channel Avenue SW · $325,000
- 395 Duck Lake Drive NE · $495,000
- 155 N Oar Loop NW · $109,000
- 339 Redwood Court SE · $44,900
- 651 Ocean Shores Boulevard NW #108 · $78,888
- 130 Sand Dune Avenue SW · $240,000
- 711 Albion Avenue SE · $113,750
- 676 Point Brown Avenue NE · $220,000
- 848 San Antonio Court NE · $85,000
- 143 S Oar Loop SW · $335,900
- 1499 Diamond Head Avenue SW #2 · $425,000
- 365 Canal Drive NE · $395,000
- 138 Aries Court SW · $89,999.99
- 1400 Ocean Shores Boulevard SW · $365,000
- 1252 Storm King Avenue SW · $439,000
- 501 Chenois Avenue NE · $250,000
- 641 Olallie Circle SE · $475,000
- 307 Centaurus Avenue SW · $38,500
- 364 Duck Lake Drive SE · $65,000
- 874 Telus Court · $39,900
- 1317 Ocean Shores Boulevard SW #2 · $265,800
- 655 Canal Drive NE · $365,000
- 1161 Glendale Court SW · $545,000
- 219 State Route 115 · $275,000
- 200 Sunrise Avenue SE · $125,000
- 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
- 479 SW Sportsmen · $515,000
- 616 Aster Court SE · $435,000
- 943 Silver King Avenue SE · $320,000
- 816 Scaup Court SE · $124,900
- 1335 Ocean Shores Boulevard SW #S34 · $224,950
- 166 N Port Loop · $49,900
- 1006 Point Brown Avenue SE · $470,000
- 1050 Ocean Shores Boulevard · $355,000
- 796 Mount Olympus Avenue SE · $49,900
- 482 Ocean Shores Boulevard NW · $59,000
- 549 Point Brown Avenue SW · $78,900
- 900 Texmar Avenue SW · $195,000
- 237 Dolphin Avenue NE · $339,000
- 568 Point Brown Avenue NE · $135,000
- 564 Point Brown Avenue NE · $135,000
- 512 Duck Lake Drive SE · $55,000
- 385 Clover Creek Avenue NW · $120,000
- 360 Wildwood Avenue SE · $800,000
- 148 NW Narwhal Loop N · $386,950
- 224 S Oar Loop SW · $305,000
- 505 Chenois Avenue SE · $230,000
- 821 Duck Lake Drive NE · $39,950
- 1497 E Ocean Shores Boulevard SW · $795,000
- 112 Canal Drive NE · $440,000
- 706 Wakina Loop SE · $324,500
- 413 S Portal Loop SW · $65,000
- 393 Canal Drive SE · $475,000
- 363 Geoduck Loop SW · $149,000
- 507 Sand Dune Avenue SW · $600,000
- 341 Duck Lake Drive NE · $369,900
- 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
- 227 Sunrise Avenue SE · $274,000
- 570 Weatherwax Loop NE · $725,000
- 320 Marine View Drive SW · $298,000
- 430 Salina Cruz Avenue SW · $525,000
- 112 Seagate Street SW · $314,950
- 935 S Sand Dune Avenue SW · $999,000
- 442 N Spinnaker Avenue SW · $335,000
- 881 Magellan Avenue NE · $197,000
- 150 N Wynoochee Drive SW · $285,000
- 438 S Portal Loop SW · $279,000
- 268 Sunrise Avenue SE · $720,000
- 576 E Chance A La Mer NE · $112,000
- 339 Sand Dune Avenue NW · $130,000
- 700 Island Circle SE · $349,500
- 615 Ocean Shores Boulevard NW #201 · $59,900
- 1237 Ocean Shores Boulevard SW · $275,000
- 645 Itswoot Avenue SE · $559,900
- 1376 E Ocean Shores Boulevard SW · $50,000
- 446 Salina Cruz Avenue SW · $359,950
- 130 Glover Court NE · $389,900
- 475 Sportsmens Street SW · $324,900
- 247 Fisher Avenue NE · $369,500
- 393 Sextans Avenue SW · $404,990
- 662 Point Brown Avenue SE · $625,000
- 736 Chenois Avenue NE · $46,900
- 367 S Wynoochee Drive · $339,000
- 556 Chenois Avenue NE · $95,000
- 598 Marine View Drive SW · $974,990
- 781 Camden Court SW · $529,000
- 1246 Camero Loop SW · $274,000
- 119 Olympic View Avenue NE · $39,999
- 535 Canal Drive NE · $359,700
- 561 Dolphin Avenue NE · $27,900
- 782 Point Brown Avenue SE · $95,000
- 521 Point Brown Avenue SW · $74,900
- 206 Wishkah Street · $325,000
- 262 Oyhut Bay Boulevard SW #401 · $460,000
- 887 Texmar Avenue SW · $539,900
- 370 Olympic View Avenue NE · $550,000
- 163 Olympic View Avenue NE · $44,800
- 911 Mount Olympus Avenue SE · $450,000
- 890 Magellan Avenue #1 · $270,000
- 675 Ocean Shores Boulevard SW · $799,000
- 470 West Wind Street · $550,000
- 1038 Point Brown Avenue SE · $645,000
- 526 Sunset Avenue NE · $440,000
- 127 Glover Court NE · $99,900
- 998 Point Brown Avenue SE · $555,000
- 422 430 Mud Hen Loop SE · $79,000
- 137 N Razor Clam Drive SW · $549,000
- 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
- 552 Sand Dune Avenue SW · $555,000
- 382 S Wynoochee Drive SW · $375,000
- 992 Point Brown Avenue SE #2 · $374,500
- 1439 Diamond Head Avenue SW · $425,000
- 233 S Razor Clam Drive SW · $43,000
- 725 Wawona Avenue SW · $309,000
- 241 S Razor Clam Drive SW · $310,000
- 791 Duck Lake Drive SE · $329,950
- 493 Ocean Spray St SW #A · $229,000
- 576 Chenois Avenue NE · $35,000
- 609 Weatherwax · $52,999
- 854 Texmar Avenue SW · $595,000
- 744 SE Evergreen Avenue · $429,000
- 609 Blue Wing Loop SE · $45,000
- 543 Duck Lake Drive NE · $49,000
- 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
- 508 Makah Avenue SE · $495,900
- 417 S Spinnaker Street SW · $30,000
- 772 Island Circle SE · $105,000
- 336 Hyde Court NE · $37,500
- 719 Reporter Ct SW · $28,000
- 687 Copalis Avenue NE · $449,500
- 709 Wawona Avenue SW · $552,500
- 240 Queets Street SW · $139,900
- 372 Cygnus Avenue SW · $49,500
- 760 Plover Court SE · $770,000
- 772 Falls of Clyde Loop SE · $805,000
- 1477 Ocean Crest Avenue · $749,000
- 417 Duck Lake Drive SE · $164,900
- 1437 Ocean Shores Boulevard SW · $269,500
- 161 N Razor Clam Drive SW · $499,950
- 370 -360 Ocean Shores Boulevard SW · $150,000
- 615 Ocean Shores Boulevard NW #318 · $32,000
- 314 S Seashore Street SW · $43,000
- 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
- 952 Wawona Avenue SE · $299,999
- 308 Lake View Loop NE · $37,500
- 882 Vagabond Avenue SW · $335,000
- 399 Eagle Nest Court SE · $1,015,000
- 0 Lot 4 Chickamin Avenue · $699,000
- 654 Woodland Loop NE · $369,999
- 130 Sunrise Avenue SE · $221,000
- 1430 OCEAN SHORES Boulevard SW · $374,995
- 193 N Narwhal Loop NW · $54,000
- 509 Point Brown Avenue SW · $457,300
- 221 Marine View Drive SW · $550,000
- 672 Island Circle SE · $45,000
- 223 Muskrat Court SW · $30,000
- 415 Olympic View Drive NE · $485,000
- 1335 Ocean Shores Boulevard SW #S13 · $144,950
- 365 N Wynoochee Drive SW · $149,900
- 444 S Portal Loop SW · $50,000
- 382 Lake View Loop NE · $437,500
- 198 N Narwhal Loop NW · $130,000
- 640 Point Brown Avenue SE · $100,000
- 741 Wood Duck Avenue SE · $55,000
- 148 Wishkah Street SW · $268,900
- 811 Vagabond Avenue · $479,900
- 142 Sea Breeze Loop SE · $639,000
- 174 Sea Wind Lane SW · $699,000
- 873 Ocean Shores Boulevard SW · $49,950
- 1079 Fairwood Drive · $39,000
- 163 Sand Dune Avenue NW · $170,000
- 214 Canal Drive NE · $394,900
- 570 NE Puffin Avenue · $38,000
- 251 Ocean Shores Boulevard SW · $479,000
- 313 Ocean Shores Boulevard NW · $289,000
- 1017 S Sand Dune Ave SW · $190,000
- 301 Octopus Avenue NE · $68,000
- 1003 S Sand Dune Avenue SW #C · $483,000
- 132 Victoria Loop · $197,000
- 142 N Port Loop NW · $325,000
- 618 Canal Drive NE · $29,950
- 885 S Sand Dune Avenue SW · $132,000
- 407 N Bel Air Loop SW · $460,000
- 552 Point Brown Avenue NE · $127,000
- 337 Mast Ave NW · $170,000
- 329 Yorkmar Street SW · $369,000
- 117 N Wynoochee Drive SW · $389,000
- 1026 Point Brown Avenue SE · $125,000
- 1335 Ocean Shores Boulevard SW #S51 · $239,950
- 1030 Point Brown Avenue SE · $125,000
- 1099 Wawona Avenue SE · $159,950
- 1032 Point Brown Avenue SE · $125,000
- 763 S Sand Dune Avenue SW · $180,000
- 773 S Sand Dune Avenue SW · $220,000
- 580 Mount Olympus Avenue SE · $479,950
- 420 S Bel Air Loop SW · $45,000
- 559 Sunset Avenue NE · $57,900
- 769 S Sand Dune Avenue SW · $995,000
- 1307 Ocean Shores Boulevard SW #N52 · $189,900
- 316 Cockle Street SW · $499,900
- 899 Wawona Avenue SW · $299,000
- 459 S Bel Air Loop · $385,000
- 111 Olympic View Avenue NE · $45,000
- 262 Oyhut Bay Boulevard SW #306 · $299,900
- 471 Hilo Court · $44,000
- 556 Duck Lake Drive NE · $150,000
- 469 Pyxis Court SW · $709,500
- 379 Ocean Shores Boulevard NW · $125,000
- 392 S Wynoochee Drive SW · $45,000
- 624 Wolf Ct SE · $104,000
- 159 S Oar Loop SW · $99,000
- 0 Ocean Boulevard · $90,000
- 156 Ocean Blvd · $90,000
- 140 Sea Wind Lane · $48,000
- 998 Texmar Avenue SW · $45,000
- 579 Blue Wing Loop SE · $193,000
- 1016 lola Court · $43,000
- 745 Albion Avenue SE · $599,000
- 444 Canal Drive SE · $310,000
- 190 Clover Street NW · $279,900
- 987 Beaver Court SE · $333,000
- 477 Broadmoor 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
- 1410 Diamond Head Avenue SW · $25,000
- 792 Island Circle SE · $338,000
- 364 Sextans Avenue SW · $369,900
- 1161 Ocean shores Boulevard SW · $328,000
- 899 Ocean Shores Boulevard NW · $139,950
- 235 Marine View Drive SW SW · $160,000
- 888 Ocean Shores Boulevard · $79,000
- 175 Jib Street NW · $299,000
- 636 Chenois Avenue NE · $259,900
- 1042 Point Brown Avenue SE #A & B · $750,000
- 808 Magellan Avenue NE · $139,500
- 263 Sand Dune Avenue SW · $155,000
- 308 & 312 Olympic View Avenue NE · $225,000
- 1140 Ocean Shores Boulevard SW · $614,950
- 841 Bay View Court SE · $585,000
- 159 Duck lake Drive SE · $644,900
- 334 Sand Dune Avenue NW · $384,900
- 757 Ocean Court NW #20 · $116,900
- 271 Sand Dune Avenue NW · $575,000
- 262 Oyhut Bay Boulevard SW #101 · $399,900
- 263 Canal Drive NE · $495,000
- 757 Evergreen Avenue SE · $77,000
- 925 Claire Court SE · $997,000
- 483 Dolphin Avenue NE · $365,000
- 266 Overlake Street NE · $274,900
- 830 Wawona Avenue SW · $359,900
- 1019 Catala Avenue SE · $399,950
- 835 Ocean Shores Boulevard NW #202 · $144,000
- 1493 E Ocean Shores Boulevard SW · $199,950
- 260 Ocean Shores Boulevard SW · $399,900
- 189 Duck Lake Drive NE · $110,000
- 323 Sand Dune Avenue NW · $165,000
- 165 Auriga Avenue SW · $50,000
- 171 Marine View Drive SE · $450,000
- 258 N Razor Clam Drive SW · $430,000
- 1116 Glendover Court SW · $355,000
- 823 Ocean Shores Boulevard NW · $299,950
- 336 Lake Bay Loop SE · $65,000
- 1057 Lema Court · $35,900
- 964 Attu Court SW · $600,000
- 711 Point Brown Avenue NW · $895,000
- 1201 E Ocean Shores Blvd SW · $390,000
- 759 Park Avenue NE · $325,000
- 738 Gadwall Court SE · $385,000
- 190 Ocean Shores Boulevard SW · $450,000
- 102 N Narwhal Loop NW · $399,000
- 76 Dunes Lane · $220,000
- 555 Ensign Avenue NW · $449,995
- 816 Duck lake Drive NE · $59,999
- 319 Sand Dune Avenue NW · $135,000
- 574 Chinook Avenue SE · $185,000
- 374 Mt Olympus Avenue SE · $39,000
- 442 Mud Hen Loop SE · $509,900
- 1004 Discovery Avenue SE · $160,000
- 130 Jib Street NW · $64,000
- 136 Jib Street NW · $54,000
- 262 Oyhut Bay Boulevard SW #305 · $254,950
- 741 Chenois Avenue NE · $99,999
- 684 Lake Island Avenue SE · $399,900
- 732 Edgewood Avenue NE · $101,000
- 583 Meadow Avenue NE · $124,900
- 265 Wishkah Street SW · $75,000
- 133 Cloquallum Street SE · $57,000
- 733 PENINSULA Court · $104,900
- 987 Alida Court SE · $550,000
- 1375 Sand Pebble Avenue SW · $100,000
- 538 Ocean Shores Boulevard NW · $100,000
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 October 2026 · Grays Harbor County · about 2½–3¼ hours from Seattle
Active listings
263
+2.5% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
13.3%
−10.7% m/m
Median close, 12 mo
$349K
385 closed sales
Days on market
119
median sale $275K, −6.8% 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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