Munising vs Marquette Two Pins: What Independent Hosts Should Fix First

Jacob Mishalanie
Aug 20
8 min read

Updated: 13 hours ago

Marquette Harbor on Lake Superior, labeled leftover 390, never the Munising pin

Munising printed about $22,117 from 107 listings. Marquette printed about $31,622 from 164. Pictured Rocks and the ore dock do not share a year. Keep Marquette ($31,622 a year) on its own line.

A guest who typed Munising Falls is not looking for Northern Michigan University. Guests come for Munising Falls. A vague caption loses the guest who typed this town.

Zoning must be confirmed at town hall. A two-year freeze on new city paperwork started August 2024. Existing permits continue, and township at $32,266 is another hall. Year over year is minus 16.5 percent.

Munising's $22,117 Is Not Marquette's $31,622

Guests come for Pictured Rocks, and say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Lake Superior caption. Do not Keep Munising Township copy onto a Munising address. Do not use Marquette 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.

Occupancy is 36.6 percent. Read more in Munising STR Rules and Munising Shoulder6 percent occupancy.

Year over year is minus 16.5 percent, and supply moved 23.0 percent. Keep Marquette ($31,622 a year) on its own line. A 31.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy, and photograph Pictured Rocks. Call the desk. Pictured Rocks and the ore dock do not share a year. Guests come for Pictured Rocks.

107 Listings at Pictured Rocks

Guests come for Munising Falls, and say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Lake Superior caption. Do not Keep Munising Township copy onto a Munising address. Do not use Marquette 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.

Occupancy is 36.6 percent. Read more in Munising Shoulder and Munising Remote Stays6 percent occupancy.

Year over year is minus 16.5 percent, and supply moved 23.0 percent. Keep Marquette ($31,622 a year) on its own line. A 31.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy, and photograph Munising Falls. Call the desk, and munising printed about $22,117 from 107 listings. Do not use Marquette as if it were this occupancy.

Marquette's 164 Listings Sit on the Harbor

Guests come for Grand Island ferry, and say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Lake Superior caption. Do not Keep Munising Township copy onto a Munising address. Do not use Marquette 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.

Occupancy is 36.6 percent. Read more in Munising Remote Stays and DIY vs Hire in Munising6 percent occupancy.

Keep Marquette ($31,622 a year) on its own line. A 31.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy, and photograph Grand Island ferry. Call the desk, and guests come for Grand Island ferry. Marquette printed about $31,622 from 164.

Township's $32,266 Is Another Municipality

Guests come for Sand Point, and say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Lake Superior caption. Do not Keep Munising Township copy onto a Munising address. Do not use Marquette 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.

Occupancy is 36.6 percent. Read more in DIY vs Hire in Munising and Who Books a Munising Rental6 percent occupancy.

Keep Marquette ($31,622 a year) on its own line. A 31.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy, and photograph Sand Point. Call the desk, and township at $32,266 is another hall. Photograph Grand Island ferry.

Munising Peaks in August, July, and September

The three strongest months are August, July, and September. August is the busiest on this market sample, and april is the hole. Price it as the hole. Read more in Who Books a Munising Rental and Buying a Munising Rental6 percent occupancy.

Keep Marquette ($31,622 a year) on its own line. A 31.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy, and photograph Pictured Rocks. Call the desk. A two-year freeze on new city paperwork started August 2024. Keep the other town out of the title.

Marquette's Peak Months Are Not This File

The three strongest months are August, July, and September. August is the busiest on this market sample, and april is the hole. Price it as the hole. Read more in Buying a Munising Rental and Munising Tourism Data6 percent occupancy.

Keep Marquette ($31,622 a year) on its own line. A 31.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy, and photograph Munising Falls. Call the desk. A guest who typed Munising Falls is not looking for Northern Michigan University. Do not Keep Munising Township copy onto a Munising address.

Sand Point Is Not downtown Marquette

Occupancy is 36.6 percent. Read more in Munising Tourism Data and Complete Visitor's Guide to Munising and Pictured Rocks6 percent occupancy.

Zoning Is Not Marquette's Hall

Hours change. Confirm 2026 at the desk the map names before you promise a walk. Leave out unverified a town permit fee this page did not confirm. Read more in Complete Visitor's Guide to Munising and Pictured Rocks and Munising STR Report 20266 percent occupancy.

Keep Marquette ($31,622 a year) on its own line. A 31.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy, and photograph Sand Point. Call the desk, and hours change. Confirm 2026 at the desk the map names before you promise a walk. Leave out unverified a town permit fee this page did not confirm.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a typical Munising short-term rental year on this AirROI sample?

AirROI lists about $22,117 in annual revenue from 107 active Munising listings for the August 2025 through July 2026 window, updated August 8, 2026. That figure is down 16.5 percent year over year, with occupancy running 36.6 percent for the period. Munising Township and Marquette are separate markets and shouldn't be blended into this town's number.

Can Munising Township's numbers be averaged into Munising's typical year?

No. Munising Township published $32,266 from 56 listings, a genuinely different market than Munising's $22,117 from 107 listings. The two desks don't cancel into one Lake Superior figure, so any deal file or listing copy should cite Munising's own $22,117 from its own 107 listings and confirm which town a specific parcel actually sits in before advertising.

Which months are strongest for Munising bookings?

August, July, and September are the three strongest months, against a 36.6 percent annual occupancy rate and the $22,117 typical year from 107 listings. April is the slowest month. Building a calendar or pricing plan around these three named months keeps the seasonal story accurate instead of assuming a flat, evenly distributed booking pattern.

Where do most Munising guests come from, and what do they book for?

Chicago is the top origin market, followed by Grand Rapids. The typical stay runs 3.3 nights, booked about 61 days ahead, with a 76.6 percent Superhost share among active listings. Guests searching specifically for Munising are generally after the Grand Island ferry and Pictured Rocks access, not a generic Lake Superior getaway.

Is Munising's short-term rental permitting frozen right now?

No. The city runs a conditional-use process, and an August 2024 two-year freeze applies to new city paperwork while existing permits continue operating. That's a pause on new applications, not a ban on operating rentals already permitted. Confirming current status with the city desk before advertising is still the safer step for any new or transferring listing.

Is a 30-night minimum stay the same thing as booked occupancy?

No. About 31.8 percent of Munising listings, 34 of 107, set a 30-plus-night minimum stay, but that's a listing setting a host chooses, not evidence of actual booked nights. Occupancy for the market overall runs 36.6 percent regardless of how individual hosts set their minimum-stay rules.

What should a buyer packet include when evaluating a Munising property?

Cite the $22,117 typical year from 107 listings, the strongest months of August, July, and September, the slowest month of April, the top guest origin of Chicago, the average 3.3-night stay, and the roughly 61-day booking lead time. Keep Munising Township's $32,266 figure clearly labeled as a separate market rather than folding it into the same packet as Munising's own numbers.

Is Marquette the same market as Munising?

No. Marquette published about $31,622 from 164 listings, a larger and different market than Munising's $22,117 from 107 listings. The two towns shouldn't be advertised or underwritten as interchangeable — confirming which town a specific parcel actually sits in, and citing that town's own numbers, keeps a listing's claims accurate to the guest who searched for it.

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Munising's $22,117 revenue figure and Marquette's $31,622 are two different markets with two different peak-month calendars, and Sand Point isn't downtown Marquette.

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