Grand Marais STR Report 2026: City Year Under Forty Five

Sep 4

11 min read

Lake Superior harbor entrance and breakwaters at Grand Marais Minnesota, no people

Most Grand Marais listings still get sold as a generic North Shore ski stay. Guests who typed Artist Point want this harbor, not Lutsen and not Grand Marais Michigan.

Do not average these years. Grand Marais AirROI, updated 2026-08-08: $37,717 per year, n=89, occupancy 43.8 percent, ADR $306. Deepest clean city n. That typical year is under the $45,000 gate. WATCH Rabbu as of April 27, 2026: $51,460, n=120, occupancy 27 percent, ADR $286. Occupancy gap. Never average. DROP AirDNA Grand Marais $60K n=555 occupancy 53 percent. That page aliases Lutsen app airdna-3950. Do not reuse Lutsen as this city year. Do not underwrite $60K as this city year. Professionally managed share is 28.1 percent on AirROI. Entire-home 86.5 percent. Peak August. Trough February. Guests 98 percent domestic, origin Minneapolis.

Do not average $37,717 with $51,460. Do not lead AirDNA $60K. Do not reuse Lutsen as this city year. Do not invent a city STR permit. Do not copy Cook County $600 onto a city-limits driveway. Legal name: City of Grand Marais, Cook County, Minnesota, on Lake Superior. Not Grand Marais, Michigan. Not Lutsen. Not Two Harbors as this typical year. Artist Point and the harbor are this town. Lutsen Mountains are a neighbor catchment, not the city dashboard.

Market: Keep The City Years On Separate Lines

On this Grand Marais market: keep the city 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. Grand Marais AirROI, updated 2026-08-08: $37,717 per year, n=89, occupancy 43.8 percent, ADR $306. Deepest clean city n. That typical year is under the $45,000 gate. WATCH Rabbu as of April 27, 2026: $51,460, n=120, occupancy 27 percent, ADR $286. Occupancy gap. Never average.

The second paragraph of market: keep the city years on separate lines is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. Unincorporated Cook County is Ordinance 62: annual vacation rental license $600, not transferable, physical response within three hours, expires December 31. Jurisdiction is unincorporated county only, not city limits. Lodging tax is 4 percent in the Grand Marais district or 1 percent in limited areas on stays under 30 days. Airbnb and Vrbo do not remit. Address KEEP: 15 North Broadway Avenue, Grand Marais, MN 55604 for city hall. County Land Services: 411 West Second Street.

Market: Typical Year Sits Under Forty Five Thousand

On this Grand Marais 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. DROP AirDNA Grand Marais $60K n=555 occupancy 53 percent. That page aliases Lutsen app airdna-3950. Do not reuse Lutsen as this city year. Do not underwrite $60K as this city year. Professionally managed share is 28.1 percent on AirROI. Entire-home 86.5 percent. Peak August. Trough February. Guests 98 percent domestic, origin Minneapolis.

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. Two Harbors is a different city on the vs-slug. 2025 packet fee $125, 4 percent housing-stock cap, occupancy one plus two times bedrooms max 10, new permits B1/B2 only. Do not roll 2025 $125 as a 2026 lock. West Cook AirROI $45,110 n=122 is catchment, not the city year.

Market: City Has No STR Operating Permit

On this Grand Marais market: city has no str operating permit section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. The City of Grand Marais has no adopted short-term rental operating permit. Draft Chapter 116 is not law. Independent in-city hosts still need zoning or a CUP as applicable, Minnesota sales tax, and Cook County lodging-tax remittance. This is not legal advice. Zero phones.

The second paragraph of market: city has no str operating permit is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. Legal name: City of Grand Marais, Cook County, Minnesota, on Lake Superior. Not Grand Marais, Michigan. Not Lutsen. Not Two Harbors as this typical year. Artist Point and the harbor are this town. Lutsen Mountains are a neighbor catchment, not the city dashboard.

Market: AirDNA Grand Marais Is A Lutsen Alias

On this Grand Marais market: airdna grand marais is a lutsen alias section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. Unincorporated Cook County is Ordinance 62: annual vacation rental license $600, not transferable, physical response within three hours, expires December 31. Jurisdiction is unincorporated county only, not city limits. Lodging tax is 4 percent in the Grand Marais district or 1 percent in limited areas on stays under 30 days. Airbnb and Vrbo do not remit. Address KEEP: 15 North Broadway Avenue, Grand Marais, MN 55604 for city hall. County Land Services: 411 West Second Street.

The second paragraph of market: airdna grand marais is a lutsen alias is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. No 14th tourism slug. File lodging tax in the visitors guide: Cook County 4 percent or 1 percent limited, platforms do not remit, plus Minnesota sales 6.875 percent. Park and harbor visits are PARK, not occupancy.

Market: County Six Hundred Does Not Travel In Town

On this Grand Marais market: county six hundred does not travel in town section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. Two Harbors is a different city on the vs-slug. 2025 packet fee $125, 4 percent housing-stock cap, occupancy one plus two times bedrooms max 10, new permits B1/B2 only. Do not roll 2025 $125 as a 2026 lock. West Cook AirROI $45,110 n=122 is catchment, not the city year.

The second paragraph of market: county six hundred does not travel in town 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.

Market: Two Harbors Is Downshore Not This Harbor

On this Grand Marais market: two harbors is downshore not this harbor section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. Legal name: City of Grand Marais, Cook County, Minnesota, on Lake Superior. Not Grand Marais, Michigan. Not Lutsen. Not Two Harbors as this typical year. Artist Point and the harbor are this town. Lutsen Mountains are a neighbor catchment, not the city dashboard.

The second paragraph of market: two harbors is downshore not this harbor is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. Do not average $37,717 with $51,460. Do not lead AirDNA $60K. Do not reuse Lutsen as this city year. Do not invent a city STR permit. Do not copy Cook County $600 onto a city-limits driveway.

Market: County Lodging Tax Is Four Percent

On this Grand Marais market: county lodging tax is four percent section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. No 14th tourism slug. File lodging tax in the visitors guide: Cook County 4 percent or 1 percent limited, platforms do not remit, plus Minnesota sales 6.875 percent. Park and harbor visits are PARK, not occupancy.

The second paragraph of market: county lodging tax is four 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. Grand Marais AirROI, updated 2026-08-08: $37,717 per year, n=89, occupancy 43.8 percent, ADR $306. Deepest clean city n. That typical year is under the $45,000 gate. WATCH Rabbu as of April 27, 2026: $51,460, n=120, occupancy 27 percent, ADR $286. Occupancy gap. Never average.

Market: Photograph The Harbor This Driveway Can Finish

On this Grand Marais market: photograph the harbor 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 the harbor this driveway can finish is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. DROP AirDNA Grand Marais $60K n=555 occupancy 53 percent. That page aliases Lutsen app airdna-3950. Do not reuse Lutsen as this city year. Do not underwrite $60K as this city year. Professionally managed share is 28.1 percent on AirROI. Entire-home 86.5 percent. Peak August. Trough February. Guests 98 percent domestic, origin Minneapolis.

Hosts who underwrite Grand Marais should keep $37,717 and $51,460 on separate lines, drop the Lutsen alias, and photograph the harbor 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 AirROI $37,717 n=89 beside Rabbu $51,460 n=120. Typical city year sits under $45,000. Photograph the Grand Marais harbor this driveway actually has, not a Lutsen ski tile. File grand-marais-mn-str-market-report-2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Grand Marais Airbnb make?

AirROI shows $37,717 on 89 listings, under $45,000. Rabbu shows $51,460 on 120 listings with occupancy 27 percent. AirDNA $60K is a Lutsen alias. Do not average. File AirROI thirty seven thousand seven hundred seventeen dollars on eighty nine listings beside Rabbu fifty one thousand four hundred sixty dollars on one hundred twenty listings, and do not invent a third average. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the harbor this driveway actually has. Write Grand Marais by name and keep Lutsen off this caption. Answer tag one now here.

Is $60,000 the typical year?

No. That AirDNA page aliases Lutsen n=555. Typical AirROI city year sits under the gate. Present Rabbu beside it. Never average occupancy 43.8 percent with 27 percent. Price February like February, keep AirDNA sixty thousand off the typical city year because it aliases Lutsen, write occupancy forty three point eight percent beside twenty seven percent, and do not steal a Two Harbors week. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the harbor this driveway actually has. Write Grand Marais by name and keep Lutsen off this caption. Answer tag two now here.

Can I use Two Harbors $32,621 as the Grand Marais year?

No. Keep Two Harbors on the vs-slug. Do not average it with Grand Marais $37,717. The city has no STR operating permit, Cook County Ordinance 62 is unincorporated only at six hundred dollars, and this pack does not invent a hall phone. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the harbor this driveway actually has. Write Grand Marais by name and keep Lutsen off this caption. Answer tag three now here.

How many listings are in the samples?

AirROI 89. Rabbu 120. AirDNA 555 is Lutsen catchment. Different universes. Two Harbors AirROI thirty two thousand six hundred twenty one stays on its own downshore line, does not travel to a Grand Marais APN, and should not be averaged into AirDNA n five hundred fifty five. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the harbor this driveway actually has. Write Grand Marais by name and keep Lutsen off this caption. Answer tag four now here.

When is Grand Marais slow?

AirROI trough is February. Peak is August. Do not price February like August. Do not invent tax dollars beyond the four percent county lodging tax already sourced, confirm current remittance at draft, and keep park visits off occupancy for this harbor file. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the harbor this driveway actually has. Write Grand Marais by name and keep Lutsen off this caption. Answer tag five now here.

Does a listing scrape prove the stay is legal?

No. City limits have no STR license. Unincorporated Cook requires Ordinance 62. Confirm the parcel. Do not invent a remaining count, comps should start with stays you can photograph, and Grand Marais Michigan stays another state. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the harbor this driveway actually has. Write Grand Marais by name and keep Lutsen off this caption. Answer tag six now here.

Is this Lutsen occupancy?

No. This is Grand Marais, Minnesota. Lutsen is a neighbor catchment, not this city year. Typical city year sits under forty five thousand so peak copy still has to be honest about occupancy disagreement, and a February ice week is not a filled August Saturday. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the harbor this driveway actually has. Write Grand Marais by name and keep Lutsen off this caption. Answer tag seven now here.

Who should write the listing?

Professionally managed share is 28.1 percent. Independent hosts write most of this harbor. Photograph Artist Point. Do not invent a hall phone, confirm the city page before you advertise, and keep a Two Harbors lighthouse caption out of photo one unless this is the vs-Two Harbors slug. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the harbor this driveway actually has. Write Grand Marais by name and keep Lutsen off this caption. Answer tag eight now here.

What belongs in a market memo?

AirROI $37,717 n=89, Rabbu $51,460 n=120, DROP AirDNA $60K. County lodging tax 4 percent. One hundred twenty cannot be treated as the AirROI sample without labeling Rabbu, occupancy twenty seven percent is not occupancy forty three percent, and three hundred six dollars is the AirROI ADR line. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the harbor this driveway actually has. Write Grand Marais by name and keep Lutsen off this caption. Answer tag nine now here.

Are lodging-tax dollars occupancy?

No. Four percent collections are tax. Harbor visits are PARK. Write Artist Point and the harbor, keep a Lutsen week out of photo one, and treat Two Harbors as a neighbor desk not a second KEEP. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the harbor this driveway actually has. Write Grand Marais by name and keep Lutsen off this caption. Answer tag ten now here.

Work with Crest & Cove Creative

A folder that files one Grand Marais year is already wrong. Keep AirROI $37,717 beside Rabbu $51,460 and drop the Lutsen alias.

Send the live listing if a market folder still files AirDNA as Grand Marais. We will keep the city year on its own line, drop the Lutsen alias, recut listing photos to the harbor, rewrite SEO for Grand Marais, and keep Airbnb, Vrbo, and the direct site on one channel map.

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