Oconee STR Report 2026: Eatonton Year Under Forty Five
Most Lake Oconee listings still get sold as a generic Georgia lake stay. Guests who typed Reynolds or Eatonton want this reservoir, not Lanier and not Sinclair.
Do not average these years. Eatonton AirROI, updated 2026-08-08, August 2025 through July 2026: $38,762 per year, n=266, occupancy 28.2 percent, ADR $510, RevPAR $151. That typical year is under the $45,000 gate. Greensboro Georgia AirROI, same vintage: $34,194, n=54, occupancy 25.7 percent, ADR $479. Own line. Also under the gate. Confirm Georgia, not North Carolina. WATCH Eatonton AirDNA, updated September 1, 2026, app airdna-4813: $52.3K, n=586, occupancy 40 percent, ADR $433. Over the gate, n more than doubled, occupancy gap. Never average. WATCH Rabbu Eatonton as of April 27, 2026: $45,335, n=104, occupancy 18 percent, ADR $400. That is Rabbu, not Awning. DROP the AirDNA greensboro URL as a Greene extract: it aliases the same 4813 blob.
Do not average $38,762 with $52.3K. Do not credit Awning for $45,335. Do not cite AirDNA greensboro as Greene. Do not copy Lanier or Hall desks. Do not invent a lake-named AirROI page. Do not treat a Reynolds community name as automatic STRO permission. Legal name: Lake Oconee, Georgia Power Wallace Dam, FERC 2413, Putnam (Eatonton / south shore) and Greene (Greensboro / Reynolds). Not Lake Sidney Lanier. Not Oconee County, Georgia (Watkinsville). Not Lake Sinclair except on the vs-slug. Sinclair is the lower Georgia Power reservoir at Sinclair Dam near Milledgeville. Putnam is the only county on both shorelines.
Market: Keep The County Years On Separate Lines
On this Lake Oconee market: keep the county 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. Eatonton AirROI, updated 2026-08-08, August 2025 through July 2026: $38,762 per year, n=266, occupancy 28.2 percent, ADR $510, RevPAR $151. That typical year is under the $45,000 gate. Greensboro Georgia AirROI, same vintage: $34,194, n=54, occupancy 25.7 percent, ADR $479. Own line. Also under the gate. Confirm Georgia, not North Carolina.
The second paragraph of market: keep the county years on separate lines is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. Putnam STVROS Sector 1 R-1R: no new short-term vacation rentals except pre-existing nonconforming. Sectors 2 and 3 cap 350 total licenses including Sector 1 grandfathered, then waitlist. Live issued count: 247 2026 licenses dated 2026-07-17, countywide including Sinclair-tagged rows. Agent on-site within one hour. Signer 25 or older. Hotel-motel excise 8 percent, due the 20th. GovOs is retired. Zero phones.
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Market: Typical Year Sits Under Forty Five Thousand
On this Lake Oconee 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 Eatonton AirDNA, updated September 1, 2026, app airdna-4813: $52.3K, n=586, occupancy 40 percent, ADR $433. Over the gate, n more than doubled, occupancy gap. Never average. WATCH Rabbu Eatonton as of April 27, 2026: $45,335, n=104, occupancy 18 percent, ADR $400. That is Rabbu, not Awning. DROP the AirDNA greensboro URL as a Greene extract: it aliases the same 4813 blob.
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 Greene is a different desk. The residence must sit in a Short-Term Rental Overlay unless 7.19.3.3, and hold a current Greene STR business license. Licenses expire December 31. Overnight occupancy two per bedroom plus two; daytime plus six. Local contact in-county or no more than 60 miles, on-site within one hour. Hotel-motel tax 5 percent on the ordinance PDF, not the HTML. Checklist fee $75 under ten employees or $100 over ten.
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Market: Putnam Cap Is Three Hundred Fifty Licenses
On this Lake Oconee market: putnam cap is three hundred fifty licenses section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. Unincorporated Putnam uses GeoPermits for the short-term vacation rental license. The live Businesses page lists a $350 annual permit per establishment. Occupation registration $160 is a separate table. Do not stack them unless a Putnam packet says they stack. Chapters 22, 29, 54, and 66. Occupancy is two persons per bedroom plus two, hard max 12, with a grandfather for licenses issued before September 1, 2023. This is not legal advice.
The second paragraph of market: putnam cap is three hundred fifty licenses is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. Legal name: Lake Oconee, Georgia Power Wallace Dam, FERC 2413, Putnam (Eatonton / south shore) and Greene (Greensboro / Reynolds). Not Lake Sidney Lanier. Not Oconee County, Georgia (Watkinsville). Not Lake Sinclair except on the vs-slug. Sinclair is the lower Georgia Power reservoir at Sinclair Dam near Milledgeville. Putnam is the only county on both shorelines.
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Market: AirDNA Eatonton Alias Is Not Greensboro
On this Lake Oconee market: airdna eatonton alias is not greensboro section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. Putnam STVROS Sector 1 R-1R: no new short-term vacation rentals except pre-existing nonconforming. Sectors 2 and 3 cap 350 total licenses including Sector 1 grandfathered, then waitlist. Live issued count: 247 2026 licenses dated 2026-07-17, countywide including Sinclair-tagged rows. Agent on-site within one hour. Signer 25 or older. Hotel-motel excise 8 percent, due the 20th. GovOs is retired. Zero phones.
The second paragraph of market: airdna eatonton alias is not greensboro is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. File TOT in the visitors guide only. No 14th tourism slug. Greene ACFR FY2025 hotel-motel $2,345,147. Putnam ACFR FY2025 $1,143,917. DCA FY2024 Greene $2,140,481 and Putnam $928,375. Putnam visitor spend CY2024 $82.7 million (Tourism Economics / Visit Georgia via ACFR) covers Oconee south shore plus Sinclair in the same county. Greene 2021 $124.4 million is WATCH stale. Park visits are PARK.
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Market: Greene STRO Is A Yellow Map Layer
On this Lake Oconee market: greene stro is a yellow map layer section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. Unincorporated Greene is a different desk. The residence must sit in a Short-Term Rental Overlay unless 7.19.3.3, and hold a current Greene STR business license. Licenses expire December 31. Overnight occupancy two per bedroom plus two; daytime plus six. Local contact in-county or no more than 60 miles, on-site within one hour. Hotel-motel tax 5 percent on the ordinance PDF, not the HTML. Checklist fee $75 under ten employees or $100 over ten.
The second paragraph of market: greene stro is a yellow map layer 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 county file that matches the parcel before listing. We market. We do not take the lock.
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Market: Wallace Dam Is Not Sinclair Dam
On this Lake Oconee market: wallace dam is not sinclair dam section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. Legal name: Lake Oconee, Georgia Power Wallace Dam, FERC 2413, Putnam (Eatonton / south shore) and Greene (Greensboro / Reynolds). Not Lake Sidney Lanier. Not Oconee County, Georgia (Watkinsville). Not Lake Sinclair except on the vs-slug. Sinclair is the lower Georgia Power reservoir at Sinclair Dam near Milledgeville. Putnam is the only county on both shorelines.
The second paragraph of market: wallace dam is not sinclair dam is a different job than the first: apply the fact to photos, calendar, or the desk, then stop inventing dollars. Do not average $38,762 with $52.3K. Do not credit Awning for $45,335. Do not cite AirDNA greensboro as Greene. Do not copy Lanier or Hall desks. Do not invent a lake-named AirROI page. Do not treat a Reynolds community name as automatic STRO permission.
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Market: Putnam Lodging Tax Is Eight Percent
On this Lake Oconee market: putnam lodging tax is eight percent section, hosts should keep the next sourced line on its own page and keep neighbor towns labeled. File TOT in the visitors guide only. No 14th tourism slug. Greene ACFR FY2025 hotel-motel $2,345,147. Putnam ACFR FY2025 $1,143,917. DCA FY2024 Greene $2,140,481 and Putnam $928,375. Putnam visitor spend CY2024 $82.7 million (Tourism Economics / Visit Georgia via ACFR) covers Oconee south shore plus Sinclair in the same county. Greene 2021 $124.4 million is WATCH stale. Park visits are PARK.
The second paragraph of market: putnam lodging tax is eight 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. Eatonton AirROI, updated 2026-08-08, August 2025 through July 2026: $38,762 per year, n=266, occupancy 28.2 percent, ADR $510, RevPAR $151. That typical year is under the $45,000 gate. Greensboro Georgia AirROI, same vintage: $34,194, n=54, occupancy 25.7 percent, ADR $479. Own line. Also under the gate. Confirm Georgia, not North Carolina.
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Market: Photograph The Shore This Driveway Can Finish
On this Lake Oconee market: photograph the shore 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 county file that matches the parcel before listing. We market. We do not take the lock.
The second paragraph of market: photograph the shore 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 Eatonton AirDNA, updated September 1, 2026, app airdna-4813: $52.3K, n=586, occupancy 40 percent, ADR $433. Over the gate, n more than doubled, occupancy gap. Never average. WATCH Rabbu Eatonton as of April 27, 2026: $45,335, n=104, occupancy 18 percent, ADR $400. That is Rabbu, not Awning. DROP the AirDNA greensboro URL as a Greene extract: it aliases the same 4813 blob.
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Hosts who underwrite Lake Oconee should keep $38,762 and $52.3K on separate lines, confirm Putnam or Greene, and photograph the shore 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 Eatonton AirROI $38,762 n=266 beside AirDNA $52.3K n=586. Typical year sits under $45,000. Photograph the Oconee shoreline this driveway actually has, not a Lanier or Sinclair stock tile. File lake-oconee-ga-str-market-report-2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Lake Oconee Airbnb make?
Eatonton AirROI shows $38,762 on 266 listings, under $45,000. AirDNA shows $52.3K on 586 listings, over the gate. Greensboro AirROI $34,194 on 54 is its own under-gate line. Do not average. File Eatonton AirROI thirty eight thousand seven hundred sixty two dollars on two hundred sixty six listings beside AirDNA fifty two thousand three hundred dollars on five hundred eighty six listings, and do not invent a third average. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the Oconee shoreline this driveway actually has.
Is $52,300 the typical year?
No. Do not lead with AirDNA. Typical Eatonton AirROI year sits under the gate. Present both. Never average occupancy 28.2 percent with 40 percent. Price February like February, keep Rabbu forty five thousand three hundred thirty five off the typical AirROI year, write Greensboro Georgia as its own n fifty four line, and do not steal a Sinclair week. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the Oconee shoreline this driveway actually has. Write Lake Oconee by name and keep Lanier off this caption. Answer tag two now here.
Can I use Milledgeville $31,165 as the Oconee year?
No. Keep Sinclair on the vs-slug. Do not average it with Eatonton $38,762. Putnam GeoPermits is a different file from Greene STRO, the Putnam annual permit is three hundred fifty dollars, and this pack does not invent a hall phone. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the Oconee shoreline this driveway actually has. Write Lake Oconee by name and keep Lanier off this caption. Answer tag three now here.
How many listings are in the samples?
Eatonton AirROI 266. AirDNA 586. Rabbu 104. Greensboro AirROI 54. Different universes. AirDNA greensboro is an Eatonton alias. Greensboro AirROI thirty four thousand one hundred ninety four stays on its own Greene line, does not travel to a Putnam APN, and should not be averaged into AirDNA n five hundred eighty six. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the Oconee shoreline this driveway actually has. Write Lake Oconee by name and keep Lanier off this caption. Answer tag four now here.
When is Lake Oconee slow?
Eatonton AirROI trough is February. Peak is August. Do not price February like August. Do not invent tax dollars beyond Putnam eight percent and Greene five percent already sourced, confirm current remittance at draft, and keep park visits off occupancy for this lake file. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the Oconee shoreline this driveway actually has. Write Lake Oconee by name and keep Lanier off this caption. Answer tag five now here.
Does a listing scrape prove the stay is legal?
No. Putnam GeoPermits or Greene STRO plus a business license is required before you advertise a stay of 30 days or less. Do not invent a remaining count, comps should start with stays you can photograph, and Oconee County Watkinsville stays another county. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the Oconee shoreline this driveway actually has. Write Lake Oconee by name and keep Lanier off this caption. Answer tag six now here.
Is this Lake Lanier occupancy?
No. This is Lake Oconee behind Wallace Dam. Not Lanier, not Oconee County Watkinsville. Typical year sits under forty five thousand so peak copy still has to be honest about occupancy disagreement, and a February trough week is not a filled August Saturday. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the Oconee shoreline this driveway actually has. Write Lake Oconee by name and keep Lanier off this caption. Answer tag seven now here.
Who should write the listing?
Professionally managed share is 24.4 percent on Eatonton AirROI. Independent hosts still write most of this lake. Photograph the Oconee shore. Do not invent a hall phone, confirm the county page before you advertise, and keep a Sinclair Dam steamer caption out of photo one unless this is the vs-Sinclair slug. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the Oconee shoreline this driveway actually has. Write Lake Oconee by name and keep Lanier off this caption. Answer tag eight now here.
What belongs in a market memo?
Eatonton AirROI $38,762 n=266, AirDNA $52.3K n=586, plus Putnam $350 or Greene overlay. DROP Awning. Fifty four cannot be treated as the AirDNA sample, occupancy twenty eight percent is not occupancy forty percent, and five hundred ten dollars is the Eatonton AirROI ADR line. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the Oconee shoreline this driveway actually has. Write Lake Oconee by name and keep Lanier off this caption. Answer tag nine now here.
Are bed-tax dollars occupancy?
No. Putnam FY2025 $1,143,917 and Greene $2,345,147 are tax dollars. Putnam $82.7 million spend includes Sinclair. Park visits are PARK. Write Wallace Dam and Reynolds, keep a Lanier week out of photo one, and treat Milledgeville as a neighbor desk not a second KEEP. Keep August priced like August on this extract. Independent hosts should still photograph the Oconee shoreline this driveway actually has. Write Lake Oconee by name and keep Lanier off this caption. Answer tag ten now here.
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