Ocean Springs STR Report 2026: $28,820, Not a Pass Christian Mash

Thomas Garner
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Most Ocean Springs listings get marketed as a generic Gulf of Mexico stay. That pitch could describe a dozen other towns, and it wastes what actually sets City of Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi apart. Guests who typed Ocean Springs are looking for Walter Anderson Museum, Front Beach, downtown Washington Avenue, the harbor — not Grand Isle, and not Pass Christian. 320 active listings sit on this extract. Write the town you can actually walk. Keep the listing specific. A vague water caption loses the booking.

Typical listings here earned about $28,820 last year from 320 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months through July 2026. The average night was $233. Occupancy was 39.5 percent. Revenue per available night was $97. Year over year is plus 1.3 percent. Active supply moved 50.9 percent. Do not average in Grand Isle at $34,708 on 101 listings. That is a different town. Leave Pass Christian as a different market. Do not mix those towns. Treat this as a small sample, not a blended coast.

The three strongest months are March, June, and May. March is the busiest. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New Orleans, then Baton Rouge. Typical stay is 4.2 nights, booked about 52 days ahead. Call Tax at 228-875-4236. City STR permit. Published as a $501 form. Confirm the live fee and any new-residential pause at hall. Planning 228-875-4415 is another desk. AirROI Low is a scrape Evolve holds still show up in this sample.

Twenty-Eight Thousand 820 Is the City Year

That heading is the useful way to read Ocean Springs, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Walter Anderson Museum. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Gulf of Mexico caption. Do not write Grand Isle copy onto a Ocean Springs address. Do not use Pass Christian 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.

Read more in Complete Visitor's Guide to Ocean Springs, Mississippi and What It Costs to Start a Legal Ocean Springs STR Stay. Typical listings earned about $28,820 last year from 320 active rentals, at $233 a night and 39.5 percent occupancy. March is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New Orleans. Call Tax at 228-875-4236. City STR permit. Published as a $501 form. Confirm the live fee and any new-residential pause at hall. Planning 228-875-4415 is another desk.

Year over year is plus 1.3 percent. Supply moved 50.9 percent. Keep Pass Christian ($27,560 a year) on its own line. A 27.2-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Walter Anderson Museum. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

320 Active Listings Is the Sample

That heading is the useful way to read Ocean Springs, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Front Beach. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Gulf of Mexico caption. Do not write Grand Isle copy onto a Ocean Springs address. Do not use Pass Christian 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.

Read more in What It Costs to Start a Legal Ocean Springs STR Stay and Market an Ocean Springs Stay. Typical listings earned about $28,820 last year from 320 active rentals, at $233 a night and 39.5 percent occupancy. March is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New Orleans. Call Tax at 228-875-4236. City STR permit. Published as a $501 form. Confirm the live fee and any new-residential pause at hall. Planning 228-875-4415 is another desk.

Year over year is plus 1.3 percent. Supply moved 50.9 percent. Keep Pass Christian ($27,560 a year) on its own line. A 27.2-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Front Beach. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

Do Not Average Grand Isle Into This File

That heading is the useful way to read Ocean Springs, not a dashboard label. Guests come for downtown Washington Avenue. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Gulf of Mexico caption. Do not write Grand Isle copy onto a Ocean Springs address. Do not use Pass Christian 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.

Read more in Market an Ocean Springs Stay and Ocean Springs STR Rules. Typical listings earned about $28,820 last year from 320 active rentals, at $233 a night and 39.5 percent occupancy. March is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New Orleans. Call Tax at 228-875-4236. City STR permit. Published as a $501 form. Confirm the live fee and any new-residential pause at hall. Planning 228-875-4415 is another desk. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is plus 1.3 percent. Supply moved 50.9 percent. Keep Pass Christian ($27,560 a year) on its own line. A 27.2-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph downtown Washington Avenue. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

March, June, and May Carry This Desk

That heading is the useful way to read Ocean Springs, not a dashboard label. Guests come for the harbor. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Gulf of Mexico caption. Do not write Grand Isle copy onto a Ocean Springs address. Do not use Pass Christian 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.

Read more in Ocean Springs STR Rules and Ocean Springs Shoulder. Typical listings earned about $28,820 last year from 320 active rentals, at $233 a night and 39.5 percent occupancy. March is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New Orleans. Call Tax at 228-875-4236. City STR permit. Published as a $501 form. Confirm the live fee and any new-residential pause at hall. Planning 228-875-4415 is another desk. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is plus 1.3 percent. Supply moved 50.9 percent. Keep Pass Christian ($27,560 a year) on its own line. A 27.2-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph the harbor. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

January Is the Hole and the Occupancy Low

Read more in Ocean Springs Shoulder and Ocean Springs Remote Stays. Typical listings earned about $28,820 last year from 320 active rentals, at $233 a night and 39.5 percent occupancy. March is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New Orleans. Call Tax at 228-875-4236. City STR permit. Published as a $501 form. Confirm the live fee and any new-residential pause at hall. Planning 228-875-4415 is another desk. AirROI Low is a scrape

New Orleans Origin Is This Pin, Not a Pass Christian Mash

Read more in Ocean Springs Remote Stays and DIY vs Hire in Ocean Springs. Typical listings earned about $28,820 last year from 320 active rentals, at $233 a night and 39.5 percent occupancy. March is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New Orleans. Call Tax at 228-875-4236. City STR permit. Published as a $501 form. Confirm the live fee and any new-residential pause at hall. Planning 228-875-4415 is another desk. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is plus 1.3 percent. Supply moved 50.9 percent. Keep Pass Christian ($27,560 a year) on its own line. A 27.2-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Front Beach. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

AirROI Low Is Not the Live Desk

Read more in DIY vs Hire in Ocean Springs and Who Books an Ocean Springs Rental. Typical listings earned about $28,820 last year from 320 active rentals, at $233 a night and 39.5 percent occupancy. March is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New Orleans. Call Tax at 228-875-4236. City STR permit. Published as a $501 form. Confirm the live fee and any new-residential pause at hall. Planning 228-875-4415 is another desk. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is plus 1.3 percent. Supply moved 50.9 percent. Keep Pass Christian ($27,560 a year) on its own line. A 27.2-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph downtown Washington Avenue. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

How a Host Should Read Two Ocean Springs Halls

Read more in Who Books an Ocean Springs Rental and Buying a Ocean Springs Rental. Typical listings earned about $28,820 last year from 320 active rentals, at $233 a night and 39.5 percent occupancy. March is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New Orleans. Call Tax at 228-875-4236. City STR permit. Published as a $501 form. Confirm the live fee and any new-residential pause at hall. Planning 228-875-4415 is another desk. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is plus 1.3 percent. Supply moved 50.9 percent. Keep Pass Christian ($27,560 a year) on its own line. A 27.2-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph the harbor. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the 2026 Ocean Springs STR market report show?

AirROI lists about $28,820 across 320 listings for August 2025 through July 2026, updated 2026-08-08. Average night was $233, occupancy ran 39.5 percent, and revenue moved up 1.3 percent year over year on active supply of 320 listings.

Which months drive the Ocean Springs market?

March, June, and May are the strongest months, with March the peak. January is the confirmed low point for both revenue and occupancy across the 320-listing sample.

Who is booking Ocean Springs stays?

New Orleans is the top guest origin, followed by Baton Rouge. Typical stay runs 4.2 nights with a roughly 52-day booking lead time, and superhost share sits at 72.5 percent.

Is Grand Isle part of the Ocean Springs market report?

No. Grand Isle published $34,708 from 101 listings, a separate Gulf Coast market that should not be averaged into Ocean Springs's own $28,820 figure.

Is Pass Christian the same market as Ocean Springs?

No. Pass Christian published $27,560 from 199 listings, its own distinct market. Keep the two figures on separate lines in any report or pitch rather than treating them interchangeably.

What does an 'AirROI Low' regulation label actually mean for permits?

It's a scrape of listing-site data, not a city determination. Ocean Springs still requires its own city STR permit, published as a $501 form, and hosts should confirm current fees and any new-residential pause with Tax at 228-875-4236 or Planning at 228-875-4415.

How common is a 30-night minimum in the Ocean Springs market?

About 27.2 percent of listings, 87 of the 320, set a 30-night minimum rather than nightly stays. That segment runs a different business model than the market's 4.2-night typical stay and should be tracked separately.

What is the year-over-year trend for Ocean Springs?

Revenue moved up 1.3 percent year over year on this extract, a modest but positive trend. That figure reflects the market as a whole, not any individual listing's performance.

What should a 2026 buyer or investor packet cite for Ocean Springs?

Cite $28,820 average revenue across 320 listings, 39.5 percent occupancy, the March-June-May peak with January as the low, and 1.3 percent year-over-year growth. Keep Grand Isle and Pass Christian figures as separate, labeled lines.

Where should hosts confirm current Ocean Springs STR requirements?

Call Tax directly at 228-875-4236, or Planning at 228-875-4415, for the live permit fee and any current pause on new-residential applications. Don't rely on a third-party regulation label as the final word.

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A 2026 market report that blends Ocean Springs with a neighboring Gulf Coast town's revenue or permit fees hands a buyer or lender the wrong number before the pitch even gets started.

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