Buying a Deltaville Rental: Cite $26,263, Never Average

Jacob Mishalanie
2 days ago
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Empty yacht club dock on a Virginia creek

Most Deltaville listings get marketed as a generic Chesapeake Bay stay. That pitch could describe a dozen other towns, and it wastes what actually sets Deltaville, Middlesex County, Virginia apart. Guests who typed Deltaville are looking for Deltaville Marina, Deltaville Maritime Museum, Fishing Bay Yacht Club, the Rappahannock River — not Urbanna, and not Erie. 44 active listings sit on this extract. Write the town you can actually walk. Keep the listing specific. A vague water caption loses the booking.

Typical listings here earned about $26,263 last year from 44 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months through July 2026. The average night was $297. Occupancy was 35.2 percent. Revenue per available night was $104. Year over year is minus 24.5 percent. Active supply moved 0.0 percent. Do not average in Urbanna at $38,327 on 18 listings. That is a different town. Leave Erie as a different market. Do not mix those towns. Treat this as a small sample, not a blended coast.

The three strongest months are August, June, and September. August is the busiest. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Richmond, then Charlottesville. Typical stay is 4.0 nights, booked about 69 days ahead. Call Planning at 804-758-3382. Unincorporated Middlesex County. County STR zoning permit $75. Confirm live. Urbanna Town Hall is another municipality. Virginia Beach $500 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape Evolve holds still show up in this sample. Confirm the live desk before you advertise.

DSCR on Twenty-Six Thousand 263

That heading is the useful way to read Deltaville, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Deltaville Marina. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Chesapeake Bay caption. Do not write Urbanna copy onto a Deltaville address. Do not use Erie as if it were this occupancy. Be specific about the walk. A vague caption loses the guest who typed this town. Keep the other town out of the title.

Read more in Deltaville Remote Stays and DIY vs Hire in Deltaville. Typical listings earned about $26,263 last year from 44 active rentals, at $297 a night and 35.2 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Richmond. Call Planning at 804-758-3382. Unincorporated Middlesex County. County STR zoning permit $75. Confirm live. Urbanna Town Hall is another municipality. Virginia Beach $500 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 24.5 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Erie ($16,408 a year) on its own line. A 22.7-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Deltaville Marina. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

Do Not Average Urbanna Thirty-Eight Thousand 327

That heading is the useful way to read Deltaville, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Deltaville Maritime Museum. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Chesapeake Bay caption. Do not write Urbanna copy onto a Deltaville address. Do not use Erie as if it were this occupancy. Be specific about the walk. A vague caption loses the guest who typed this town. Keep the other town out of the title.

Read more in DIY vs Hire in Deltaville and Who Books a Deltaville Rental. Typical listings earned about $26,263 last year from 44 active rentals, at $297 a night and 35.2 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Richmond. Call Planning at 804-758-3382. Unincorporated Middlesex County. County STR zoning permit $75. Confirm live. Urbanna Town Hall is another municipality. Virginia Beach $500 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 24.5 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Erie ($16,408 a year) on its own line. A 22.7-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Deltaville Maritime Museum. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

City Versus Erie Travels With the Parcel

That heading is the useful way to read Deltaville, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Fishing Bay Yacht Club. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Chesapeake Bay caption. Do not write Urbanna copy onto a Deltaville address. Do not use Erie as if it were this occupancy. Be specific about the walk. A vague caption loses the guest who typed this town. Keep the other town out of the title.

Read more in Who Books a Deltaville Rental and Deltaville Tourism Data. Typical listings earned about $26,263 last year from 44 active rentals, at $297 a night and 35.2 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Richmond. Call Planning at 804-758-3382. Unincorporated Middlesex County. County STR zoning permit $75. Confirm live. Urbanna Town Hall is another municipality. Virginia Beach $500 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 24.5 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Erie ($16,408 a year) on its own line. A 22.7-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Fishing Bay Yacht Club. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

Year Over Year Is Minus Here

That heading is the useful way to read Deltaville, not a dashboard label. Guests come for the Rappahannock River. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Chesapeake Bay caption. Do not write Urbanna copy onto a Deltaville address. Do not use Erie as if it were this occupancy. Be specific about the walk. A vague caption loses the guest who typed this town. Keep the other town out of the title.

Read more in Deltaville Tourism Data and Complete Visitor's Guide to Deltaville, Virginia Stay. Typical listings earned about $26,263 last year from 44 active rentals, at $297 a night and 35.2 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Richmond. Call Planning at 804-758-3382. Unincorporated Middlesex County. County STR zoning permit $75. Confirm live. Urbanna Town Hall is another municipality. Virginia Beach $500 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 24.5 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Erie ($16,408 a year) on its own line. A 22.7-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph the Rappahannock River. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

44 Cards Grew 0 Percent

Read more in Complete Visitor's Guide to Deltaville, Virginia Stay and What It Costs to Start a Legal Deltaville STR Stay. Typical listings earned about $26,263 last year from 44 active rentals, at $297 a night and 35.2 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Richmond. Call Planning at 804-758-3382. Unincorporated Middlesex County. County STR zoning permit $75. Confirm live. Urbanna Town Hall is another municipality. Virginia Beach $500 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Watch-Year Honesty Travels With the Deed

Read more in What It Costs to Start a Legal Deltaville STR Stay and Deltaville STR Report 2026. Typical listings earned about $26,263 last year from 44 active rentals, at $297 a night and 35.2 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Richmond. Call Planning at 804-758-3382. Unincorporated Middlesex County. County STR zoning permit $75. Confirm live. Urbanna Town Hall is another municipality. Virginia Beach $500 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 24.5 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Erie ($16,408 a year) on its own line. A 22.7-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Deltaville Maritime Museum. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

License Travels With a New City Deed

Read more in Deltaville STR Report 2026 and Market a Deltaville Stay. Typical listings earned about $26,263 last year from 44 active rentals, at $297 a night and 35.2 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Richmond. Call Planning at 804-758-3382. Unincorporated Middlesex County. County STR zoning permit $75. Confirm live. Urbanna Town Hall is another municipality. Virginia Beach $500 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 24.5 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Erie ($16,408 a year) on its own line. A 22.7-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Fishing Bay Yacht Club. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

What a Buyer Packet Should Carry

Read more in Market a Deltaville Stay and Deltaville STR Rules. Typical listings earned about $26,263 last year from 44 active rentals, at $297 a night and 35.2 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Richmond. Call Planning at 804-758-3382. Unincorporated Middlesex County. County STR zoning permit $75. Confirm live. Urbanna Town Hall is another municipality. Virginia Beach $500 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 24.5 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Erie ($16,408 a year) on its own line. A 22.7-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph the Rappahannock River. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a typical Deltaville STR year on this extract?

AirROI lists about $26,263 from 44 listings for August 2025 through July 2026, updated 2026-08-08. Average night was $297, occupancy 35.2 percent, and year over year is minus 24.5 percent — a real decline on a small sample. Don't average in Urbanna's $38,327 or cite Erie's $16,408 as this town's figure; treat this as a small sample.

Can I average Urbanna into this year?

No. Urbanna published $38,327 from just 18 listings, a different desk and a different small dataset that doesn't cancel into one shared Chesapeake Bay year. Cite $26,263 from 44 Deltaville listings only, and confirm the specific parcel's town before advertising a figure to a buyer.

Which months are strongest in Deltaville?

The three strongest months are August, June, and September, with August the busiest. January is the slowest, and occupancy for the year runs 35.2 percent on a $26,263 typical year from 44 listings. This pattern is specific to Deltaville — don't apply it to a neighboring bay town.

Where do guests come from?

Richmond is the top origin, then Charlottesville. Typical stay is 4.0 nights, booked about 69 days ahead, with a superhost share of 63.6 percent. Occupancy here is 35.2 percent on a $26,263 typical year — write copy for the guest who's actually searching Deltaville.

Does a low-regulation label mean there is no local permit?

No — that label is a scrape, not the town file. Call Planning at 804-758-3382: Deltaville sits in unincorporated Middlesex County, with a county STR zoning permit published at $75. Urbanna Town Hall and Virginia Beach's $500 fee are separate municipalities — confirm the live county fee directly.

Is a 30-night minimum the same as occupancy?

No. About 22.7 percent of listings (10 of them) set a 30-night minimum, while occupancy for the year runs 35.2 percent and typical stay is 4.0 nights. Those are different measurements — a long minimum doesn't tell you what guests actually book.

What should a buyer packet carry?

Cite $26,263 from 44 listings, the strongest months (August, June, September), the slowest month (January), the top guest origin (Richmond), typical stay (4.0 nights), lead time (69 days), and Planning, 804-758-3382. Label Urbanna at $38,327 and Erie at $16,408 separately — don't average those figures together.

Is Erie the same market as Deltaville?

No. Erie published $16,408 from 239 listings — keep that on its own line. Deltaville is $26,263 from 44 listings, with January as the slowest month. Confirm Planning, 804-758-3382, before advertising one town's numbers as another's.

Work with Crest & Cove Creative

A Deltaville listing carrying Urbanna's higher numbers misrepresents what this small Chesapeake Bay market actually earns, and a 44-listing sample deserves careful sourcing, not a borrowed average.

Send us the parcel before you publish copy built on a neighbor town's year. We'll keep Deltaville's own $26,263 figure and its own season in the write-up.

Reach out at crestcove.co or (256) 998-7502.