Port Clinton Shoulder: August June July, December Hole

Jacob Mishalanie
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Most Port Clinton listings get marketed as a generic Lake Erie stay. That pitch could describe a dozen other towns, and it wastes what actually sets City of Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio apart. Guests who typed Port Clinton are looking for Lake Erie shoreline, downtown harbor, Jet Express dock, Catawba ferry side — not Kelleys Island, and not Put-in-Bay. 215 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 $20,757 last year from 215 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months through July 2026. The average night was $246. Occupancy was 36.0 percent. Revenue per available night was $92. Year over year is minus 11.5 percent. Active supply moved 25.0 percent. Do not average in Kelleys Island at $24,370 on 61 listings. That is a different town. Leave Put-in-Bay 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, June, and July. August is the busiest. December is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Columbus, then Cincinnati. Typical stay is 4.0 nights, booked about 56 days ahead. Call Port Clinton City Hall at 419-734-5522. Chapter 735 short-term rental operating certificate. Annual registration. Initial fee $300. Ordinance 24-23. AirROI Low is a scrape. Confirm at hall before you advertise Evolve holds still show up in this sample. Confirm the live desk before you advertise.

August Is the Busiest Month

That heading is the useful way to read Port Clinton, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Lake Erie shoreline. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Lake Erie caption. Do not write Kelleys Island copy onto a Port Clinton address. Do not use Put-in-Bay 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 Clinton STR Rules and Port Clinton Remote Stays. Typical listings earned about $20,757 last year from 215 active rentals, at $246 a night and 36.0 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. December is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Columbus. Call Port Clinton City Hall at 419-734-5522. Chapter 735 short-term rental operating certificate. Annual registration. Initial fee $300. Ordinance 24-23. AirROI Low is a scrape. Confirm at hall before you advertise

Year over year is minus 11.5 percent. Supply moved 25.0 percent. Keep Put-in-Bay ($31,131 a year) on its own line. A 29.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Lake Erie 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.

June and July Are the Other Strong Months

That heading is the useful way to read Port Clinton, not a dashboard label. Guests come for downtown harbor. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Lake Erie caption. Do not write Kelleys Island copy onto a Port Clinton address. Do not use Put-in-Bay 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 Clinton Remote Stays and DIY vs Hire in Port Clinton. Typical listings earned about $20,757 last year from 215 active rentals, at $246 a night and 36.0 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. December is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Columbus. Call Port Clinton City Hall at 419-734-5522. Chapter 735 short-term rental operating certificate. Annual registration. Initial fee $300. Ordinance 24-23. AirROI Low is a scrape. Confirm at hall before you advertise

Year over year is minus 11.5 percent. Supply moved 25.0 percent. Keep Put-in-Bay ($31,131 a year) on its own line. A 29.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph downtown 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.

December Is the Slowest Month in Port Clinton

That heading is the useful way to read Port Clinton, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Jet Express dock. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Lake Erie caption. Do not write Kelleys Island copy onto a Port Clinton address. Do not use Put-in-Bay 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 DIY vs Hire in Port Clinton and Who Books a Port Clinton Rental. Typical listings earned about $20,757 last year from 215 active rentals, at $246 a night and 36.0 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. December is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Columbus. Call Port Clinton City Hall at 419-734-5522. Chapter 735 short-term rental operating certificate. Annual registration. Initial fee $300. Ordinance 24-23. AirROI Low is a scrape. Confirm at hall before you advertise

Year over year is minus 11.5 percent. Supply moved 25.0 percent. Keep Put-in-Bay ($31,131 a year) on its own line. A 29.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Jet Express dock. 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 Steal Put-in-Bay as This Peak

That heading is the useful way to read Port Clinton, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Catawba ferry side. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Lake Erie caption. Do not write Kelleys Island copy onto a Port Clinton address. Do not use Put-in-Bay 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 Who Books a Port Clinton Rental and Buying a Port Clinton Rental. Typical listings earned about $20,757 last year from 215 active rentals, at $246 a night and 36.0 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. December is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Columbus. Call Port Clinton City Hall at 419-734-5522. Chapter 735 short-term rental operating certificate. Annual registration. Initial fee $300. Ordinance 24-23. AirROI Low is a scrape. Confirm at hall before you advertise

Year over year is minus 11.5 percent. Supply moved 25.0 percent. Keep Put-in-Bay ($31,131 a year) on its own line. A 29.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Catawba ferry side. 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 Invent a Weekly Percent Cut

Read more in Buying a Port Clinton Rental and Port Clinton Tourism Data. Typical listings earned about $20,757 last year from 215 active rentals, at $246 a night and 36.0 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. December is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Columbus. Call Port Clinton City Hall at 419-734-5522. Chapter 735 short-term rental operating certificate. Annual registration. Initial fee $300. Ordinance 24-23. AirROI Low is a scrape. Confirm at hall before you advertise

Lake Erie shoreline Week Is Demand, Not T Twelve

Read more in Port Clinton Tourism Data and Complete Visitor's Guide to Port Clinton on Lake Erie. Typical listings earned about $20,757 last year from 215 active rentals, at $246 a night and 36.0 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. December is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Columbus. Call Port Clinton City Hall at 419-734-5522. Chapter 735 short-term rental operating certificate. Annual registration. Initial fee $300. Ordinance 24-23. AirROI Low is a scrape. Confirm at hall before you advertise

Year over year is minus 11.5 percent. Supply moved 25.0 percent. Keep Put-in-Bay ($31,131 a year) on its own line. A 29.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph downtown 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.

Lead of 56 Days Is Not a Filled Hole

Read more in Complete Visitor's Guide to Port Clinton on Lake Erie and What It Costs to Start a Legal Port Clinton STR Stay. Typical listings earned about $20,757 last year from 215 active rentals, at $246 a night and 36.0 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. December is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Columbus. Call Port Clinton City Hall at 419-734-5522. Chapter 735 short-term rental operating certificate. Annual registration. Initial fee $300. Ordinance 24-23. AirROI Low is a scrape.

Year over year is minus 11.5 percent. Supply moved 25.0 percent. Keep Put-in-Bay ($31,131 a year) on its own line. A 29.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Jet Express dock. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

Price the Month the Extract Actually Named

Read more in What It Costs to Start a Legal Port Clinton STR Stay and Port Clinton STR Report 2026. Typical listings earned about $20,757 last year from 215 active rentals, at $246 a night and 36.0 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. December is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Columbus. Call Port Clinton City Hall at 419-734-5522. Chapter 735 short-term rental operating certificate. Annual registration. Initial fee $300. Ordinance 24-23. AirROI Low is a scrape. Confirm at hall before you advertise

Year over year is minus 11.5 percent. Supply moved 25.0 percent. Keep Put-in-Bay ($31,131 a year) on its own line. A 29.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Catawba ferry side. 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

Which months are Port Clinton's strongest, and which is the weakest?

August, June, and July are the three strongest months, with August the busiest of the year. December is the slowest month on this extract, so treat it as the deepest shoulder gap rather than assuming a filled calendar.

What is a typical Port Clinton STR year on this extract?

AirROI shows about $20,757 across 215 active listings for the trailing twelve months through July 2026, updated 2026-08-08. Average night is $246, occupancy sits at 36.0 percent, and revenue per available night is $92. Year over year runs minus 11.5 percent.

Should I use Kelleys Island's or Put-in-Bay's seasonal pattern for Port Clinton pricing?

No. Kelleys Island posted about $24,370 across 61 listings and Put-in-Bay about $31,131 across 58 listings in the same window; both are separate markets with their own seasonal shape. Cite Port Clinton's own $20,757 figure from 215 listings, and keep the other towns labeled separately.

Does a 56-day average booking lead time mean December is already filling up?

No. A lead time describes how far ahead guests typically book, not how full a given month is. December remains the slowest month on this extract regardless of the average 56-day lead.

Where do most guests booking Port Clinton come from?

Columbus leads, followed by Cincinnati. Typical stays run about 4.0 nights. Superhost listings make up about 68.4 percent of the active supply.

How should a host price the December gap without inventing demand?

Price against the extract's own numbers, not a hoped-for peak. December is documented as the slowest month; use rate flexibility, minimum-stay adjustments, or targeted promotion rather than assuming borrowed demand from a stronger month or a neighboring town.

Does a 30-night minimum on some listings change the shoulder-season picture?

No. About 29.3 percent of active listings, 63 of 215, run a 30-night minimum. That is a stay-length rule, not an occupancy figure, and it does not offset the seasonal dip in December.

Does AirROI's low-regulation tag mean Port Clinton has no permit requirement?

No, that tag is a scrape and does not reflect the live rule. The city requires a short-term rental operating certificate under Chapter 735, with annual registration and an initial fee of $300, set by Ordinance 24-23. Call Port Clinton City Hall at 419-734-5522 to confirm current terms before advertising.

Does sales tax apply to stays under 30 nights?

Yes, short-term rentals booked for fewer than 30 nights can still trigger state sales tax obligations. Confirm the specifics with the appropriate tax authority before setting nightly rates, since this AirROI extract does not cover tax administration.

What should a shoulder-season pricing plan cite?

Cite the August-June-July peak, the December low, the $20,757 typical year from 215 listings, and the 36.0 percent overall occupancy. Keep Kelleys Island's $24,370 and Put-in-Bay's $31,131 figures labeled separately, and never average them into Port Clinton's own numbers.

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