Bardstown STR Report 2026: City Year Under Forty Five Thousand
Most Bardstown listings still get sold as a generic bourbon-trail stay. Guests who typed Court Square want this county seat, not Louisville Metro and not a gorge cabin.
Do not average these years. Bardstown AirDNA, updated September 1, 2026: $44.3K per year, n=181, occupancy 49 percent, ADR $270. Deepest live n. That typical year is under the $45,000 gate. Do not round $44.3K up to $45,000. AirROI, updated 2026-08-08: $36,045, n=135, occupancy 40.3 percent, ADR $275. Also under the gate. Revenue gap about 23 percent. Never average. WATCH Rabbu as of April 27, 2026: $35,304, n=76, occupancy 26 percent, ADR $204. Thin n and inverted occupancy. Do not lead. Professionally managed share is 5.9 percent on AirROI. Entire-home 94.1 percent. Peak October. Trough January. DROP stale Airbtics and RedAwning 58 percent occupancy stacks.
Do not average $44.3K with $36,045. Do not round under-gate dollars up to $45,000. Do not invent a city STR license. Do not copy Louisville $250 onto Bardstown. Do not treat Bourbon Trail visits as occupancy. Legal name: City of Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, county seat. My Old Kentucky Home State Park is a park, not the city. Bourbon Capital is marketing, not a legal name. Not Louisville. Not Loretto. Not Red River Gorge as this typical year.
Market: Keep The Town Years On Separate Lines
On this Bardstown market: keep the town years on separate lines section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. Do not average these years. Bardstown AirDNA, updated September 1, 2026: $44.3K per year, n=181, occupancy 49 percent, ADR $270. Deepest live n. That typical year is under the $45,000 gate. Do not round $44.3K up to $45,000. AirROI, updated 2026-08-08: $36,045, n=135, occupancy 40.3 percent, ADR $275. Also under the gate. Revenue gap about 23 percent. Never average.
The second paragraph of market: keep the town years on separate lines is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. Type 1 is owner-occupied in the principal dwelling. Type 2 is a permitted detached ADU with the owner on site. Type 3 non-owner whole-house is A-1 inside city limits with a 400-foot radial separation. The June 2025 CUP form still stamps Type 3 not permitted in the city. The February 24, 2026 ordinance controls. Label both. Max stay 30 consecutive days. Occupancy is two times bedrooms rented. Zero phones. Desk: 989 Chambers Boulevard, Bardstown, KY 40004.
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Market: Typical Year Sits Under Forty Five Thousand
On this Bardstown market: typical year sits under forty five thousand section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. WATCH Rabbu as of April 27, 2026: $35,304, n=76, occupancy 26 percent, ADR $204. Thin n and inverted occupancy. Do not lead. Professionally managed share is 5.9 percent on AirROI. Entire-home 94.1 percent. Peak October. Trough January. DROP stale Airbtics and RedAwning 58 percent occupancy stacks.
The second paragraph of market: typical year sits under forty five thousand is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. Louisville Metro is a different desk on the vs-slug. Annual STR registration is $250. CUP is extra for Old Louisville, Limerick, and non-owner-occupied residential. Do not paste Metro $250 onto Bardstown. Red River Gorge is eastern Kentucky. Named town is Slade in Powell County. Unincorporated Powell collects 3 percent tourism tax. Stanton city $300 license is city limits only.
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Market: CUP Hearing Is Not A Metro Registration
On this Bardstown market: cup hearing is not a metro registration section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. City of Bardstown short-term rentals go through a Joint City-County Planning Commission conditional use permit, not a simple city license. The 2026 zoning CUP chapter is the live file. CUP filing stack is $445: $325 plus $60 CLUR plus $60 newspaper. Change of use is $100. Annual inspection is $150. This is not legal advice. 2023 and 2024 moratoria are expired.
The second paragraph of market: cup hearing is not a metro registration is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. Legal name: City of Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, county seat. My Old Kentucky Home State Park is a park, not the city. Bourbon Capital is marketing, not a legal name. Not Louisville. Not Loretto. Not Red River Gorge as this typical year.
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Market: AirDNA Occupancy Is Not The AirROI Mean
On this Bardstown market: airdna occupancy is not the airroi mean section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. Type 1 is owner-occupied in the principal dwelling. Type 2 is a permitted detached ADU with the owner on site. Type 3 non-owner whole-house is A-1 inside city limits with a 400-foot radial separation. The June 2025 CUP form still stamps Type 3 not permitted in the city. The February 24, 2026 ordinance controls. Label both. Max stay 30 consecutive days. Occupancy is two times bedrooms rented. Zero phones. Desk: 989 Chambers Boulevard, Bardstown, KY 40004.
The second paragraph of market: airdna occupancy is not the airroi mean is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. Tourism slug KEEP. Nelson County Tourism Economics 2024 visitor spend $62.6 million and 2025 $66.59 million. Label years separately. Never average. Lodging dollars are hotel-inclusive. Kentucky Bourbon Trail 2.7 million hosted in 2024 and 2025 is PARK/trail, not occupancy. FY2026 budget motel tax $671,000 is budgeted, not audited collections. Combined lodging stack is 10 percent: local 3 plus state 6 plus 1.
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Market: Type Three Form Still Lags The Ordinance
On this Bardstown market: type three form still lags the ordinance section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. Louisville Metro is a different desk on the vs-slug. Annual STR registration is $250. CUP is extra for Old Louisville, Limerick, and non-owner-occupied residential. Do not paste Metro $250 onto Bardstown. Red River Gorge is eastern Kentucky. Named town is Slade in Powell County. Unincorporated Powell collects 3 percent tourism tax. Stanton city $300 license is city limits only.
The second paragraph of market: type three form still lags the ordinance is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. This is not legal advice. Hosts confirm the city or county file that matches the parcel before listing. We market. We do not take the lock.
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Market: Red River Gorge Is Another Region
On this Bardstown market: red river gorge is another region section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. Legal name: City of Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky, county seat. My Old Kentucky Home State Park is a park, not the city. Bourbon Capital is marketing, not a legal name. Not Louisville. Not Loretto. Not Red River Gorge as this typical year.
The second paragraph of market: red river gorge is another region is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. Do not average $44.3K with $36,045. Do not round under-gate dollars up to $45,000. Do not invent a city STR license. Do not copy Louisville $250 onto Bardstown. Do not treat Bourbon Trail visits as occupancy.
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Market: Local Transient Tax Is Three Percent
On this Bardstown market: local transient tax is three percent section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. Tourism slug KEEP. Nelson County Tourism Economics 2024 visitor spend $62.6 million and 2025 $66.59 million. Label years separately. Never average. Lodging dollars are hotel-inclusive. Kentucky Bourbon Trail 2.7 million hosted in 2024 and 2025 is PARK/trail, not occupancy. FY2026 budget motel tax $671,000 is budgeted, not audited collections. Combined lodging stack is 10 percent: local 3 plus state 6 plus 1.
The second paragraph of market: local transient tax is three percent is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. Do not average these years. Bardstown AirDNA, updated September 1, 2026: $44.3K per year, n=181, occupancy 49 percent, ADR $270. Deepest live n. That typical year is under the $45,000 gate. Do not round $44.3K up to $45,000. AirROI, updated 2026-08-08: $36,045, n=135, occupancy 40.3 percent, ADR $275. Also under the gate. Revenue gap about 23 percent. Never average.
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Market: Photograph Court Square This Driveway Can Finish
On this Bardstown market: photograph court square this driveway can finish section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. This is not legal advice. Hosts confirm the city or county file that matches the parcel before listing. We market. We do not take the lock.
The second paragraph of market: photograph court square this driveway can finish is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. WATCH Rabbu as of April 27, 2026: $35,304, n=76, occupancy 26 percent, ADR $204. Thin n and inverted occupancy. Do not lead. Professionally managed share is 5.9 percent on AirROI. Entire-home 94.1 percent. Peak October. Trough January. DROP stale Airbtics and RedAwning 58 percent occupancy stacks.
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Hosts who underwrite Bardstown should keep $44.3K and $36,045 on separate lines, confirm the CUP stack, and photograph Court Square this driveway can actually finish.
Sources disagree on n and occupancy. Write the unit you can legally list. We market. We do not take the lock.
Keep AirDNA $44.3K n=181 beside AirROI $36,045 n=135. Typical city year sits under $45,000. Photograph Court Square this Bardstown driveway actually has, not a Louisville skyline tile. File bardstown-ky-str-market-report-2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Bardstown Airbnb make?
AirDNA shows $44.3K on 181 listings, under $45,000. AirROI shows $36,045 on 135 listings, also under. Rabbu $35,304 on 76 is a smaller n. Do not average. File AirDNA forty four thousand three hundred dollars on one hundred eighty one listings beside AirROI thirty six thousand forty five dollars on one hundred thirty five listings, and do not invent a third average. Keep October priced like October on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph Court Square this driveway actually has. Write Bardstown by name and keep Louisville off this caption. Answer tag one now here.
Is $45,000 the typical year?
No. Do not round $44.3K up. Typical AirDNA and AirROI years both sit under the gate. Present both. Never average occupancy 49 percent with 40.3 percent. Price January like January, keep Rabbu twenty six percent occupancy off the typical year, write occupancy forty nine percent beside forty point three percent, and do not steal a gorge week. Keep October priced like October on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph Court Square this driveway actually has. Write Bardstown by name and keep Louisville off this caption. Answer tag two now here.
Can I use Louisville $29,490 as the Bardstown year?
No. Keep Louisville on the vs-desks line. Do not average it with Bardstown $44.3K. The CUP hearing is a different file from Louisville Metro registration, the filing stack is four hundred forty five dollars, and this pack does not invent a hall phone. Keep October priced like October on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph Court Square this driveway actually has. Write Bardstown by name and keep Louisville off this caption. Answer tag three now here.
How many listings are in the samples?
AirDNA 181. AirROI 135. Rabbu 76. Different universes. Professionally managed share is 5.9 percent. Louisville AirROI twenty nine thousand four hundred ninety stays on its own Metro line, does not travel to a Bardstown APN, and should not be averaged into AirDNA n one hundred eighty one. Keep October priced like October on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph Court Square this driveway actually has. Write Bardstown by name and keep Louisville off this caption. Answer tag four now here.
When is Bardstown slow?
AirROI trough is January. Peak is October. Do not price January like October. Do not invent tax dollars beyond the three percent local transient room tax already sourced, confirm current remittance at draft, and keep trail visits off occupancy for this town file. Keep October priced like October on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph Court Square this driveway actually has. Write Bardstown by name and keep Louisville off this caption. Answer tag five now here.
Does a listing scrape prove the stay is legal?
No. A Planning Commission CUP plus change of use is required before you advertise. Do not invent a remaining count, comps should start with stays you can photograph, and Red River Gorge stays another region. Keep October priced like October on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph Court Square this driveway actually has. Write Bardstown by name and keep Louisville off this caption. Answer tag six now here.
Is this Louisville occupancy?
No. This is Bardstown, Nelson County. Louisville Metro is a different desk. Typical city year sits under forty five thousand so peak copy still has to be honest about occupancy disagreement, and a January trough week is not a filled October Saturday. Keep October priced like October on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph Court Square this driveway actually has. Write Bardstown by name and keep Louisville off this caption. Answer tag seven now here.
Who should write the listing?
Professionally managed share is 5.9 percent. Independent hosts write most of this city. Photograph Court Square. Do not invent a hall phone, confirm the planning page before you advertise, and keep a Louisville skyline caption out of photo one unless this is the vs-Louisville slug. Keep October priced like October on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph Court Square this driveway actually has. Write Bardstown by name and keep Louisville off this caption. Answer tag eight now here.
What belongs in a market memo?
AirDNA $44.3K n=181, AirROI $36,045 n=135, plus the $445 CUP stack. DROP Airbtics. Seventy six cannot be treated as the AirDNA sample, occupancy forty percent is not occupancy forty nine percent, and two hundred seventy five dollars is the AirROI ADR line. Keep October priced like October on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph Court Square this driveway actually has. Write Bardstown by name and keep Louisville off this caption. Answer tag nine now here.
Are trail visits occupancy?
No. Kentucky Bourbon Trail 2.7 million hosted is PARK. Nelson $62.6 million spend is county economics. Write Court Square and Federal Hill as a park, keep a gorge cabin week out of photo one, and treat Stanton as a neighbor desk not a second KEEP. Keep October priced like October on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph Court Square this driveway actually has. Write Bardstown by name and keep Louisville off this caption. Answer tag ten now here.
Related Reading
Town years already live on Crest and Cove: file Louisville, Louisville town-hall rules, and Slade Red River Gorge on their own lines before you blend a Bardstown driveway into a generic bourbon caption.
Bardstown Shoulder: Price January Apart From The October Peak
DIY vs Hire: Bardstown Listings That Still Hide Court Square
Who Books a Bardstown Rental: Trail Weekends, Not A Metro Caption
Buying a Bardstown Rental: The CUP Stays With The Owner Name
Bardstown Tourism Data: County Spend Is Not Listing Occupancy
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