Port Austin STR Report 2026: $16,525, Not a Caseville Mash

Thomas Garner
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Short-term rental living room interior, Port Austin lodging stay

Most Port Austin listings get marketed as a generic Lake Huron stay. That pitch could describe a dozen other towns, and it wastes what actually sets Village of Port Austin, Huron County, Michigan apart. Guests who typed Port Austin are looking for Turnip Rock, Port Austin Reef Light, Lake Huron shoreline, downtown commons — not Caseville, and not Caseville. 46 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 $16,525 last year from 46 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months through July 2026. The average night was $281. Occupancy was 33.8 percent. Revenue per available night was $107. Year over year is minus 28.4 percent. Active supply moved 84.0 percent. Do not average in Caseville at $21,162 on 43 listings. That is a different town. Leave Caseville as a different market. Do not mix those towns. Treat this as a small sample, not a blended coast.

The three strongest months are August, July, and June. August is the busiest. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Michigan, then Juneau. Typical stay is 3.7 nights, booked about 80 days ahead. Call the village office at 989-738-5199. Village short-term rental license. Annual application fee $1000 on the village forms page. Township hall at 989-738-6808 is another municipality. Do not invent a fee beyond the published application. AirROI Low is a scrape Kirstyn holds still show up in this sample.

Sixteen Thousand 525 Is the City Year

That heading is the useful way to read Port Austin, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Turnip Rock. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Lake Huron caption. Do not write Caseville copy onto a Port Austin address. Do not use Caseville 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 Port Austin and Turnip Rock and What It Costs to Start a Legal Port Austin STR Stay. Typical listings earned about $16,525 last year from 46 active rentals, at $281 a night and 33.8 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Michigan. Call the village office at 989-738-5199. Village short-term rental license. Annual application fee $1000 on the village forms page. Township hall at 989-738-6808 is another municipality.

Year over year is minus 28.4 percent. Supply moved 84.0 percent. Keep Caseville ($21,162 a year) on its own line. A 41.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Turnip Rock. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

46 Active Listings Is the Sample

That heading is the useful way to read Port Austin, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Port Austin Reef Light. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Lake Huron caption. Do not write Caseville copy onto a Port Austin address. Do not use Caseville 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 Port Austin STR Stay and Market a Port Austin Stay. Typical listings earned about $16,525 last year from 46 active rentals, at $281 a night and 33.8 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Michigan. Call the village office at 989-738-5199. Village short-term rental license. Annual application fee $1000 on the village forms page. Township hall at 989-738-6808 is another municipality.

Year over year is minus 28.4 percent. Supply moved 84.0 percent. Keep Caseville ($21,162 a year) on its own line. A 41.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Port Austin Reef Light. 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 Caseville Into This File

That heading is the useful way to read Port Austin, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Lake Huron shoreline. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Lake Huron caption. Do not write Caseville copy onto a Port Austin address. Do not use Caseville 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 a Port Austin Stay and Port Austin STR Rules. Typical listings earned about $16,525 last year from 46 active rentals, at $281 a night and 33.8 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Michigan. Call the village office at 989-738-5199. Village short-term rental license. Annual application fee $1000 on the village forms page. Township hall at 989-738-6808 is another municipality. Do not invent a fee beyond the published application. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 28.4 percent. Supply moved 84.0 percent. Keep Caseville ($21,162 a year) on its own line. A 41.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Lake Huron shoreline. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

August, July, and June Carry This Desk

That heading is the useful way to read Port Austin, not a dashboard label. Guests come for downtown commons. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Lake Huron caption. Do not write Caseville copy onto a Port Austin address. Do not use Caseville 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 Port Austin STR Rules and Port Austin Shoulder. Typical listings earned about $16,525 last year from 46 active rentals, at $281 a night and 33.8 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Michigan. Call the village office at 989-738-5199. Village short-term rental license. Annual application fee $1000 on the village forms page. Township hall at 989-738-6808 is another municipality. Do not invent a fee beyond the published application. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 28.4 percent. Supply moved 84.0 percent. Keep Caseville ($21,162 a year) on its own line. A 41.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph downtown commons. 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 Port Austin Shoulder and Port Austin Remote Stays. Typical listings earned about $16,525 last year from 46 active rentals, at $281 a night and 33.8 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Michigan. Call the village office at 989-738-5199. Village short-term rental license. Annual application fee $1000 on the village forms page. Township hall at 989-738-6808 is another municipality. Do not invent a fee beyond the published application. AirROI Low is a scrape

Michigan Origin Is This Pin, Not a Caseville Mash

Read more in Port Austin Remote Stays and DIY vs Hire in Port Austin. Typical listings earned about $16,525 last year from 46 active rentals, at $281 a night and 33.8 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Michigan. Call the village office at 989-738-5199. Village short-term rental license. Annual application fee $1000 on the village forms page. Township hall at 989-738-6808 is another municipality. Do not invent a fee beyond the published application. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 28.4 percent. Supply moved 84.0 percent. Keep Caseville ($21,162 a year) on its own line. A 41.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Port Austin Reef Light. 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 Port Austin and Who Books a Port Austin Rental. Typical listings earned about $16,525 last year from 46 active rentals, at $281 a night and 33.8 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Michigan. Call the village office at 989-738-5199. Village short-term rental license. Annual application fee $1000 on the village forms page. Township hall at 989-738-6808 is another municipality. Do not invent a fee beyond the published application.

Year over year is minus 28.4 percent. Supply moved 84.0 percent. Keep Caseville ($21,162 a year) on its own line. A 41.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Lake Huron shoreline. 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 Port Austin Halls

Read more in Who Books a Port Austin Rental and Buying a Port Austin Rental. Typical listings earned about $16,525 last year from 46 active rentals, at $281 a night and 33.8 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Michigan. Call the village office at 989-738-5199. Village short-term rental license. Annual application fee $1000 on the village forms page. Township hall at 989-738-6808 is another municipality. Do not invent a fee beyond the published application.

Year over year is minus 28.4 percent. Supply moved 84.0 percent. Keep Caseville ($21,162 a year) on its own line. A 41.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph downtown commons. 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 did a typical Port Austin short-term rental earn last year?

AirROI's trailing twelve months through July 2026, updated 2026-08-08, put typical revenue near $16,525 across 46 active listings, average night $281, occupancy 33.8 percent. Year over year revenue moved minus 28.4 percent even as active supply grew 84.0 percent — a small, thin sample, so treat any single year's swing with caution.

Can hosts average Caseville's numbers into a Port Austin forecast?

No. Caseville is a separate town with its own extract, about $21,162 across 43 listings on the same trailing-twelve-month window. Blending the two into one Lake Huron figure hides real differences in listing count and price point — cite Port Austin's own $16,525 for this town and keep Caseville on its own line.

Which months carry the Port Austin season?

August, July, and June are the three strongest months, with August the single busiest. January is the slowest month for bookings.

Where do most Port Austin guests travel from?

Michigan sends the largest share of guests, followed by Juneau. The typical stay runs 3.7 nights, booked about 80 days ahead of arrival — a longer lead time than many nearby markets.

Does Port Austin require a short-term rental license?

Yes. The village office, reachable at 989-738-5199, issues the village short-term rental license, with an annual application fee of $1,000 listed on the village's own forms page. Port Austin Township hall, at 989-738-6808, is a separate municipality with its own desk — confirm which jurisdiction actually covers the parcel before advertising.

Is a low-regulation label the same as no permit requirement?

No. That label reflects a scrape of listing data, not the village's own regulatory file. The village office still requires a short-term rental license and a $1,000 annual application fee — confirm directly with the village or township hall rather than relying on a third-party tag.

Does the 30-night-minimum share reported for Port Austin reflect occupancy?

No. About 41.3 percent of the 46 listings in the extract — 19 of them — set a 30-night minimum stay requirement, which is a booking rule some hosts choose. Actual occupancy across the sample is 33.8 percent, and the typical stay length is 3.7 nights.

What is Port Austin actually known for that a listing should highlight?

Turnip Rock, Port Austin Reef Light, Lake Huron shoreline, and the downtown commons are the landmarks guests searching for this town expect to see. A generic Lake Huron getaway caption could describe Caseville or a dozen other shoreline towns and loses the guest who typed Port Austin specifically.

What belongs in a Port Austin buyer or investor packet?

Cite the $16,525 typical revenue on 46 listings, the strongest months (August, July, June), the slowest month (January), the primary guest origin (Michigan), typical stay length (3.7 nights), and the 80-day booking lead. Keep Caseville's $21,162 figure labeled separately rather than folded into Port Austin's numbers.

Is Caseville effectively the same market as Port Austin?

No. The two towns have separate AirROI extracts, different listing counts (46 versus 43), and different revenue figures. Confirm any regulation question with the village office directly, since Port Austin's own annual license fee and application process are distinct from Caseville's.

Work with Crest & Cove Creative

A Port Austin listing priced off Caseville's $21,162 figure is pricing the wrong town — the two markets carry separate extracts and separate listing counts.

Crest & Cove keeps Port Austin's $16,525 on 46 listings as its own line and writes marketing that matches this town's real numbers.

Reach out at crestcove.co or (256) 998-7502.