Grand Isle Tourism Data: Grand Isle State Park Is Demand, Not T12

Thomas Garner
14 hours ago
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Most Grand Isle listings get marketed as a generic Gulf of Mexico stay. That pitch could describe a dozen other towns, and it wastes what actually sets Town of Grand Isle, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana apart. Guests who typed Grand Isle are looking for Grand Isle State Park, the fishing pier, Sand Dollar Marina, Elmer's Island — not Crystal Beach, and not Ocean Springs. 101 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 $34,708 last year from 101 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months through July 2026. The average night was $494. Occupancy was 26.9 percent. Revenue per available night was $129. Year over year is minus 4.6 percent. Active supply moved 9.8 percent. Do not average in Crystal Beach at $44,416 on 131 listings. That is a different town. Leave Ocean Springs as a different market. Do not mix those towns. Treat this as a small sample, not a blended coast.

The three strongest months are May, June, and July. May is the busiest. December is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Baton Rouge, then New Orleans. Typical stay is 3.2 nights, booked about 62 days ahead. Call Town Hall at 985-787-2997. Town of Grand Isle. Confirm occupational license at hall. Jefferson Parish occupancy tax sits parishwide. New Orleans STR license is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape Christie holds still show up in this sample. Confirm the live desk before you advertise.

Grand Isle State Park Is Demand, Not T Twelve

That heading is the useful way to read Grand Isle, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Grand Isle State Park. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Gulf of Mexico caption. Do not write Crystal Beach copy onto a Grand Isle address. Do not use Ocean Springs 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 Grand Isle STR Rules and Grand Isle Shoulder. Typical listings earned about $34,708 last year from 101 active rentals, at $494 a night and 26.9 percent occupancy. May is the busiest month. December is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Baton Rouge. Call Town Hall at 985-787-2997. Town of Grand Isle. Confirm occupational license at hall. Jefferson Parish occupancy tax sits parishwide. New Orleans STR license is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 4.6 percent. Supply moved 9.8 percent. Keep Ocean Springs ($28,820 a year) on its own line. A 67.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Grand Isle 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.

the fishing pier Is Landscape, Not Occupancy

That heading is the useful way to read Grand Isle, not a dashboard label. Guests come for the fishing pier. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Gulf of Mexico caption. Do not write Crystal Beach copy onto a Grand Isle address. Do not use Ocean Springs 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 Grand Isle Shoulder and Grand Isle Remote Stays. Typical listings earned about $34,708 last year from 101 active rentals, at $494 a night and 26.9 percent occupancy. May is the busiest month. December is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Baton Rouge. Call Town Hall at 985-787-2997. Town of Grand Isle. Confirm occupational license at hall. Jefferson Parish occupancy tax sits parishwide. New Orleans STR license is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 4.6 percent. Supply moved 9.8 percent. Keep Ocean Springs ($28,820 a year) on its own line. A 67.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph the fishing pier. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

Sand Dollar Marina Are Visitor, Not This Extract

That heading is the useful way to read Grand Isle, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Sand Dollar Marina. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Gulf of Mexico caption. Do not write Crystal Beach copy onto a Grand Isle address. Do not use Ocean Springs 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 Grand Isle Remote Stays and DIY vs Hire in Grand Isle. Typical listings earned about $34,708 last year from 101 active rentals, at $494 a night and 26.9 percent occupancy. May is the busiest month. December is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Baton Rouge. Call Town Hall at 985-787-2997. Town of Grand Isle. Confirm occupational license at hall. Jefferson Parish occupancy tax sits parishwide. New Orleans STR license is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 4.6 percent. Supply moved 9.8 percent. Keep Ocean Springs ($28,820 a year) on its own line. A 67.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Sand Dollar 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.

Elmer's Island Are Visitor, Not This ADR

That heading is the useful way to read Grand Isle, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Elmer's Island. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Gulf of Mexico caption. Do not write Crystal Beach copy onto a Grand Isle address. Do not use Ocean Springs 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 Grand Isle and Who Books a Grand Isle Rental. Typical listings earned about $34,708 last year from 101 active rentals, at $494 a night and 26.9 percent occupancy. May is the busiest month. December is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Baton Rouge. Call Town Hall at 985-787-2997. Town of Grand Isle. Confirm occupational license at hall. Jefferson Parish occupancy tax sits parishwide. New Orleans STR license is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 4.6 percent. Supply moved 9.8 percent. Keep Ocean Springs ($28,820 a year) on its own line. A 67.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Elmer's Island. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

Keep Visitor Dollars Off the Host Extract

Read more in Who Books a Grand Isle Rental and Buying a Grand Isle Rental. Typical listings earned about $34,708 last year from 101 active rentals, at $494 a night and 26.9 percent occupancy. May is the busiest month. December is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Baton Rouge. Call Town Hall at 985-787-2997. Town of Grand Isle. Confirm occupational license at hall. Jefferson Parish occupancy tax sits parishwide. New Orleans STR license is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Ocean Springs Is a Different Hall

Read more in Buying a Grand Isle Rental and Complete Visitor's Guide to Grand Isle, Louisiana Pin. Typical listings earned about $34,708 last year from 101 active rentals, at $494 a night and 26.9 percent occupancy. May is the busiest month. December is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Baton Rouge. Call Town Hall at 985-787-2997. Town of Grand Isle. Confirm occupational license at hall. Jefferson Parish occupancy tax sits parishwide. New Orleans STR license is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 4.6 percent. Supply moved 9.8 percent. Keep Ocean Springs ($28,820 a year) on its own line. A 67.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph the fishing pier. 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 Steal a Leftover Calendar

Read more in Complete Visitor's Guide to Grand Isle, Louisiana Pin and What It Costs to Start a Legal Grand Isle STR Stay. Typical listings earned about $34,708 last year from 101 active rentals, at $494 a night and 26.9 percent occupancy. May is the busiest month. December is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Baton Rouge. Call Town Hall at 985-787-2997. Town of Grand Isle. Confirm occupational license at hall. Jefferson Parish occupancy tax sits parishwide. New Orleans STR license is another municipality.

Year over year is minus 4.6 percent. Supply moved 9.8 percent. Keep Ocean Springs ($28,820 a year) on its own line. A 67.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Sand Dollar 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.

How a Host Should Read Tourism Copy

Read more in What It Costs to Start a Legal Grand Isle STR Stay and Grand Isle STR Report 2026. Typical listings earned about $34,708 last year from 101 active rentals, at $494 a night and 26.9 percent occupancy. May is the busiest month. December is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Baton Rouge. Call Town Hall at 985-787-2997. Town of Grand Isle. Confirm occupational license at hall. Jefferson Parish occupancy tax sits parishwide. New Orleans STR license is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 4.6 percent. Supply moved 9.8 percent. Keep Ocean Springs ($28,820 a year) on its own line. A 67.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Elmer's Island. 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 Grand Isle STR year on this extract?

AirROI lists about $34,708 from 101 active Grand Isle listings for August 2025 through July 2026, updated 2026-08-08. Average night was $494. Occupancy was 26.9 percent. Year over year is minus 4.6 percent, with active supply up 9.8 percent. Treat this as a small sample, not a blended Gulf coast.

Can I average Crystal Beach into this year?

No. Crystal Beach published about $44,416 from 131 listings, a separate Gulf market. Cite $34,708 from 101 Grand Isle listings only, and confirm your parcel before advertising — blending two towns' figures into one caption is what loses the guest who searched Grand Isle specifically.

Is Ocean Springs the same market as Grand Isle?

No. Ocean Springs published about $28,820 from roughly 320 listings, a much larger and separate market. Grand Isle's own year is $34,708 from 101 listings, with December as the slowest month. Keep the two markets on separate lines.

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

No. AirROI's low-regulation tag is a scrape, not a live desk. Grand Isle requires confirmation of an occupational license through Town Hall, 985-787-2997. Jefferson Parish occupancy tax applies parish-wide, and New Orleans' STR license is a separate municipality's rule entirely.

Is a 30-night minimum the same as occupancy?

No. About 67.3 percent of listings, 68 of 101, set a 30-night minimum on this extract. That is a booking-platform stay filter, not how full the calendar actually runs — typical stay length here is 3.2 nights, far under that threshold.

Does Grand Isle State Park attendance equal STR occupancy?

No. State park visits and other tourism draws are demand indicators, not a substitute for the trailing-twelve-month occupancy figure. Grand Isle's documented occupancy is 26.9 percent on the $34,708 typical listing year — cite that, not visitor-count estimates, for occupancy claims.

What landmarks should a Grand Isle listing actually name?

Grand Isle State Park, the fishing pier, Sand Dollar Marina, and Elmer's Island are the specific draws guests who search Grand Isle are looking for. Naming these beats a generic Gulf of Mexico caption that could describe Crystal Beach or Ocean Springs equally well.

Can visitor-spending or tourism data be cited as this year's occupancy?

No. Tourism and visitor-spending figures describe the broader destination, not this specific 101-listing STR extract. Keep the two data sets separate — cite $34,708 and 26.9 percent occupancy for the STR year, and cite tourism data only for tourism claims.

Where do Grand Isle STR guests actually come from?

Most guests arrive from Baton Rouge, then New Orleans, with a typical stay of 3.2 nights booked about 62 days ahead. That origin pattern, not general tourism-market data, is what should inform who a listing's marketing copy is written for.

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