Market a Jamestown Stay: Narragansett Bay, Not Costume Copy

Jacob Mishalanie
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Fort Wetherill granite cliffs, Jamestown

Most Jamestown listings get marketed as a generic Narragansett Bay stay. That pitch could describe a dozen other towns, and it wastes what actually sets Town of Jamestown, Newport County, Rhode Island apart. Guests who typed Jamestown are looking for Beavertail Lighthouse, Fort Wetherill State Park, East Ferry, Mackerel Cove — not Harpswell, and not Little Compton. 92 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 $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months through July 2026. The average night was $440. Occupancy was 31.4 percent. Revenue per available night was $153. Year over year is minus 9.6 percent. Active supply moved 9.5 percent. Do not average in Harpswell at $29,110 on 189 listings. That is a different town. Leave Little Compton 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, June, and September. August is the busiest. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York, then Boston. Typical stay is 4.9 nights, booked about 101 days ahead. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Town STR host registration $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees. Confirm live. Also register with RI DBR. Newport is another municipality. AirROI high-regulation is a scrape of listings, not the live permit file STAY Newport holds still show up in this sample.

Jamestown is Conanicut Island in Narragansett Bay, not a Newport listing and not a Little Compton mash. Photograph Beavertail Lighthouse, Fort Wetherill, East Ferry, and Mackerel Cove. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200 and confirm the live host registration before you advertise. Typical listings earned about $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals. Also register with Rhode Island DBR. Do not average Harpswell at $29,110 or Little Compton at $31,744 into this town year.

Stop Writing Generic Narragansett Bay Copy

That heading is the useful way to read Jamestown, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Beavertail Lighthouse. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Narragansett Bay caption. Do not write Harpswell copy onto a Jamestown address. Do not use Little Compton 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 Jamestown Rental and Jamestown Tourism Data. Typical listings earned about $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals, at $440 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Town STR host registration $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees. Confirm live. Also register with RI DBR. Newport is another municipality. AirROI high-regulation is a scrape of listings, not the live permit file

Year over year is minus 9.6 percent. Supply moved 9.5 percent. Keep Little Compton ($31,744 a year) on its own line. A 56.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Beavertail Lighthouse. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

Photograph Beavertail Lighthouse You Can Name

That heading is the useful way to read Jamestown, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Fort Wetherill State Park. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Narragansett Bay caption. Do not write Harpswell copy onto a Jamestown address. Do not use Little Compton 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 Jamestown Tourism Data and Complete Visitor's Guide to Jamestown — Jamestown Rhode Island Pin. Typical listings earned about $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals, at $440 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Town STR host registration $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees. Confirm live. Also register with RI DBR. Newport is another municipality. AirROI high-regulation is a scrape of listings, not the live permit file

Year over year is minus 9.6 percent. Supply moved 9.5 percent. Keep Little Compton ($31,744 a year) on its own line. A 56.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Fort Wetherill 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.

Name Fort Wetherill State Park as Landscape, Not Occupancy

That heading is the useful way to read Jamestown, not a dashboard label. Guests come for East Ferry. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Narragansett Bay caption. Do not write Harpswell copy onto a Jamestown address. Do not use Little Compton 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 Jamestown — Jamestown Rhode Island Pin and What It Costs to Start a Legal Jamestown STR Stay — Jamestown Rhode Is. Typical listings earned about $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals, at $440 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Town STR host registration $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees. Confirm live. Also register with RI DBR. Newport is another municipality.

Year over year is minus 9.6 percent. Supply moved 9.5 percent. Keep Little Compton ($31,744 a year) on its own line. A 56.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph East Ferry. 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 Little Compton Stay as This Pin

That heading is the useful way to read Jamestown, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Mackerel Cove. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Narragansett Bay caption. Do not write Harpswell copy onto a Jamestown address. Do not use Little Compton 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 What It Costs to Start a Legal Jamestown STR Stay — Jamestown Rhode Is and Jamestown STR Report 2026. Typical listings earned about $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals, at $440 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Town STR host registration $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees. Confirm live. Also register with RI DBR. Newport is another municipality.

Year over year is minus 9.6 percent. Supply moved 9.5 percent. Keep Little Compton ($31,744 a year) on its own line. A 56.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Mackerel Cove. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

East Ferry Are Demand, Not T Twelve

Read more in Jamestown STR Report 2026 and Jamestown STR Rules. Typical listings earned about $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals, at $440 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Town STR host registration $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees. Confirm live. Also register with RI DBR. Newport is another municipality. AirROI high-regulation is a scrape of listings, not the live permit file

Do Not Invent a Little Compton Calendar

Read more in Jamestown STR Rules and Jamestown Shoulder. Typical listings earned about $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals, at $440 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Town STR host registration $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees. Confirm live. Also register with RI DBR. Newport is another municipality. AirROI high-regulation is a scrape of listings, not the live permit file

Year over year is minus 9.6 percent. Supply moved 9.5 percent. Keep Little Compton ($31,744 a year) on its own line. A 56.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Fort Wetherill 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.

Mackerel Cove Are Visitor, Not Occupancy

Read more in Jamestown Shoulder and Jamestown Remote Stays. Typical listings earned about $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals, at $440 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Town STR host registration $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees. Confirm live. Also register with RI DBR. Newport is another municipality. AirROI high-regulation is a scrape of listings, not the live permit file

Year over year is minus 9.6 percent. Supply moved 9.5 percent. Keep Little Compton ($31,744 a year) on its own line. A 56.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph East Ferry. 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 Independent Hosts Can Still Own

Read more in Jamestown Remote Stays and DIY vs Hire in Jamestown. Typical listings earned about $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals, at $440 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Town STR host registration $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees. Confirm live. Also register with RI DBR. Newport is another municipality. AirROI high-regulation is a scrape of listings, not the live permit file

Year over year is minus 9.6 percent. Supply moved 9.5 percent. Keep Little Compton ($31,744 a year) on its own line. A 56.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Mackerel Cove. 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 Jamestown STR year on this extract?

AirROI lists about $29,691 from 92 listings for August 2025 through July 2026, updated 2026-08-08. Average night was $440, occupancy 31.4 percent, year over year minus 9.6 percent. Treat this as a small-sample figure specific to Jamestown -- don't average in Harpswell's $29,110 or use Little Compton's $31,744 for this town.

Can I average Harpswell into this year?

No. Harpswell published $29,110 from 189 listings, a Maine market with roughly double the sample size. The two desks don't cancel into one Narragansett Bay year -- cite $29,691 from 92 Jamestown listings only.

Which months are strongest in Jamestown?

The three strongest months are August, June, and September, with August the busiest and January the slowest. Occupancy for the year is 31.4 percent against the $29,691 typical-year figure from 92 listings -- treat this small sample as Jamestown-specific.

Where do Jamestown guests come from?

New York is first, then Boston. Typical stay is 4.9 nights, booked about 101 days ahead, with a 52.2 percent superhost share. Serve the guest who typed Jamestown rather than a generic Narragansett Bay caption.

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

No -- AirROI's high-regulation label here is itself a scrape of listings, not the live permit file. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200 to confirm the town STR host registration, listed at $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees, and also register with RI DBR. Newport is a separate municipality with its own rules -- don't borrow it for Jamestown.

Is a 30-night minimum the same as occupancy?

No. 52 listings, 56.5 percent of the sample, set a 30-night minimum -- a majority -- while typical stay is still 4.9 nights and occupancy for the year sits at 31.4 percent. That minimum reflects a host's platform choice, not actual guest behavior.

What should a buyer packet carry for Jamestown?

Cite $29,691 from 92 listings, strongest months August-June-September, slowest month January, guest origin New York, 4.9-night stay, 101-day lead, and the Town Hall line, 401-423-7200. Label Harpswell ($29,110) and Little Compton ($31,744) separately -- don't average those years into Jamestown's.

Is Little Compton the same market as Jamestown?

No. Little Compton published $31,744 from 71 listings, a neighboring Rhode Island market with a February low season versus Jamestown's January. Keep the two figures on separate lines and confirm current town rules at 401-423-7200 before advertising either as the other.

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