New Orleans vs Metairie: Two Stays, Keep Those Files Apart 2026

Jacob Mishalanie
15 hours ago
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New Orleans is $39,476 on 5,013 listings. Metairie is about $10,999 on 116 listings. Arabi sits later.

Typical New Orleans listings earned about $39,476 last year from 5,013 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026. The average night was $328. Occupancy was 39.6 percent. Revenue per available night was $135. Year over year is plus 2.4 percent. Active supply moved plus 8.4 percent.

The three strongest city months are April, March, and February. April is the busiest. July is the slowest. Occupancy is weakest in July. Most guests arrive from New York, then Houston. Stay is 5 nights, booked about 62 days ahead. Call Short-Term Rental Administration at 504-658-7144. 1340 Poydras Street Suite 800. Email str@nola.gov. NSTR is a lottery, one permit per square block in residential areas, and the operator must live on the lot. Garden District is banned. Most of the French Quarter is banned except a limited Vieux Carre Entertainment / Bourbon stretch — confirm zoning on the parcel. New commercial STRs need City Council conditional-use review under the Transient Lodging Interim Zoning District adopted May 7, 2026. Cite the $50 non-refundable application and the operator-permit page: NSTR operator $150, CSTR operator $1,000. Confirm the current owner-permit amount at the desk. Do not invent $500 or $375 as current. Occupancy fees: NSTR $5 per night rented, CSTR $12 per night rented. Confirm 2026. AirROI's high-regulation label and 92 percent registration evidence are a scrape of listings, not the town file.

Two Parishes Share a Region in the Copy, Not One Year

Two parishes share a region in the copy. They do not share one year. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. New Orleans Getaways 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 $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned.

New Orleans Is $39,476 on 5,013 Listings

New Orleans is $39,476 on 5,013 listings at $328. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. Market a New Orleans 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 $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay.

Metairie Is Another Year, Not This Extract

Metairie listings earned about $10,999 last year from 116 active rentals on the current AirROI extract. Keep that stay on its own line. Jefferson Parish is another hall. Keep that parish on its own line. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. New Orleans 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 $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line.

Keep Those Files Apart

Keep those files apart. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. New Orleans 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 $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny.

The Marigny Is Not the Neighbor Walk

The Marigny is not the neighbor walk. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. New Orleans 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 $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny.

Guests Who Typed the Wrong Occasion

Guests who typed the wrong occasion need a recut, not a blend. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Metairie is not the Marigny. DIY vs Hire in New Orleans 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 $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned.

Arabi Is a Later Parish File, Not This Extract

Arabi listings earned about $26,634 last year from 65 active rentals on the current AirROI extract. Keep that stay on its own line. St. Bernard Parish is another hall. Grand Isle sits later as a coastal stay, unlabeled in this city pass. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Arabi is not the Quarter. Who Books New Orleans 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 $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line.

How a Host Should Split These Two Markets

How a host should split these two markets is to file two occasions, two halls, and two captions. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. We market. We do not take the lock. Buying a New Orleans 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 $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned. Metairie is not the Marigny. Arabi is not the Quarter. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay.

Hosts who underwrite Crescent City stays should keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings, call 504-658-7144, and leave Metairie and Arabi on their own lines. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $39,476 on 5,013 city listings on its own line. April is the city peak. July is the city hole. Call 504-658-7144 before you advertise a New Orleans stay. NSTR is a lottery. Garden District is banned.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are New Orleans and Metairie the same market for STR purposes?

No. Metairie is a separate town in Jefferson Parish, with its own permitting desk (504-364-3560, Joseph S. Yenni Building, 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard) and its own revenue profile, distinct from Orleans Parish's New Orleans.

How do the two towns' typical revenue compare?

New Orleans listings averaged about $39,476 last year on 5,013 active rentals at a $328 average night, per AirROI's trailing twelve months. Metairie averaged roughly $10,999 across 116 listings. Keep the figures on separate lines in any pitch or report.

What's the New Orleans STR permitting process?

Contact Short-Term Rental Administration at 504-658-7144, 1340 Poydras Street Suite 800, or str@nola.gov. NSTR permits are lottery-based, capped at one per square block in residential areas, and the operator must live on the lot. Garden District is banned; most of the French Quarter is banned outside a limited Bourbon Street stretch.

Can a Metairie listing use New Orleans permit rules?

No. Metairie falls under Jefferson Parish's own lodging process, separate from Orleans Parish's NSTR lottery and fee schedule. Confirm requirements directly with the Jefferson Parish desk rather than assuming New Orleans rules apply.

When does New Orleans see its strongest bookings?

April is the clear revenue peak, with March and February also strong and July the slow point for both revenue and occupancy. Metairie's seasonal curve should be checked independently rather than assumed to mirror the city's.

Do many New Orleans listings run a 30-night minimum?

Yes, about 2,457 listings, roughly 49 percent of the 5,013 active rentals, set a 30-night minimum rather than nightly stays. That's a different business model and shouldn't be folded into short-stay occupancy comparisons.

Who books a New Orleans stay?

Most guests arrive from New York, then Houston, favoring the Marigny and the riverfront. Average stay is 5 nights with a 62-day lead time. Metairie's guest mix is a separate question this data doesn't answer.

Is professional management common in New Orleans?

About 32.2 percent of New Orleans's active listings are professionally managed, with Heirloom the largest single manager at 77 listings. Metairie's management share isn't covered by this dataset.

Why does keeping the two towns' data separate matter for marketing?

A listing pitched with the wrong town's fee schedule or revenue figures reads as careless the moment a guest, lender, or buyer checks it. New Orleans's $39,476/5,013-listing figures and Metairie's $10,999/116-listing figures need their own captions, not a blended one.

What should a buyer packet cite for each town?

For New Orleans: $39,476 average revenue, 5,013 active listings, 8.4 percent supply growth, 2.4 percent year-over-year growth. For Metairie: roughly $10,999 average on 116 listings. List them as two separate lines, not one combined figure.

Work with Crest & Cove Creative

A listing that borrows Metairie's numbers or permit desk for a New Orleans address -- or the reverse -- reads as a copy-paste job the moment anyone checks the parish line, and that mistake costs credibility fast.

We keep each town's facts on its own line -- New Orleans permits and revenue apart from Metairie's -- so nothing gets crossed in the pitch.

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