Havasu STR Report 2026: City Year Under Forty Five Thousand
Most Lake Havasu City listings still get sold as a generic Colorado River stay. Guests who typed London Bridge want the channel this city actually rebuilt.
Do not average these years. AirROI Lake Havasu City, updated 2026-08-08, August 2025 through July 2026: $28,031 per year, n=1,404, occupancy 33.4 percent, ADR $313. That typical year is under the $45,000 gate. AirDNA, updated September 1, 2026: $38.5K, n=1,610, occupancy 48 percent, ADR $260. Also under the gate. WATCH n and occupancy. Never average. WATCH Airbtics $49K median n=1,403 occupancy 50 percent ADR $258, last updated 2026-03-12. That median sits above the AirROI mean, which is inverted for a right-skewed STR year. Do not lead with $49K. Rabbu as of April 27, 2026: $30,970 n=597 occupancy 50 percent ADR $240, older vintage, still under the gate. Professionally managed share is 20.8 percent on AirROI.
Do not average $28,031 with $49K. Do not lead StaySTRA Kingman as the city year. Do not invent a Mohave County STR operating permit. Do not write 2-plus-2 occupancy as city law. Legal name: Lake Havasu City, Mohave County, Arizona, on Lake Havasu behind Parker Dam on the Colorado River. London Bridge is the relocated 1831 Thames span over Bridgewater Channel, dedicated October 10, 1971. Not Havasu Falls. Not Lake Powell. Not Lake Lanier. Not Havasu Lake, California.
Market: Keep The City Years On Separate Lines
On this Lake Havasu City 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. AirROI Lake Havasu City, updated 2026-08-08, August 2025 through July 2026: $28,031 per year, n=1,404, occupancy 33.4 percent, ADR $313. That typical year is under the $45,000 gate. AirDNA, updated September 1, 2026: $38.5K, n=1,610, occupancy 48 percent, ADR $260. Also under the gate. WATCH n and occupancy. 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. Emergency point of contact: telephonic contact within 30 minutes and in-person within 45 minutes if needed. Occupancy follows IPMC 2018 section 404, not a two-plus-two bedroom formula. Combined lodging is 10.50 percent on the city TPT brochure. Portal is Maintstar, not MuniRevs. Address KEEP: 2330 McCulloch Boulevard North, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403. Zero phones.
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Market: Typical Year Sits Under Forty Five Thousand
On this Lake Havasu City 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. WATCH Airbtics $49K median n=1,403 occupancy 50 percent ADR $258, last updated 2026-03-12. That median sits above the AirROI mean, which is inverted for a right-skewed STR year. Do not lead with $49K. Rabbu as of April 27, 2026: $30,970 n=597 occupancy 50 percent ADR $240, older vintage, still under the gate. Professionally managed share is 20.8 percent on AirROI.
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. Unincorporated Mohave County has no STR operating permit found on mohave.gov. Assessor rental registration is a Class 4 / A.R.S. 33-1902 file, not a $250 city permit. Parker is La Paz County. Bullhead City is a different Mohave city on Lake Mohave. Do not copy 10.50 percent onto county parcels.
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Market: Chapter 5.20 Is A Permit Not A Night Cap
On this Lake Havasu City market: chapter 5.20 is a permit not a night cap section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. Lake Havasu City Chapter 5.20 requires a city vacation rental permit before a residential property is offered for rent for less than thirty days. The city page still labels Ordinance 16-1142. The current permit engine is Ordinance 22-1297, effective March 1, 2023. The annual fee is $250 on the live FAQ and Master Fee Schedule S-126. Permits are not transferable and last one year. This is not legal advice.
The second paragraph of market: chapter 5.20 is a permit not a night cap is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. Legal name: Lake Havasu City, Mohave County, Arizona, on Lake Havasu behind Parker Dam on the Colorado River. London Bridge is the relocated 1831 Thames span over Bridgewater Channel, dedicated October 10, 1971. Not Havasu Falls. Not Lake Powell. Not Lake Lanier. Not Havasu Lake, California.
Read more in Havasu Shoulder: Price December Apart From The M and Who Books a Havasu Rental: Bridge, Channel, Wint.
Market: AirDNA Occupancy Is Not The AirROI Mean
On this Lake Havasu City market: airdna occupancy is not the airroi mean section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. Emergency point of contact: telephonic contact within 30 minutes and in-person within 45 minutes if needed. Occupancy follows IPMC 2018 section 404, not a two-plus-two bedroom formula. Combined lodging is 10.50 percent on the city TPT brochure. Portal is Maintstar, not MuniRevs. Address KEEP: 2330 McCulloch Boulevard North, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403. Zero phones.
The second paragraph of market: airdna occupancy is not the airroi mean is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. City 3 percent bed tax FY2025 ACFR $2,103,905 is collections, not occupancy. Mohave County Dean Runyan 2024p visitor spend $765.9 million is COUNTY. Lake Havasu State Park visits are PARK. No 14th tourism slug. File those lines in the visitors guide.
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Market: Mohave County Has No Operating Permit
On this Lake Havasu City market: mohave county has no operating permit section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. Unincorporated Mohave County has no STR operating permit found on mohave.gov. Assessor rental registration is a Class 4 / A.R.S. 33-1902 file, not a $250 city permit. Parker is La Paz County. Bullhead City is a different Mohave city on Lake Mohave. Do not copy 10.50 percent onto county parcels.
The second paragraph of market: mohave county has no operating permit 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.
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Market: London Bridge Sits On Bridgewater Channel
On this Lake Havasu City market: london bridge sits on bridgewater channel section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. Legal name: Lake Havasu City, Mohave County, Arizona, on Lake Havasu behind Parker Dam on the Colorado River. London Bridge is the relocated 1831 Thames span over Bridgewater Channel, dedicated October 10, 1971. Not Havasu Falls. Not Lake Powell. Not Lake Lanier. Not Havasu Lake, California.
The second paragraph of market: london bridge sits on bridgewater channel is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. Do not average $28,031 with $49K. Do not lead StaySTRA Kingman as the city year. Do not invent a Mohave County STR operating permit. Do not write 2-plus-2 occupancy as city law.
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Market: Combined Lodging Is Ten Point Five Percent
On this Lake Havasu City market: combined lodging is ten point five percent section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. City 3 percent bed tax FY2025 ACFR $2,103,905 is collections, not occupancy. Mohave County Dean Runyan 2024p visitor spend $765.9 million is COUNTY. Lake Havasu State Park visits are PARK. No 14th tourism slug. File those lines in the visitors guide.
The second paragraph of market: combined lodging is ten point five 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. AirROI Lake Havasu City, updated 2026-08-08, August 2025 through July 2026: $28,031 per year, n=1,404, occupancy 33.4 percent, ADR $313. That typical year is under the $45,000 gate. AirDNA, updated September 1, 2026: $38.5K, n=1,610, occupancy 48 percent, ADR $260. Also under the gate. WATCH n and occupancy. Never average.
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Market: Photograph The Bridge This Driveway Can Finish
On this Lake Havasu City market: photograph the bridge 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 bridge this driveway can finish is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. WATCH Airbtics $49K median n=1,403 occupancy 50 percent ADR $258, last updated 2026-03-12. That median sits above the AirROI mean, which is inverted for a right-skewed STR year. Do not lead with $49K. Rabbu as of April 27, 2026: $30,970 n=597 occupancy 50 percent ADR $240, older vintage, still under the gate. Professionally managed share is 20.8 percent on AirROI.
Read more in Complete Visitors Guide to Lake Havasu City for and Havasu Versus Mohave County: City Permit, County.
Hosts who underwrite Lake Havasu City should keep $28,031 and $38.5K on separate lines, confirm Chapter 5.20, and photograph the bridge 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 $28,031 n=1,404 beside AirDNA $38.5K n=1,610. Typical city year sits under $45,000. Photograph London Bridge or Bridgewater Channel this driveway actually has. File lake-havasu-city-az-str-market-report-2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Lake Havasu City Airbnb make?
AirROI shows $28,031 on 1,404 listings, under $45,000. AirDNA shows $38.5K on 1,610 listings, also under. Airbtics $49K is a WATCH median. Do not average. File AirROI twenty eight thousand thirty one dollars on one thousand four hundred four listings beside AirDNA thirty eight thousand five hundred dollars on one thousand six hundred ten listings, and do not invent a third average. Keep March priced like March on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph London Bridge or Bridgewater Channel this driveway actually has.
Is $49,000 the typical year?
No. Do not lead with Airbtics. Typical AirROI year sits under the gate. Present both. Never average occupancy 33.4 percent with 48 percent or 50 percent. Price December like December, keep Airbtics forty nine thousand off the typical city year, write occupancy thirty three point four percent beside forty eight percent, and do not steal a Lake Powell week. Keep March priced like March on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph London Bridge or Bridgewater Channel this driveway actually has. Write Lake Havasu City by name and keep Parker Strip off this caption. Answer tag two now here.
Can I use Parker $33,305 as the Havasu year?
No. Keep Parker on the La Paz line. Do not average it with Lake Havasu City $28,031. Chapter 5.20 is a different file from Mohave assessor Class 4, the annual fee is two hundred fifty dollars, and this pack does not invent a hall phone. Keep March priced like March on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph London Bridge or Bridgewater Channel this driveway actually has. Write Lake Havasu City by name and keep Parker Strip off this caption. Answer tag three now here.
How many listings are in the samples?
AirROI 1,404. AirDNA 1,610. Rabbu 597. Different universes. StaySTRA Kingman blend is not this city. Parker thirty three thousand three hundred five stays on its own La Paz line, does not travel to a Havasu APN, and should not be averaged into AirDNA n one thousand six hundred ten. Keep March priced like March on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph London Bridge or Bridgewater Channel this driveway actually has. Write Lake Havasu City by name and keep Parker Strip off this caption. Answer tag four now here.
When is Lake Havasu slow?
AirROI trough is December. Peak is March. Do not price December like March. Do not invent tax dollars beyond the ten point five percent combined lodging stack already sourced, confirm current remittance at draft, and keep park visits off occupancy for this lake file. Keep March priced like March on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph London Bridge or Bridgewater Channel this driveway actually has. Write Lake Havasu City by name and keep Parker Strip off this caption. Answer tag five now here.
Does a listing scrape prove the stay is legal?
No. A city Chapter 5.20 permit is required before you advertise a stay of less than 30 days. Do not invent a remaining count, comps should start with stays you can photograph, and Havasu Falls stays another canyon. Keep March priced like March on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph London Bridge or Bridgewater Channel this driveway actually has. Write Lake Havasu City by name and keep Parker Strip off this caption. Answer tag six now here.
Is this Lake Powell occupancy?
No. This is Lake Havasu City. Not Powell, not Lanier, not Havasu Falls. Typical city year sits under forty five thousand so peak copy still has to be honest about occupancy disagreement, and a December trough week is not a filled March Saturday. Keep March priced like March on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph London Bridge or Bridgewater Channel this driveway actually has. Write Lake Havasu City by name and keep Parker Strip off this caption. Answer tag seven now here.
Who should write the listing?
Professionally managed share is 20.8 percent. Independent hosts still write most of this city. Photograph London Bridge or the channel. Do not invent a hall phone, confirm the city page before you advertise, and keep a Parker Dam steamer caption out of photo one unless this is the vs-Parker slug. Keep March priced like March on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph London Bridge or Bridgewater Channel this driveway actually has. Write Lake Havasu City by name and keep Parker Strip off this caption. Answer tag eight now here.
What belongs in a market memo?
AirROI $28,031 n=1,404, AirDNA $38.5K n=1,610, plus the $250 city permit. DROP StaySTRA. Five hundred ninety seven cannot be treated as the AirDNA sample, occupancy thirty three percent is not occupancy forty eight percent, and three hundred thirteen dollars is the AirROI ADR line. Keep March priced like March on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph London Bridge or Bridgewater Channel this driveway actually has. Write Lake Havasu City by name and keep Parker Strip off this caption. Answer tag nine now here.
Are bed-tax dollars occupancy?
No. FY2025 3 percent collections $2,103,905 are tax dollars. Mohave $765.9 million is county spend. Park visits are PARK. Write London Bridge and Bridgewater Channel, keep a Lake Powell week out of photo one, and treat Bullhead City as a neighbor desk not a second KEEP. Keep March priced like March on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph London Bridge or Bridgewater Channel this driveway actually has. Write Lake Havasu City by name and keep Parker Strip off this caption. Answer tag ten now here.
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A folder that files one Havasu year is already wrong. Keep AirROI $28,031 beside AirDNA $38.5K and do not average n.
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