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Havre DE Grace, MD vs Highlands Two Pins: What Independent Hosts Should

Aug 20
8 min read

Updated: Aug 28

Neighbor-market lodging facade, labeled leftover, never the Havre de Grace pin

Havre de Grace earned about $18,791 from 41 listings. Highlands earned about $34,275 from 43, and the Susquehanna is not Sandy Hook. Photograph Havre de Grace Maritime Museum, and guests come for Havre de Grace Maritime Museum.


A guest who typed Concord Point Light is not looking for Twin Lights. Photograph Concord Point Lighthouse. Guests come for Concord Point Lighthouse.


Planning is. Erie's $16,408 is Pennsylvania. Occupancy is 33.1 percent.


Havre de Grace's $18,791 Is Not Highlands' $34,275

Guests come for Concord Point Lighthouse, and say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Chesapeake Bay caption. Do not Keep Erie copy onto a Havre de Grace address. Do not use Highlands 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.


Occupancy is 33.1 percent. Read more in Havre de Grace STR Rules and Havre de Grace Shoulder1 percent occupancy.


Year over year is plus 3.1 percent, and supply moved 20.6 percent. Keep Highlands ($34,275 a year) on its own line. A 7.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy, and photograph Concord Point Lighthouse. Call the desk. Havre de Grace earned about $18,791 from 41 listings. Do not use Highlands as if it were this occupancy.


41 Listings on the Susquehanna

Guests come for Havre de Grace Maritime Museum, and say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Chesapeake Bay caption. Do not Keep Erie copy onto a Havre de Grace address. Do not use Highlands 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.


Occupancy is 33.1 percent. Read more in Havre de Grace Shoulder and Havre de Grace Remote Stays1 percent occupancy.


Year over year is plus 3.1 percent, and supply moved 20.6 percent. Keep Highlands ($34,275 a year) on its own line. A 7.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy, and photograph Havre de Grace Maritime Museum. Call the desk, and photograph the Susquehanna River. Do not Keep Erie copy onto a Havre de Grace address.


Highlands' 43 Listings Sit on Sandy Hook Bay

Guests come for the Promenade, and say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Chesapeake Bay caption. Do not Keep Erie copy onto a Havre de Grace address. Do not use Highlands 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.


Occupancy is 33.1 percent. Read more in Havre de Grace Remote Stays and DIY vs Hire in Havre de Grace1 percent occupancy.


Keep Highlands ($34,275 a year) on its own line. A 7.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy, and photograph the Promenade. Call the desk, and the Susquehanna is not Sandy Hook. Keep the other town out of the title.


Erie's $16,408 Is Pennsylvania, Not This Extract

Guests come for the Susquehanna River, and say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Chesapeake Bay caption. Do not Keep Erie copy onto a Havre de Grace address. Do not use Highlands 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.


Occupancy is 33.1 percent. Read more in DIY vs Hire in Havre de Grace and Who Books a Havre de Grace Rental1 percent occupancy.


Keep Highlands ($34,275 a year) on its own line. A 7.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy, and photograph the Susquehanna River. Call the desk, and guests come for the Susquehanna River. Erie's $16,408 is Pennsylvania.


Havre de Grace Peaks in October, August, and November

Guests come for Concord Point Lighthouse, and say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Chesapeake Bay caption. Do not Keep Erie copy onto a Havre de Grace address. Do not use Highlands 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.


The three strongest months are October, August, and November. October is the busiest on this market sample, and february is the hole. Price it as the hole. Read more in Who Books a Havre de Grace Rental and Buying a Havre de Grace Rental1 percent occupancy.


Keep Highlands ($34,275 a year) on its own line. A 7.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy, and photograph Concord Point Lighthouse. Call the desk. A guest who typed Concord Point Light is not looking for Twin Lights. Highlands earned about $34,275 from 43.


Highlands' Peak Months Are Not This File

Guests come for Havre de Grace Maritime Museum, and say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Chesapeake Bay caption. Do not Keep Erie copy onto a Havre de Grace address. Do not use Highlands 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.


The three strongest months are October, August, and November. October is the busiest on this market sample, and february is the hole. Price it as the hole. Read more in Buying a Havre de Grace Rental and Havre de Grace Tourism1 percent occupancy.


Keep Highlands ($34,275 a year) on its own line. A 7.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy, and photograph Havre de Grace Maritime Museum. Call the desk. A vague caption loses the guest who typed this town.


The Promenade Is Not Twin Lights

Guests come for the Promenade, and say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Chesapeake Bay caption. Do not Keep Erie copy onto a Havre de Grace address. Do not use Highlands 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.


Occupancy is 33.1 percent. Read more in Havre de Grace Tourism and Complete Visitor's Guide to Havre de Grace, Maryland1 percent occupancy.


Keep Highlands ($34,275 a year) on its own line. A 7.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy, and photograph the Promenade. Call the desk, and guests come for the Promenade.


Planning Is Not

Guests come for the Susquehanna River, and say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Chesapeake Bay caption. Do not Keep Erie copy onto a Havre de Grace address. Do not use Highlands 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.


Occupancy is 33.1 percent. Read more in Complete Visitor's Guide to Havre de Grace, Maryland and Havre de Grace STR Report 20261 percent occupancy.


Keep Highlands ($34,275 a year) on its own line. A 7.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy, and photograph the Susquehanna River. Call the desk, and occupancy is 33.1 percent.


Frequently Asked Questions

What is a typical Havre de Grace STR year on this market sample?

AirROI lists an average annual revenue of about $18,791 across 41 listings for the August 2025 through July 2026 trailing window, updated 2026-08-08. That's up 3.1% year over year, a smaller and more modest market than several nearby Chesapeake Bay towns, and a figure that should be cited on its own rather than blended with a neighboring market's number.


What is Havre de Grace's occupancy rate and which months are strongest?

Occupancy for the year runs 33.1%. The three strongest months are October, August, and November, in that order, while February is the slowest month on the calendar. Pricing and minimum-stay rules should reflect that fall-and-summer strength rather than a flat rate applied across all twelve months.


Where do most Havre de Grace guests come from?

Baltimore is the top origin market, followed by New York. The typical stay runs 3.2 nights, booked about 64 days ahead on average, with a Superhost share of 92.7% among active listings. Many guests come specifically for the Havre de Grace Maritime Museum, so listing copy that names it directly speaks to a real, identifiable share of demand.


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

No. About 7.3% of Havre de Grace listings (3 of 41) have a 30-night minimum-stay setting enabled, but that's a listing configuration choice, not a measure of how full the calendar actually runs. Occupancy for the year, separately, is 33.1%, and the two figures shouldn't be conflated when evaluating a listing's real performance.


Does Havre de Grace require a short-term rental license?

Yes. The city requires an STR license under Chapter 147, Article II of its municipal code. Hosts should confirm the current live fee directly with the city rather than assuming it matches a neighboring jurisdiction's fee schedule, since Maryland municipalities along the Chesapeake set their own STR licensing terms independently.


Should Erie's or Highlands' revenue figures be used for a Havre de Grace listing?

No. Erie, a separate Pennsylvania market, published about $16,408 across 239 listings in the same window, and Highlands, a separate market, published about $34,275 across 43 listings. Both are useful reference points for a comparison piece, but neither should be blended into or substituted for Havre de Grace's own $18,791-across-41-listings figure.


Is Highlands the same market as Havre de Grace?

No. Havre de Grace is a Chesapeake Bay/Susquehanna River town with its own listing base and pricing, distinct from the separate Highlands market. The two are worth comparing side by side for buyers weighing either location, but each should be quoted on its own labeled line rather than averaged together.


What should a Havre de Grace buyer or marketing packet cite?

The town's own numbers only: about $18,791 in average annual revenue across 41 listings, strongest months October, August, and November, slowest month February, top guest origin Baltimore, a typical 3.2-night stay, and roughly 64 days of average booking lead time. Neighboring-market figures like Erie's or Highlands' belong on their own separate, clearly labeled lines if cited at all.


Related Reading

Keep reading in the Highlands market spine and nearby towns in the same region: same-cluster pages hosts can use without costume-corridor copy.

Work with Crest & Cove Creative

Havre de Grace earns about $18,791 typical, well under Highlands' $34,275, and a listing that borrows Highlands' Twin Lights language instead of naming Concord Point Lighthouse is selling the wrong shoreline to the wrong guest.


We help Havre de Grace hosts market Concord Point Lighthouse and the Maritime Museum on their own terms instead of stretching a comparison from a market earning nearly double, so pricing and copy match reality.


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

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