Buying a Eastport Rental: Cite $15,265, Never Average

Jacob Mishalanie
17 hours ago
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Sunset over Passamaquoddy Bay from Eastport

Most Eastport listings get marketed as a generic Passamaquoddy Bay stay. That pitch could describe a dozen other towns, and it wastes what actually sets City of Eastport, Washington County, Maine apart. Guests who typed Eastport are looking for Eastport Breakwater, Downtown Eastport, Passamaquoddy Bay, Shackford Head State Park — not Deer Isle, and not Harpswell. 54 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 $15,265 last year from 54 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months through July 2026. The average night was $229. Occupancy was 35.6 percent. Revenue per available night was $82. Year over year is minus 1.4 percent. Active supply moved 17.4 percent. Do not average in Deer Isle at $17,949 on 77 listings. That is a different town. Leave Harpswell 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, September, and July. August is the busiest. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Portland, then Maine. Typical stay is 4.2 nights, booked about 60 days ahead. Call City Hall at 207-853-2300. Confirm live at City Hall. No city-specific STR ordinance found on the city site. Lubec is another municipality. Bar Harbor STR is another municipality. AirROI low-regulation label is a scrape Emilia holds still show up in this sample.

Eastport is the easternmost city in the United States, on Passamaquoddy Bay, not a Lubec listing and not a Bar Harbor mash. Photograph the Breakwater, downtown, the bay, and Shackford Head. Call City Hall at 207-853-2300 and confirm the live rule before you advertise. Typical listings earned about $15,265 last year from 54 active rentals. Do not average Deer Isle at $17,949 or Harpswell at $29,110 into this city year.

DSCR on Fifteen Thousand 265

That heading is the useful way to read Eastport, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Eastport Breakwater. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Passamaquoddy Bay caption. Do not write Deer Isle copy onto a Eastport address. Do not use Harpswell 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 Eastport Remote Stays and DIY vs Hire in Eastport. Typical listings earned about $15,265 last year from 54 active rentals, at $229 a night and 35.6 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Portland. Call City Hall at 207-853-2300. Confirm live at City Hall. No city-specific STR ordinance found on the city site. Lubec is another municipality. Bar Harbor STR is another municipality. AirROI low-regulation label is a scrape

Year over year is minus 1.4 percent. Supply moved 17.4 percent. Keep Harpswell ($29,110 a year) on its own line. A 33.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Eastport Breakwater. 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 Deer Isle Seventeen Thousand 949

That heading is the useful way to read Eastport, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Downtown Eastport. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Passamaquoddy Bay caption. Do not write Deer Isle copy onto a Eastport address. Do not use Harpswell 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 Eastport and Who Books a Eastport Rental. Typical listings earned about $15,265 last year from 54 active rentals, at $229 a night and 35.6 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Portland. Call City Hall at 207-853-2300. Confirm live at City Hall. No city-specific STR ordinance found on the city site. Lubec is another municipality. Bar Harbor STR is another municipality. AirROI low-regulation label is a scrape

Year over year is minus 1.4 percent. Supply moved 17.4 percent. Keep Harpswell ($29,110 a year) on its own line. A 33.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Downtown Eastport. 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 Harpswell Travels With the Parcel

That heading is the useful way to read Eastport, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Passamaquoddy Bay. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Passamaquoddy Bay caption. Do not write Deer Isle copy onto a Eastport address. Do not use Harpswell 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 Eastport Rental and Eastport Tourism Data. Typical listings earned about $15,265 last year from 54 active rentals, at $229 a night and 35.6 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Portland. Call City Hall at 207-853-2300. Confirm live at City Hall. No city-specific STR ordinance found on the city site. Lubec is another municipality. Bar Harbor STR is another municipality. AirROI low-regulation label is a scrape

Year over year is minus 1.4 percent. Supply moved 17.4 percent. Keep Harpswell ($29,110 a year) on its own line. A 33.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Passamaquoddy Bay. 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 Eastport, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Shackford Head State Park. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Passamaquoddy Bay caption. Do not write Deer Isle copy onto a Eastport address. Do not use Harpswell 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 Eastport Tourism Data and Complete Visitor's Guide to Eastport — Eastport Maine Pin. Typical listings earned about $15,265 last year from 54 active rentals, at $229 a night and 35.6 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Portland. Call City Hall at 207-853-2300. Confirm live at City Hall. No city-specific STR ordinance found on the city site. Lubec is another municipality. Bar Harbor STR is another municipality. AirROI low-regulation label is a scrape

Year over year is minus 1.4 percent. Supply moved 17.4 percent. Keep Harpswell ($29,110 a year) on its own line. A 33.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Shackford Head State Park. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

54 Cards Grew 17 Percent

Read more in Complete Visitor's Guide to Eastport — Eastport Maine Pin and What It Costs to Start a Legal Eastport STR Stay — Eastport Maine Pin. Typical listings earned about $15,265 last year from 54 active rentals, at $229 a night and 35.6 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Portland. Call City Hall at 207-853-2300. Confirm live at City Hall. No city-specific STR ordinance found on the city site. Lubec is another municipality. Bar Harbor STR is another municipality.

Watch-Year Honesty Travels With the Deed

Read more in What It Costs to Start a Legal Eastport STR Stay — Eastport Maine Pin and Eastport STR Report 2026. Typical listings earned about $15,265 last year from 54 active rentals, at $229 a night and 35.6 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Portland. Call City Hall at 207-853-2300. Confirm live at City Hall. No city-specific STR ordinance found on the city site. Lubec is another municipality. Bar Harbor STR is another municipality.

Year over year is minus 1.4 percent. Supply moved 17.4 percent. Keep Harpswell ($29,110 a year) on its own line. A 33.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Downtown Eastport. 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 Eastport STR Report 2026 and Market a Eastport Stay. Typical listings earned about $15,265 last year from 54 active rentals, at $229 a night and 35.6 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Portland. Call City Hall at 207-853-2300. Confirm live at City Hall. No city-specific STR ordinance found on the city site. Lubec is another municipality. Bar Harbor STR is another municipality. AirROI low-regulation label is a scrape

Year over year is minus 1.4 percent. Supply moved 17.4 percent. Keep Harpswell ($29,110 a year) on its own line. A 33.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Passamaquoddy Bay. 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 Eastport Stay and Eastport STR Rules. Typical listings earned about $15,265 last year from 54 active rentals, at $229 a night and 35.6 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Portland. Call City Hall at 207-853-2300. Confirm live at City Hall. No city-specific STR ordinance found on the city site. Lubec is another municipality. Bar Harbor STR is another municipality. AirROI low-regulation label is a scrape

Year over year is minus 1.4 percent. Supply moved 17.4 percent. Keep Harpswell ($29,110 a year) on its own line. A 33.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Shackford Head State Park. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year. Cite the city count. Leave AirROI Low off the packet. Watch sample on this year. Confirm the driveway.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a typical Eastport STR year on this extract?

AirROI lists about $15,265 from 54 listings for August 2025 through July 2026, updated 2026-08-08. Average night was $229, occupancy 35.6 percent, and year over year is minus 1.4 percent — nearly flat. Don't average in Deer Isle's $17,949 or cite Harpswell's $29,110 as this town's figure; treat this as a small sample.

Can I average Deer Isle into this year?

No. Deer Isle published $17,949 from 77 listings, a different bay and a different dataset that doesn't cancel into one shared year with Eastport. Cite $15,265 from 54 Eastport listings only, and confirm the specific parcel's town before advertising a figure to a buyer.

Which months are strongest in Eastport?

The three strongest months are August, September, and July, with August the busiest. February is the slowest, and occupancy for the year runs 35.6 percent on a $15,265 typical year from 54 listings. This pattern is specific to Eastport — don't apply it to a neighboring bay town.

Where do guests come from?

Portland is the top origin, then the rest of Maine. Typical stay is 4.2 nights, booked about 60 days ahead, with a superhost share of 63.0 percent. Occupancy here is 35.6 percent on a $15,265 typical year — write copy for the guest who's actually searching Eastport.

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

No — that label is a scrape, not the town file. Call City Hall at 207-853-2300 and confirm current rules directly; no city-specific STR ordinance was found on the city's own site as of this pass. Lubec and Bar Harbor are separate municipalities with their own rules.

Is a 30-night minimum the same as occupancy?

No. About 33.3 percent of listings (18 of them) set a 30-night minimum, while occupancy for the year runs 35.6 percent and typical stay is 4.2 nights. Those are different measurements — a long minimum doesn't tell you what guests actually book.

What should a buyer packet carry?

Cite $15,265 from 54 listings, the strongest months (August, September, July), the slowest month (February), the top guest origin (Portland), typical stay (4.2 nights), lead time (60 days), and City Hall, 207-853-2300. Label Deer Isle at $17,949 and Harpswell at $29,110 separately — don't average those figures.

Is Harpswell the same market as Eastport?

No. Harpswell published $29,110 from 189 listings — keep that on its own line. Eastport is $15,265 from 54 listings, with February as the slowest month. Confirm City Hall, 207-853-2300, before advertising one town's numbers as another's.

Work with Crest & Cove Creative

An Eastport listing padded with Harpswell's much higher numbers oversells this quiet Passamaquoddy Bay market, and guests who book here expect the town's own character, not a borrowed price point.

Send us the parcel before you publish copy built on a neighbor town's figures. We'll keep Eastport's own $15,265 number and its own season in the write-up.

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