RexMont STR Market Pulse · updated 2026-10-08
Washington Short-Term Rental Market Report
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Compiled by RexMont Real Estate, Adriano Tori, Designated Broker, WA Lic. #27660 · 1,242 five-star Google reviews · Data: NWMLS via RexMont IDX, RentCast, Washington Department of Revenue. Not an appraisal or investment advice.
What this is
RexMont's own monthly read on 19 Washington vacation-rental markets, built from data the brokerage licenses rather than from a third-party revenue estimate. For each market: active residential inventory, the share of that inventory being marketed as a short-term rental, trailing-twelve-month closed sales and their median, RentCast's median sale price and days on market with month-over-month and year-over-year change, and the Department of Revenue's lodging-tax receipts for the jurisdiction, 2025 versus 2024.
Latest NWMLS snapshot: October 2026. 2 monthly snapshots on file.
Every short-term rental listing arrives with a revenue projection and every buyer wants to know whether the market behind it is heating or cooling. RexMont built this report to answer that with numbers no seller controls: what is for sale, how it is being marketed, what closed and for how much, how long it took, and how much lodging tax the town actually collected. We refresh it on the second of each month and keep every snapshot, so the series becomes more useful with time.
Use it with the market comparison for the regulatory context behind each row, and with the cash-flow calculator to turn a specific property's realized numbers into a decision. Sellers can read the same table from the other side on the valuation page.
All markets, this month
| Market | Drive from Seattle | Active listings | STR-marketed share | Median close, 12 mo | Median sale price (RentCast) | Days on market | Lodging-tax receipts y/y (DOR 2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leavenworth & Lake WenatcheeChelan County | about 2¼–3 hours | 142+0.7% m/m · +18.0% y/y | 24.6%−9.6% m/m · y/y soonSTR-marketed median list $749K | $720K132 sales · 25% STR-marketed | $625K0.0% m/m · −2.2% y/y | 114 days+1.8% m/m · −10.2% y/y | +1.6%Leavenworth · $1.72M in 2025 |
| Lake Chelan & MansonChelan County | about 3¼–4 hours | 2850.0% m/m · +0.7% y/y | 21.8%+1.4% m/m · y/y soonSTR-marketed median list $847K | $572K242 sales · 19% STR-marketed | $457K+0.2% m/m · −0.5% y/y | 136 days−0.7% m/m · −6.8% y/y | +6.9%Chelan · $870K in 2025 |
| Cle Elum, Suncadia & RoslynKittitas County | about 1½–2 hours | 3190.0% m/m · +17.0% y/y | 33.2%−2.1% m/m · y/y soonSTR-marketed median list $985K | $730K333 sales · 21% STR-marketed | $633K+0.1% m/m · +3.2% y/y | 105 days+1.9% m/m · −11.8% y/y | −1.8%Cle Elum · $103K in 2025 |
| Snoqualmie Pass & HyakKittitas County | about 1–1½ hours | 230.0% m/m · +31.4% y/y | 17.4%0.0% m/m · y/y soonSTR-marketed median list $1M | $965K19 sales · 5.3% STR-marketed | $700K−6.7% m/m · +17.6% y/y | 99 days0.0% m/m · −23.3% y/y | +4.5%Kittitas County · $1.37M in 2025 |
| Ocean ShoresGrays Harbor County | about 2½–3¼ hours | 263+0.3% m/m · +2.5% y/y | 13.3%−10.7% m/m · y/y soonSTR-marketed median list $400K | $349K385 sales · 10.9% STR-marketed | $275K−1.4% m/m · −6.8% y/y | 119 days0.0% m/m · −6.3% y/y | +6.0%Ocean Shores · $561K in 2025 |
| Seabrook & Pacific BeachGrays Harbor County | about 2¾–3½ hours | 60−1.0% m/m · +7.5% y/y | 50.0%+6.2% m/m · y/y soonSTR-marketed median list $910K | $863K46 sales · 39.1% STR-marketed | $865K0.0% m/m · +1.8% y/y | 112 days+1.8% m/m · −27.7% y/y | +1.6%Grays Harbor County · $1.07M in 2025 |
| WestportGrays Harbor County | about 2½–3¼ hours | 670.0% m/m · +34.7% y/y | 38.8%−1.8% m/m · y/y soonSTR-marketed median list $385K | $299K65 sales · 21.5% STR-marketed | $339K0.0% m/m · +3.1% y/y | 115 days+1.8% m/m · +3.6% y/y | +0.2%Westport · $258K in 2025 |
| Long Beach PeninsulaPacific County | about 3–3¾ hours | 202−0.8% m/m · +12.5% y/y | 14.9%−16.8% m/m · y/y soonSTR-marketed median list $350K | $345K335 sales · 15.8% STR-marketed | $282K+1.0% m/m · −5.0% y/y | 116 days+1.8% m/m · 0.0% y/y | −0.4%Long Beach · $469K in 2025 |
| Whidbey IslandIsland County | about 1½–2 hours with the ferry | 341+0.5% m/m · +14.3% y/y | 8.5%−3.4% m/m · y/y soonSTR-marketed median list $1000K | $580K1037 sales · 4.2% STR-marketed | $620K−0.0% m/m · −0.8% y/y | 86 days+1.2% m/m · −4.4% y/y | +5.1%Langley · $113K in 2025 |
| San Juan IslandsSan Juan County | about 3–4 hours with the ferry | 185−0.3% m/m · +4.4% y/y | 15.7%−3.1% m/m · y/y soonSTR-marketed median list $1.15M | $924K232 sales · 9.9% STR-marketed | $967K−2.7% m/m · −1.7% y/y | 113 days+0.9% m/m · −14.4% y/y | +8.3%Friday Harbor · $301K in 2025 |
| Hood Canal & Lake CushmanMason County | about 1½–2½ hours | 131−0.5% m/m · +9.6% y/y | 16.8%−1.2% m/m · y/y soonSTR-marketed median list $347K | $430K324 sales · 14.8% STR-marketed | $324K−0.8% m/m · −2.1% y/y | 93 days+1.1% m/m · −10.6% y/y | −7.7%Mason County · $528K in 2025 |
| Port Townsend & Port LudlowJefferson County | about 2–2½ hours with the ferry | 157−0.8% m/m · +19.0% y/y | 3.2%−17.9% m/m · y/y soonSTR-marketed median list $765K | $610K417 sales · 1.4% STR-marketed | $550K−0.7% m/m · −8.5% y/y | 69 days−4.2% m/m · −22.5% y/y | −11.2%Port Townsend · $278K in 2025 |
| Port Angeles & SequimClallam County | about 2½–3 hours with the ferry | 381+0.8% m/m · +18.8% y/y | 3.7%−11.9% m/m · y/y soonSTR-marketed median list $700K | $475K1100 sales · 2.8% STR-marketed | $418K−0.0% m/m · −6.0% y/y | 76 days+1.3% m/m · +2.7% y/y | +3.8%Port Angeles · $706K in 2025 |
| Mt. Rainier gateways (Ashford & Packwood)Pierce / Lewis County | about 2–2½ hours | 550.0% m/m · +21.3% y/y | 49.1%−5.0% m/m · y/y soonSTR-marketed median list $540K | $538K82 sales · 46.3% STR-marketed | $467K0.0% m/m · +9.4% y/y | 98 days+1.0% m/m · −13.3% y/y | +3.8%Lewis County · $599K in 2025 |
| Methow Valley (Winthrop, Twisp, Mazama)Okanogan County | about 4–4½ hours | 64−1.5% m/m · +10.0% y/y | 18.8%0.0% m/m · y/y soonSTR-marketed median list $475K | $637K84 sales · 13.1% STR-marketed | $465K−0.5% m/m · −9.6% y/y | 117 days+0.9% m/m · +4.5% y/y | +14.9%Winthrop · $249K in 20252026 through August: down from the same period of 2025, ahead of 2024 (town figures through August 2026) |
| Mt. Baker foothills (Glacier & Maple Falls)Whatcom County | about 2¼–2¾ hours | 1030.0% m/m · +1.6% y/y | 28.2%+15.6% m/m · y/y soonSTR-marketed median list $310K | $330K193 sales · 15% STR-marketed | $242K0.0% m/m · −18.8% y/y | 69 days+3.0% m/m · −31.0% y/y | −7.7%Whatcom County · $724K in 2025 |
| Birch Bay & BlaineWhatcom County | about 2–2½ hours | 235+1.6% m/m · +14.4% y/y | 6.0%−3.2% m/m · y/y soonSTR-marketed median list $355K | $559K488 sales · 7.8% STR-marketed | $560K+0.2% m/m · −1.6% y/y | 71 days0.0% m/m · −22.0% y/y | −9.9%Blaine · $132K in 2025 |
| Gig Harbor & KitsapPierce / Kitsap County | about 1–1½ hours | 370+0.8% m/m · +11.8% y/y | 0.8%−38.5% m/m · y/y soonSTR-marketed median list $1.18M | $739K1378 sales · 1.5% STR-marketed | $815K−1.0% m/m · +5.8% y/y | 50 days0.0% m/m · −10.7% y/y | −1.8%Gig Harbor · $175K in 2025 |
| Columbia River Gorge (Stevenson, White Salmon)Skamania / Klickitat County | about 4–4½ hours | 0m/m soon · y/y soon | —m/m soon · y/y soon | $508K6 sales · 16.7% STR-marketed | —m/m soon · y/y soon | —m/m soon · y/y soon | — |
How to read it."STR-marketed share" is RexMont's own signal: the share of active NWMLS residential listings whose public remarks sell the home as a short-term or vacation rental. It measures how much of a market's for-sale inventory is being pitched to investors, not how many homes hold permits. Median sale price, days on market and inventory come from RentCast sale statistics blended across each market's ZIP codes; month-over-month and year-over-year deltas use RentCast's own history. Deltas marked "soon" appear as our monthly snapshots accumulate. Medians on small samples move a lot; read the sale count next to them.
Lodging-tax receipts are the Washington Department of Revenue's distributions of the state-shared 2% transient rental tax to each city or county for calendar 2025 versus 2024 (source). Because the tax is a fixed share of taxable lodging sales under 30 nights, the year-over-year change tracks total short-stay lodging revenue in that jurisdiction, hotels and short-term rentals together. Cities report their own receipts; the county figure is the unincorporated area. DOR's tables are full calendar years and lag the market: where a town has published its own current-year collections, that reading appears beneath the DOR figure so a year that has turned is never described as still rising.
Listing information courtesy of Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS). The listing data relating to real estate for sale on this web site comes in part from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Real estate listings held by brokerage firms other than RexMont Real Estate are marked with the “Listing courtesy of NWMLS” designation. Information provided is for the consumer’s personal, non-commercial use and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing.
© 2026 Northwest Multiple Listing Service. All rights reserved. · RentCast market statistics used under license. Not an appraisal or an offer of specific investment returns.
Market cards
One card per market. Where RexMont has a listings page for the market, the table above links to it; every card links back here for methodology.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · Leavenworth & Lake Wenatchee
NWMLS snapshot October 2026 · Chelan County · about 2¼–3 hours from Seattle
Active listings
142
+18.0% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
24.6%
−9.6% m/m
Median close, 12 mo
$720K
132 closed sales
Days on market
114
median sale $625K, −2.2% y/y
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
+1.6%
Leavenworth, 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.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · Lake Chelan & Manson
NWMLS snapshot October 2026 · Chelan County · about 3¼–4 hours from Seattle
Active listings
285
+0.7% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
21.8%
+1.4% m/m
Median close, 12 mo
$572K
242 closed sales
Days on market
136
median sale $457K, −0.5% y/y
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
+6.9%
Chelan, 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.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · Cle Elum, Suncadia & Roslyn
NWMLS snapshot October 2026 · Kittitas County · about 1½–2 hours from Seattle
Active listings
319
+17.0% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
33.2%
−2.1% m/m
Median close, 12 mo
$730K
333 closed sales
Days on market
105
median sale $633K, +3.2% y/y
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
−1.8%
Cle Elum, 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.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · Snoqualmie Pass & Hyak
NWMLS snapshot October 2026 · Kittitas County · about 1–1½ hours from Seattle
Active listings
23
+31.4% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
17.4%
0.0% m/m
Median close, 12 mo
$965K
19 closed sales
Days on market
99
median sale $700K, +17.6% y/y
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
+4.5%
Kittitas County, 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.
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.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · Seabrook & Pacific Beach
NWMLS snapshot October 2026 · Grays Harbor County · about 2¾–3½ hours from Seattle
Active listings
60
+7.5% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
50.0%
+6.2% m/m
Median close, 12 mo
$863K
46 closed sales
Days on market
112
median sale $865K, +1.8% y/y
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
+1.6%
Grays Harbor County, 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.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · Westport
NWMLS snapshot October 2026 · Grays Harbor County · about 2½–3¼ hours from Seattle
Active listings
67
+34.7% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
38.8%
−1.8% m/m
Median close, 12 mo
$299K
65 closed sales
Days on market
115
median sale $339K, +3.1% y/y
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
+0.2%
Westport, 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.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · Long Beach Peninsula
NWMLS snapshot October 2026 · Pacific County · about 3–3¾ hours from Seattle
Active listings
202
+12.5% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
14.9%
−16.8% m/m
Median close, 12 mo
$345K
335 closed sales
Days on market
116
median sale $282K, −5.0% y/y
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
−0.4%
Long Beach, 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.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · Whidbey Island
NWMLS snapshot October 2026 · Island County · about 1½–2 hours with the ferry from Seattle
Active listings
341
+14.3% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
8.5%
−3.4% m/m
Median close, 12 mo
$580K
1037 closed sales
Days on market
86
median sale $620K, −0.8% y/y
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
+5.1%
Langley, 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.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · San Juan Islands
NWMLS snapshot October 2026 · San Juan County · about 3–4 hours with the ferry from Seattle
Active listings
185
+4.4% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
15.7%
−3.1% m/m
Median close, 12 mo
$924K
232 closed sales
Days on market
113
median sale $967K, −1.7% y/y
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
+8.3%
Friday Harbor, 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.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · Hood Canal & Lake Cushman
NWMLS snapshot October 2026 · Mason County · about 1½–2½ hours from Seattle
Active listings
131
+9.6% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
16.8%
−1.2% m/m
Median close, 12 mo
$430K
324 closed sales
Days on market
93
median sale $324K, −2.1% y/y
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
−7.7%
Mason County, 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.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · Port Townsend & Port Ludlow
NWMLS snapshot October 2026 · Jefferson County · about 2–2½ hours with the ferry from Seattle
Active listings
157
+19.0% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
3.2%
−17.9% m/m
Median close, 12 mo
$610K
417 closed sales
Days on market
69
median sale $550K, −8.5% y/y
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
−11.2%
Port Townsend, 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.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · Port Angeles & Sequim
NWMLS snapshot October 2026 · Clallam County · about 2½–3 hours with the ferry from Seattle
Active listings
381
+18.8% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
3.7%
−11.9% m/m
Median close, 12 mo
$475K
1100 closed sales
Days on market
76
median sale $418K, −6.0% y/y
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
+3.8%
Port Angeles, 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.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · Mt. Rainier gateways (Ashford & Packwood)
NWMLS snapshot October 2026 · Pierce / Lewis County · about 2–2½ hours from Seattle
Active listings
55
+21.3% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
49.1%
−5.0% m/m
Median close, 12 mo
$538K
82 closed sales
Days on market
98
median sale $467K, +9.4% y/y
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
+3.8%
Lewis County, 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.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · Methow Valley (Winthrop, Twisp, Mazama)
NWMLS snapshot October 2026 · Okanogan County · about 4–4½ hours from Seattle
Active listings
64
+10.0% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
18.8%
0.0% m/m
Median close, 12 mo
$637K
84 closed sales
Days on market
117
median sale $465K, −9.6% y/y
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
+14.9%
Winthrop, DOR 2025 vs 2024 · 2026 through August: down from the same period of 2025, ahead of 2024 (town figures through August 2026)
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.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · Mt. Baker foothills (Glacier & Maple Falls)
NWMLS snapshot October 2026 · Whatcom County · about 2¼–2¾ hours from Seattle
Active listings
103
+1.6% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
28.2%
+15.6% m/m
Median close, 12 mo
$330K
193 closed sales
Days on market
69
median sale $242K, −18.8% y/y
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
−7.7%
Whatcom County, 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.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · Birch Bay & Blaine
NWMLS snapshot October 2026 · Whatcom County · about 2–2½ hours from Seattle
Active listings
235
+14.4% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
6.0%
−3.2% m/m
Median close, 12 mo
$559K
488 closed sales
Days on market
71
median sale $560K, −1.6% y/y
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
−9.9%
Blaine, 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.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · Gig Harbor & Kitsap
NWMLS snapshot October 2026 · Pierce / Kitsap County · about 1–1½ hours from Seattle
Active listings
370
+11.8% y/y (RentCast)
STR-marketed share
0.8%
−38.5% m/m
Median close, 12 mo
$739K
1378 closed sales
Days on market
50
median sale $815K, +5.8% y/y
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
−1.8%
Gig Harbor, 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.
RexMont STR Market Pulse · Columbia River Gorge (Stevenson, White Salmon)
NWMLS snapshot September 2026 · Skamania / Klickitat County · about 4–4½ hours from Seattle
Active listings
0
trend builds monthly
STR-marketed share
—
first RexMont reading
Median close, 12 mo
$508K
6 closed sales
Days on market
—
RentCast refresh pending
Lodging-tax receipts y/y
—
no DOR row
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.
Seattle and the Eastside, for comparison
The Department of Revenue's transient rental tax receipts also cover the home markets. In calendar 2025: King County −0.9% year over year; Bellevue +3.2% year over year. Seattle's receipts flow through King County and the convention-center lines rather than a separate city row in the DOR tables. Rules for operating close to home are on the Seattle and Eastside rules page.
Methodology
RentCast sale statistics by ZIP (listing-weighted blend across each market's ZIPs, 13-month history) plus NWMLS listing data via RealtyFeed: active residential listings and trailing-12-month closed sales whose public remarks market the home as a short-term or vacation rental. Medians are unweighted; STR-marketed share is a RexMont-defined signal, not a count of licensed rentals.
STR-marketed classification.A listing counts when its NWMLS public remarks contain phrases that market the home as a short-term or vacation rental: short-term rental, STR, Airbnb, VRBO, nightly rental, vacation rental, turnkey furnished or fully furnished, rental history, future bookings and similar. Generic investor language such as "rental income" or "investment opportunity" is excluded so long-term-rental marketing does not inflate the share. The classifier is applied identically to active and closed listings, so the two shares are comparable.
Lodging-tax receipts.Washington distributes a state-shared 2% transient rental tax to the city or county where short-stay lodging is sold. Because the rate is fixed, the year-over-year change in receipts tracks taxable lodging revenue under 30 nights in that jurisdiction, hotels and short-term rentals together. Figures are the Department of Revenue's published calendar-year tables (source). A city row is the city; a county row is the unincorporated area. Because DOR publishes full calendar years, the column lags the market by up to a year. Where a town publishes its own year-to-date collections, the current-year reading is shown beneath the DOR figure: Winthrop's 2026 collections through August were below the same period of 2025 and above 2024 across the hotel/motel, stadium and retail sales taxes (town figures), so the 2025-over-2024 gain should not be read as a trend still rising.
Limits.Medians on small samples move a lot; read the sale count next to them. RentCast statistics are ZIP-based and blended by listing count across each market's ZIPs, so lakefront and in-town homes are averaged together. The STR-marketed share measures marketing, not permits; a market can have many licensed rentals and few listings pitching them. None of this is an appraisal of any property or a projection of rental income.
Roadmap.Planned additions as the series matures: National Park Service visitation for the Rainier, Olympic and North Cascades gateways, Washington State Ferries route ridership for the island markets, county permit counts against caps where counties publish them (Chelan County does, quarterly), and the Census Bureau's seasonal-home share by place.
FAQ
Questions about the data.
Where does RexMont's short-term rental market data come from?
Three sources. Active listings and trailing-12-month closed sales come from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service through RexMont's IDX feed, with RexMont classifying a listing as STR-marketed when its public remarks sell the home as a short-term or vacation rental. Median sale price, price per square foot, days on market and inventory history come from RentCast market statistics for each market's ZIP codes. Lodging-tax receipts are the Washington Department of Revenue's annual distributions of the state-shared transient rental tax by city and county.
What is the STR-marketed share?
The percentage of active NWMLS residential listings in a market whose remarks market the property as a short-term rental (Airbnb, VRBO, nightly rental, vacation rental, turnkey furnished and similar phrases). It measures how much of the for-sale inventory is being pitched to investors. It is not a count of permitted or operating rentals.
Why not use a rental-analytics revenue estimate?
Projected nightly revenue is the number sellers most often inflate and buyers most often over-trust. RexMont publishes what the market is actually doing: what is listed, what sold and for how much, how long it took, and how much lodging tax the jurisdiction collected. Revenue is verified per property from the seller's payout reports and Department of Revenue returns during due diligence.
How often is the report updated?
The NWMLS snapshot and RentCast statistics refresh on the second day of each month. Month-over-month and year-over-year changes for the STR-marketed share appear as RexMont's monthly snapshots accumulate; price, inventory and days-on-market trends use RentCast's own history from the first refresh. Lodging-tax receipts update each August when the Department of Revenue publishes the prior calendar year.
Can I cite or republish this data?
Yes, with attribution to RexMont Real Estate and a link to this page. Journalists and researchers who need a custom cut by market or property type can request one through the form below; RexMont's Data Desk fills those requests.
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