Jamestown STR Report 2026: $29,691 on 92 Listings for STR hosts
- Thomas Garner
- 14 hours ago
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Updated: 4 hours ago
Most Jamestown listings get marketed as a generic Narragansett Bay stay, a caption that could describe a dozen other coastal Rhode Island and Massachusetts towns just as easily. That vagueness wastes exactly what makes Jamestown findable to the guest who actually typed its name into a search bar — Beavertail Lighthouse, Fort Wetherill State Park, East Ferry, Mackerel Cove, and Conanicut Island itself, not Harpswell, and not Little Compton.
AirROI's trailing-twelve-month extract, through July 2026 and last updated 2026-08-08, puts typical Jamestown listings at about $29,691 from 92 active rentals. Average night ran $440, occupancy sat at 31.4 percent, and revenue per available night came in at $153. Year over year moved minus 9.6 percent, while active supply moved plus 9.5 percent — a market seeing meaningful new competition arrive even as per-listing performance softened somewhat.
This page treats Jamestown as its own file, built on its own 92-listing sample. Harpswell and Little Compton are real, separate coastal towns with their own AirROI extracts, and they appear here only as labeled comparisons, never blended into the $29,691 line. This is not legal advice, and it does not guess occupancy, tax, or permit detail beyond what Jamestown's own Town Desk confirms.
Jamestown's Own Extract: $29,691 on a 92-Listing Sample
Ninety-two active listings is a real but genuinely modest sample — large enough to describe a real market pattern, small enough that this page treats every figure drawn from it as a reasonable estimate rather than a precise, unshakeable number. Superhost share in this sample runs 52.2 percent, a notably high figure suggesting Jamestown's competitive field already skews toward experienced, well-reviewed hosts rather than a market dominated by first-year listings still building a review history.
Treat $29,691 as evidence about Jamestown specifically, not as a dashboard figure that travels to a neighboring town just because it's geographically close. The minus-9.6-percent year-over-year move alongside plus-9.5-percent supply growth describes a market where more listings are competing for a slightly smaller total — a host filing for Jamestown in 2026 should price against that specific reality rather than last year's headline number.
The revenue-per-available-night figure, $153, is worth weighing alongside the headline $29,691 rather than in place of it. RevPAN blends occupancy and rate into one number that's harder to distort with a single strong week — it's closer to the number a buyer underwriting this specific house should anchor to, since it already accounts for the nights that don't book at all.
August, June, and September Carry the Jamestown Calendar
The three strongest months in this sample are August, June, and September, with August running as the single busiest month of the year. That's a classic coastal-New England summer shape, not a flat, evenly spread tourism season — a listing priced without a real peak-month strategy is leaving revenue on the table during exactly the weeks this market can support premium rates.
January is the slowest month, both for revenue and for occupancy — the two soft points landing on the same month, a stronger signal than either figure alone. Without a winter draw comparable to summer coastal tourism, Jamestown's demand naturally falls off once the peak season ends, and pricing January like a discounted August rather than its own genuinely quiet month wastes discount budget that would work harder during the shoulder weeks bracketing the June-through-September core.
A host filing for this market should build the 2026 pricing calendar around August first, treat June and September as strong supporting months, and resist the instinct to flatten the whole summer into one uniform rate. The three strong months named here are the ones this specific extract actually shows, not a guess borrowed from a different coastal market.
Who Books a Jamestown Stay
Most guests booking Jamestown arrive from New York, followed by Boston — both within a reasonable drive or short flight of coastal Rhode Island, consistent with a deliberately planned getaway rather than a spontaneous overnight. Typical stay length runs 4.9 nights, and guests book about 101 days ahead on average, a long lead time that points toward careful summer-trip planning well before the actual stay.
That 101-day lead time matters for how a host reads a quiet early-year booking calendar. A host who hasn't seen much August or September activity by March shouldn't necessarily read that as a demand problem — with a 101-day average lead, meaningful booking activity for peak months can keep building well into spring, especially for a guest base this planning-driven.
Guests come specifically for Beavertail Lighthouse, Fort Wetherill State Park, East Ferry, and Mackerel Cove — named, walkable or nearby island features, not a generic bay-view caption. A listing that photographs and describes the actual walk to one of these landmarks, rather than a vague “Narragansett Bay” placeholder, speaks directly to the guest this sample shows is already searching for the real thing.
The 30-Night Minimum Is a Setting, Not a Demand Signal
About 56.5 percent of Jamestown's 92 active listings, 52 of them, currently set a 30-night minimum. That's a platform filter a host has deliberately chosen, not a measure of how many nights those listings are actually booking. Reading that share as proof of strong extended-stay or remote-worker demand — and pricing or marketing accordingly — confuses a widespread host decision with a confirmed guest outcome.
Occupancy for the full year sits at 31.4 percent regardless of how many listings filter for 30-plus nights, and the market-wide typical stay length, 4.9 nights, sits well under that minimum. A host weighing whether a long-stay strategy fits a specific Jamestown listing should look at the 4.9-night typical stay and 101-day lead time first, since those figures describe what guests are actually booking across this market.
Confirm Town Desk Registration Before You Advertise
Jamestown requires host registration through Town Desk, reachable at 401-423-7200, with a $125 annual fee plus per-bedroom fees — confirm current requirements directly, since this page does not guess a fee schedule beyond what's already established. Hosts also register separately with the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation. This is not legal advice.
AirROI's own high-regulation label for this broader area is a scrape of active listings, not a substitute for Jamestown's live permit file — some listings counted in a broader regulatory sample may actually be held under Newport's separate municipal process rather than Jamestown's own. Confirm the exact town of record for a specific parcel before assuming which registration desk applies, and don't treat a data provider's regulation label as the final word on what's actually required.
Harpswell and Little Compton Are Separate Years, Not Satellite Data
Harpswell published about $29,110 from 189 active listings on its own current extract — a per-listing figure close to Jamestown's $29,691, but drawn from more than double the listing count. Little Compton published about $31,744 from 71 active listings, the highest per-listing figure of the three towns, on a sample smaller than Jamestown's own 92.
None of these three figures belongs anywhere near either of the other two lines. Cite $29,691 from the 92 Jamestown listings on its own line, note Harpswell's larger 189-listing sample and Little Compton's smaller 71-listing sample as separate, labeled context, and confirm current permit requirements at whichever town's hall actually governs a specific driveway before advertising it under any of the three names.
How a Buyer Should Read This File
A buyer underwriting a Jamestown purchase should anchor to the $29,691 typical year on 92 listings, note that active supply grew 9.5 percent while performance moved minus 9.6 percent, and treat that combination as the central diligence question: is this specific listing positioned to hold its share in a market absorbing new competition while per-listing performance softens? The answer depends on the address, the photos, and whether the listing reads as genuinely Jamestown-specific rather than a generic Narragansett Bay placeholder.
Keep the Town Desk registration requirement and the 401-423-7200 line in any buyer packet built around this market. Cite $29,691 on 92 city listings, note August as the peak and January as the hole, and leave Harpswell's $29,110 and Little Compton's $31,744 on their own separate lines rather than blending three coastal towns into one Narragansett Bay average that describes none of them accurately.
Treat this sample as a Modest Sample, Not a Precise Forecast
Ninety-two listings is enough to establish a real market pattern, but it's a small enough sample that individual outlier listings — an unusually large waterfront property, or a single unusually quiet unit — can move the reported average more than they would in a larger market like Jackson's 400-listing extract. Treat $29,691 as a directional figure worth building a strategy around, not as a guaranteed outcome for any specific address.
That caution cuts in a buyer's favor as much as it cuts against blind confidence. A market this size, with a real but modest listing count, can also represent genuine opportunity for a well-positioned new listing to stand out quickly, since the competitive field is smaller and less saturated than a larger metro market's hundreds of competing options.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a typical Jamestown STR year in this sample?
AirROI's extract for August 2025 through July 2026, updated 2026-08-08, lists typical Jamestown listings at about $29,691 from 92 active rentals. Average night runs $440 with occupancy at 31.4 percent, and year over year is down 9.6 percent. Treat this as a modest sample given the listing count, and don't average it with Harpswell's $29,110 or Little Compton's $31,744 — those are separate towns.
Can I average Harpswell's numbers into this Jamestown year?
No. Harpswell published about $29,110 from 189 listings, a different market on a larger sample. Cite $29,691 from the 92 Jamestown listings on its own line, and confirm current permit requirements at the hall that actually covers this driveway before you advertise.
Which months are strongest in Jamestown?
August, June, and September are the three strongest months, with August the busiest. January is the slowest month in this sample, and occupancy for the full year sits at 31.4 percent. Price the shoulder and hole months against this pattern rather than a generic coastal New England calendar.
Where do Jamestown guests come from?
New York is the top origin market, followed by Boston. Typical stay length is 4.9 nights, with guests booking about 101 days ahead, and Superhost share in this sample runs 52.2 percent. Serve the guest who actually typed “Jamestown” rather than a broader bay-area search.
Does a low-regulation label mean Jamestown has no local permit requirement?
No — that kind of label is a scrape of active listings, not the town's live permit file. Jamestown requires Town Desk registration at 401-423-7200, with a $125 annual host-registration fee plus per-bedroom fees, and hosts also register with the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation. Confirm current fees before you list, since Newport is a separate municipality with its own rules. This is not legal advice.
Is a 30-night minimum the same as occupancy?
No. About 56.5 percent of Jamestown listings, or 52 of them, set a 30-night minimum, but occupancy for the year is still 31.4 percent and typical stay length is 4.9 nights. A minimum-night filter is a listing setting, not a measure of how full the calendar actually runs.
What should a buyer packet carry for a Jamestown STR purchase?
Cite $29,691 from 92 listings, the August-June-September strong months, January as the slow month, New York as the top origin, a 4.9-night average stay, and 101-day lead time. Include the Town Desk registration line at 401-423-7200. Label Harpswell's $29,110 and Little Compton's $31,744 separately rather than averaging them into the Jamestown figure.
Is Little Compton the same market as Jamestown?
No. Little Compton published about $31,744 from 71 listings, a separate town with its own calendar and permit desk. Jamestown's figure is $29,691 from 92 listings, with January as its slowest month. Confirm current requirements at Jamestown Town Desk, 401-423-7200, before advertising either town's numbers as the other's.
Do I need a Jamestown STR permit in 2026?
Yes — call Town Desk at 401-423-7200 to confirm current host-registration requirements, which run $125 annually plus per-bedroom fees, and also register with the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation. A low-regulation scrape from a data provider isn't a substitute for the actual town filing. This is not legal advice.
How reliable is this Jamestown figure given the listing count?
Treat the $29,691 estimate as a small sample — 92 active listings is a modest base for a trailing-twelve-month figure. Keep it on its own line rather than blending it with a neighboring town's larger sample, and confirm current permit and fee details directly with Town Desk before you set rates or advertise.
Why does Jamestown's occupancy figure matter more than the headline revenue number for pricing?
The $153 revenue-per-available-night figure blends occupancy and rate into one number that's harder to distort with a single strong week, making it more useful than the $29,691 headline alone for setting a realistic pricing strategy. A buyer or host anchoring to RevPAN gets a more honest read on what a specific listing is likely to actually earn across the full calendar.
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