Financing a Deer Isle Rental Without an Eastport Mash

Jacob Mishalanie
15 hours ago
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Most Deer Isle listings get marketed as a generic Penobscot Bay stay. That pitch could describe a dozen other towns, and it wastes what actually sets Town of Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine apart. Guests who typed Deer Isle are looking for Causeway Beach, Settlement Quarry Preserve, Eggemoggin Reach, the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge — not Solomons, and not Eastport. 77 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 $17,949 last year from 77 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months through July 2026. The average night was $296. Occupancy was 37.0 percent. Revenue per available night was $113. Year over year is minus 23.7 percent. Active supply moved 0.0 percent. Do not average in Solomons at $38,794 on 40 listings. That is a different town. Leave Eastport 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. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York, then Portland. Typical stay is 5.8 nights, booked about 80 days ahead. Call Town Office at 207-348-6060. Confirm live town rules. Stonington is another municipality. Bar Harbor STR is another municipality. AirROI low-regulation label is a scrape The Island Agency holds still show up in this sample. Confirm the live desk before you advertise. A regulation scrape is not a permit.

Deer Isle is a granite Hancock County island, not a Bar Harbor listing and not a Stonington mash. Photograph Causeway Beach, Settlement Quarry Preserve, Eggemoggin Reach, and the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge. Call the Town Office at 207-348-6060 and confirm the live rule before you advertise.

DSCR on Deer Isle Seventeen Thousand

That heading is the useful way to read Deer Isle, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Causeway Beach. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Penobscot Bay caption. Do not write Solomons copy onto a Deer Isle address. Do not use Eastport 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 Deer Isle Rental and Buying a Deer Isle Rental. Typical listings earned about $17,949 last year from 77 active rentals, at $296 a night and 37.0 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Office at 207-348-6060. Confirm live town rules. Stonington is another municipality. Bar Harbor STR is another municipality. AirROI low-regulation label is a scrape

Year over year is minus 23.7 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Eastport ($15,265 a year) on its own line. A 33.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Causeway Beach. 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 Mint a Eastport Year for the Note

That heading is the useful way to read Deer Isle, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Settlement Quarry Preserve. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Penobscot Bay caption. Do not write Solomons copy onto a Deer Isle address. Do not use Eastport 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 Buying a Deer Isle Rental and Deer Isle Tourism Data. Typical listings earned about $17,949 last year from 77 active rentals, at $296 a night and 37.0 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Office at 207-348-6060. Confirm live town rules. Stonington is another municipality. Bar Harbor STR is another municipality. AirROI low-regulation label is a scrape

Year over year is minus 23.7 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Eastport ($15,265 a year) on its own line. A 33.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Settlement Quarry Preserve. 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 Desks Travel With the Deed

That heading is the useful way to read Deer Isle, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Eggemoggin Reach. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Penobscot Bay caption. Do not write Solomons copy onto a Deer Isle address. Do not use Eastport 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 Deer Isle Tourism Data and Complete Visitor's Guide to Deer Isle — Deer Isle Maine Pin. Typical listings earned about $17,949 last year from 77 active rentals, at $296 a night and 37.0 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Office at 207-348-6060. Confirm live town rules. Stonington is another municipality. Bar Harbor STR is another municipality. AirROI low-regulation label is a scrape

Year over year is minus 23.7 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Eastport ($15,265 a year) on its own line. A 33.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Eggemoggin Reach. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

77 Cards Is Part of the File

That heading is the useful way to read Deer Isle, not a dashboard label. Guests come for the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Penobscot Bay caption. Do not write Solomons copy onto a Deer Isle address. Do not use Eastport 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 Complete Visitor's Guide to Deer Isle — Deer Isle Maine Pin and Deer Isle STR Report 2026. Typical listings earned about $17,949 last year from 77 active rentals, at $296 a night and 37.0 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Office at 207-348-6060. Confirm live town rules. Stonington is another municipality. Bar Harbor STR is another municipality. AirROI low-regulation label is a scrape

Year over year is minus 23.7 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Eastport ($15,265 a year) on its own line. A 33.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

Visitor Spend Is Not Debt Service

Read more in Deer Isle STR Report 2026 and Market a Deer Isle Stay. Typical listings earned about $17,949 last year from 77 active rentals, at $296 a night and 37.0 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Office at 207-348-6060. Confirm live town rules. Stonington is another municipality. Bar Harbor STR is another municipality. AirROI low-regulation label is a scrape

Do Not Steal Thirty-Plus as Occupancy

Read more in Market a Deer Isle Stay and Deer Isle STR Rules. Typical listings earned about $17,949 last year from 77 active rentals, at $296 a night and 37.0 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Office at 207-348-6060. Confirm live town rules. Stonington is another municipality. Bar Harbor STR is another municipality. AirROI low-regulation label is a scrape

Year over year is minus 23.7 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Eastport ($15,265 a year) on its own line. A 33.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Settlement Quarry Preserve. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

Maine DSCR Facts Only

Read more in Deer Isle STR Rules and Deer Isle Shoulder. Typical listings earned about $17,949 last year from 77 active rentals, at $296 a night and 37.0 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Office at 207-348-6060. Confirm live town rules. Stonington is another municipality. Bar Harbor STR is another municipality. AirROI low-regulation label is a scrape

Year over year is minus 23.7 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Eastport ($15,265 a year) on its own line. A 33.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Eggemoggin Reach. 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 Lender Packet Should Carry

Read more in Deer Isle Shoulder and Deer Isle Remote Stays. Typical listings earned about $17,949 last year from 77 active rentals, at $296 a night and 37.0 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Office at 207-348-6060. Confirm live town rules. Stonington is another municipality. Bar Harbor STR is another municipality. AirROI low-regulation label is a scrape

Year over year is minus 23.7 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Eastport ($15,265 a year) on its own line. A 33.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge. 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 Deer Isle STR year on this data set?

AirROI's trailing twelve months through July 2026 show about $17,949 in revenue across 77 active Deer Isle listings, updated August 2026. The average night was $296, with occupancy at 37.0 percent and revenue per available night around $113. Revenue moved down about 23.7 percent year over year, while active supply held flat. This is a small sample, so treat the figure as directional.

Can Solomons or Eastport revenue figures be averaged into Deer Isle's year?

No. Solomons' listings reported about $38,794 across 40 properties, and Eastport's reported about $15,265 across 54 properties — both separate towns with their own demand patterns. Blending those numbers into Deer Isle's $17,949 average would misrepresent what a host here can expect. Keep each town's figures on its own line.

Which months are strongest for Deer Isle bookings?

August, September, and July are the three strongest months, with August the busiest of the year. January is the slowest. With occupancy at 37.0 percent for the full year, shoulder-season marketing carries real weight for hosts trying to close the gap.

Where do most Deer Isle guests come from, and how far ahead do they book?

New York is the top origin market, followed by Portland. The typical stay runs 5.8 nights, booked roughly 80 days in advance — a notably longer planning horizon than many coastal markets. About 59.7 percent of active hosts hold Superhost status.

Does AirROI's "low-regulation" label mean Deer Isle has no local permit rule?

No — that label reflects a data scrape, not a legal review. Contact the Town of Deer Isle Town Office at 207-348-6060 to confirm current, live town rules before advertising. Stonington and Bar Harbor are separate municipalities with their own STR rules, so don't assume Deer Isle's status applies there or vice versa.

Is a 30-night minimum-stay rule the same thing as occupancy?

No. About 33.8 percent of active Deer Isle listings (26 of 77) use a 30-night minimum-stay requirement — that's a booking policy, not a measure of how full a calendar runs. The typical stay length here is 5.8 nights, and the two figures shouldn't be conflated when reading a listing's performance.

What should a buyer or lender packet cite for Deer Isle?

Cite the $17,949 revenue figure from 77 listings, the August-September-July peak months, January as the slow month, New York as the lead origin market, the 5.8-night average stay, and the roughly 80-day booking lead time. Confirm current town rules directly with the Deer Isle Town Office at 207-348-6060 rather than relying on a third-party label, and keep Solomons' and Eastport's figures out of a Deer Isle-specific packet.

Is Eastport the same market as Deer Isle?

No. Eastport is a separate market with its own AirROI figures — about $15,265 across 54 listings — and its own demand pattern. Deer Isle's number is $17,949 across 77 listings, with January as its slowest month. Confirm any regulatory or revenue claim with the town it actually describes before including it in Deer Isle marketing material.

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