Minneapolis Getaways: Cite $23,433, Keep Saint Paul Separate

Thomas Garner
17 hours ago
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Most Minneapolis listings still get sold as a generic twin-cities stay, or worse, as a blended Saint Paul year. Guests who typed Minneapolis are looking for the North Loop, the lakes, and a real city night. They are not looking for a Saint Paul caption. 1,613 active listings sit on this city extract. Write the stay you can actually host.

The three strongest city months are August, June, and October. August is the busiest. February is the slowest. Occupancy is weakest in July. Most guests arrive from Minneapolis, then Chicago. Stay is 6.5 nights, booked about 40 days ahead. Call Minneapolis Inspections Services at 612-673-3000. Public Service Building, 505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 510. Or 311. Email fispermit@minneapolismn.gov. Stays of 30 days or less need a short-term rental license. An owner may hold only one short-term rental besides their home, including through LLCs. Occupants are capped at 10. In a building with 20 or more units, only 10 percent may be short-term rentals; condos are exempt. A spare room while you remain in the home does not need this license. Stays over 30 days need a regular rental license. Put the license ID on the listing. Short-term registrations cost $64 on the city's STR page. Confirm 2026. Regular rental licenses use the tiered building and per-unit table and expire March 1. Confirm which path the parcel actually has. Do not invent a blended fee. AirROI's high-regulation label and 87 percent registration evidence are a scrape of listings, not the town file.

Two Cities, Not One Blended Twin Cities Year

Typical Minneapolis listings earned about $23,433 last year from 1,613 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026. The average night was $196. Occupancy was 43.6 percent. Revenue per available night was $86. Year over year is minus 9.7 percent. Active supply moved plus 18.3 percent. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Market a Minneapolis Stay is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock.

Minneapolis's Own Extract: $23,433 on 1,613 Listings

1,613 active listings is a real gallery. Superhost share is 57.4 percent. Professionally managed share is 15 percent. Minnestay holds 69 listings. Treat $23,433 as evidence for Minneapolis, not as a corridor dashboard you can paste onto Saint Paul. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. Minneapolis STR Rules is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed.

August, June, and October Are the Strong City Months

The three strongest city months are August, June, and October. August is the busiest. February is the slowest revenue month. Occupancy is weakest in July. Stay is 6.5 nights. Lead is 40 days. Most guests arrive from Minneapolis, then Chicago. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Minneapolis Shoulder is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line.

Saint Paul Is Another Year, Not This Note

Saint Paul listings earned about $23,160 last year from 640 active rentals on the current AirROI extract. Keep that stay on its own line. Saint Paul DSI is another hall. A North Loop driveway is not a Saint Paul lot. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. Minneapolis Remote Stays is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line.

Richfield Is Another Year, Not This Note

Richfield listings earned about $32,040 last year from 73 active rentals on the current AirROI extract. Keep that stay on its own line. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. DIY vs Hire in Minneapolis is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole.

North Loop and the Lakes Are Demand, Not Occupancy

The North Loop, Northeast, the Chain of Lakes, and the river are visitor demand. Named weekends are demand, not occupancy. Confirm 2026 event dates on the primary page. Do not invent a stadium date. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Who Books Minneapolis is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line.

Year Over Year Is Minus 9.7 Percent on This Pass

Year over year is minus 9.7 percent on the current extract. Supply moved plus 18.3 percent. File both numbers. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Richfield is not downtown. Buying a Minneapolis Rental is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay.

How a Host Should Read This Map

How a host should read this map is to file three occasions. Minneapolis is the North Loop, the lakes, and city nights. Saint Paul is another city. Richfield is another city. Keep $196 city ADR off both satellites. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. We market. We do not take the lock. Minneapolis Tourism Data is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10. Saint Paul is not the North Loop. Richfield is not downtown. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line.

Hosts who underwrite Twin Cities stays should keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings, call 612-673-3000, and leave Saint Paul and Richfield on their own lines. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $23,433 on 1,613 city listings on its own line. August is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 612-673-3000 before you advertise a Minneapolis stay. One short-term license besides the home. Occupants are capped at 10.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much did typical Minneapolis listings earn last year?

Typical Minneapolis listings earned about $23,433 last year from 1,613 active rentals, per AirROI's trailing twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026. Average nightly rate was $196, occupancy ran 43.6 percent, and revenue per available night landed at $86. Year over year sits at minus 9.7 percent even as active supply grew plus 18.3 percent -- keep this figure separate from Saint Paul or Richfield numbers.

What does the 1,613-listing supply tell hosts about competition?

Superhost share sits at 57.4 percent and professionally managed share is 15 percent, with Minnestay alone managing 69 listings. That is a crowded, largely owner-operated market -- treat the $23,433 average as evidence for Minneapolis specifically, not as a figure you can paste onto a Saint Paul or Richfield listing.

When is Minneapolis's strongest season for hosts?

August is the busiest revenue month, with June and October also running strong. February is the slowest month, and occupancy is actually weakest in July despite falling in the warm season. The typical stay runs 6.5 nights, booked about 40 days out.

Do I need a permit to run a short-term rental in Minneapolis?

Yes. Stays of 30 days or less require a short-term rental license from Minneapolis Inspections Services -- call 612-673-3000 or 311, email fispermit@minneapolismn.gov, or visit the Public Service Building, 505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 510. Stays over 30 days fall under a separate regular rental license instead.

How is Minneapolis different from Saint Paul as a rental market?

Minneapolis's 1,613 listings earned about $23,433 on average with a $196 ADR, while Saint Paul's 640 listings earned about $23,160 on the same trailing-twelve-month AirROI extract. A North Loop driveway is not a Saint Paul lot -- pasting one city's numbers onto the other misleads both guests and buyers.

How does Richfield compare to Minneapolis for hosts?

Richfield's 73 active listings earned about $32,040 last year -- notably higher per listing than Minneapolis's $23,433 across 1,613 listings, though on a much smaller base. Richfield is its own city with its own demand pattern -- keep it on its own line rather than folding it into a Minneapolis citywide average.

Is Minneapolis's rental supply growing or shrinking?

Active supply moved plus 18.3 percent even as year-over-year revenue sits at minus 9.7 percent -- a market that added listings faster than demand absorbed them over this AirROI period. That combination is useful context for hosts weighing whether now is the time to add a new listing.

How many short-term rentals can one owner hold in Minneapolis?

An owner may hold only one short-term rental besides their primary home, including properties held through an LLC, with occupancy capped at 10 people. In buildings with 20 or more units, only 10 percent may operate as short-term rentals, though condos are exempt.

Should I hire a property manager in Minneapolis?

Professionally managed listings make up about 15 percent of the Minneapolis market, with Minnestay managing 69 listings and superhost share at 57.4 percent. Saint Paul and Richfield each reward their own separate management plan -- do not buy one pitch for three occasions.

What should a Minneapolis buyer packet include?

Cite the $23,433 average revenue on 1,613 city listings, the plus 18.3 percent supply growth against a minus 9.7 percent year-over-year revenue trend, and confirmed licensing status from Inspections Services at 612-673-3000. Keep Saint Paul and Richfield figures on their own separate lines.

Work with Crest & Cove Creative

Minneapolis listings keep getting marketed with a Saint Paul caption pasted on top, blurring two separate markets into one blended Twin Cities pitch. Guests notice, and so do buyers reading the packet.

Crest & Cove writes Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and Richfield as three distinct listings with their own numbers and their own guest story. Send your address and we will build the copy for the market you are actually in.

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