Port Isabel STR Report 2026: $24,192, Not a Port O'Connor Mash

Thomas Garner
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Most Port Isabel 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 Port Isabel, Cameron County, Texas apart. Guests who typed Port Isabel are looking for Port Isabel Lighthouse, the historic district, Laguna Madre, the marina — not South Padre Island, and not Port O'Connor. 259 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 $24,192 last year from 259 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months through July 2026. The average night was $265. Occupancy was 34.8 percent. Revenue per available night was $94. Year over year is plus 17.2 percent. Active supply moved 19.9 percent. Do not average in South Padre Island at $31,944 on 2380 listings. That is a different town. Leave Port O'Connor 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 February. March is the busiest. November is the slowest. Most guests arrive from San Antonio, then Houston. Typical stay is 5.6 nights, booked about 44 days ahead. Call Finance at 956-943-0703. City STR registration with Finance. Hotel occupancy tax sits with the city. South Padre Island license is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape Spacious Bay holds still show up in this sample. Confirm the live desk before you advertise.

Twenty-Four Thousand 192 Is the City Year

That heading is the useful way to read Port Isabel, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Port Isabel Lighthouse. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Gulf of Mexico caption. Do not write South Padre Island copy onto a Port Isabel address. Do not use Port O'Connor 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 Isabel, Texas Stay and What It Costs to Start a Legal Port Isabel STR Stay. Typical listings earned about $24,192 last year from 259 active rentals, at $265 a night and 34.8 percent occupancy. March is the busiest month. November is the slowest. Most guests arrive from San Antonio. Call Finance at 956-943-0703. City STR registration with Finance. Hotel occupancy tax sits with the city. South Padre Island license is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is plus 17.2 percent. Supply moved 19.9 percent. Keep Port O'Connor ($21,172 a year) on its own line. A 30.1-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Port Isabel Lighthouse. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

259 Active Listings Is the Sample

That heading is the useful way to read Port Isabel, not a dashboard label. Guests come for the historic district. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Gulf of Mexico caption. Do not write South Padre Island copy onto a Port Isabel address. Do not use Port O'Connor 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 Isabel STR Stay and Market a Port Isabel Stay. Typical listings earned about $24,192 last year from 259 active rentals, at $265 a night and 34.8 percent occupancy. March is the busiest month. November is the slowest. Most guests arrive from San Antonio. Call Finance at 956-943-0703. City STR registration with Finance. Hotel occupancy tax sits with the city. South Padre Island license is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is plus 17.2 percent. Supply moved 19.9 percent. Keep Port O'Connor ($21,172 a year) on its own line. A 30.1-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph the historic district. 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 South Padre Island Into This File

That heading is the useful way to read Port Isabel, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Laguna Madre. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Gulf of Mexico caption. Do not write South Padre Island copy onto a Port Isabel address. Do not use Port O'Connor 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 Isabel Stay and Port Isabel STR Rules. Typical listings earned about $24,192 last year from 259 active rentals, at $265 a night and 34.8 percent occupancy. March is the busiest month. November is the slowest. Most guests arrive from San Antonio. Call Finance at 956-943-0703. City STR registration with Finance. Hotel occupancy tax sits with the city. South Padre Island license is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is plus 17.2 percent. Supply moved 19.9 percent. Keep Port O'Connor ($21,172 a year) on its own line. A 30.1-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Laguna Madre. 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 February Carry This Desk

That heading is the useful way to read Port Isabel, not a dashboard label. Guests come for the marina. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Gulf of Mexico caption. Do not write South Padre Island copy onto a Port Isabel address. Do not use Port O'Connor 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 Isabel STR Rules and Port Isabel Shoulder. Typical listings earned about $24,192 last year from 259 active rentals, at $265 a night and 34.8 percent occupancy. March is the busiest month. November is the slowest. Most guests arrive from San Antonio. Call Finance at 956-943-0703. City STR registration with Finance. Hotel occupancy tax sits with the city. South Padre Island license is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is plus 17.2 percent. Supply moved 19.9 percent. Keep Port O'Connor ($21,172 a year) on its own line. A 30.1-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph the marina. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

November Is the Hole and the Occupancy Low

Read more in Port Isabel Shoulder and Port Isabel Remote Stays. Typical listings earned about $24,192 last year from 259 active rentals, at $265 a night and 34.8 percent occupancy. March is the busiest month. November is the slowest. Most guests arrive from San Antonio. Call Finance at 956-943-0703. City STR registration with Finance. Hotel occupancy tax sits with the city. South Padre Island license is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

San Antonio Origin Is This Pin, Not a Port O'Connor Mash

Read more in Port Isabel Remote Stays and DIY vs Hire in Port Isabel. Typical listings earned about $24,192 last year from 259 active rentals, at $265 a night and 34.8 percent occupancy. March is the busiest month. November is the slowest. Most guests arrive from San Antonio. Call Finance at 956-943-0703. City STR registration with Finance. Hotel occupancy tax sits with the city. South Padre Island license is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is plus 17.2 percent. Supply moved 19.9 percent. Keep Port O'Connor ($21,172 a year) on its own line. A 30.1-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph the historic district. 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 Isabel and Who Books a Port Isabel Rental. Typical listings earned about $24,192 last year from 259 active rentals, at $265 a night and 34.8 percent occupancy. March is the busiest month. November is the slowest. Most guests arrive from San Antonio. Call Finance at 956-943-0703. City STR registration with Finance. Hotel occupancy tax sits with the city. South Padre Island license is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is plus 17.2 percent. Supply moved 19.9 percent. Keep Port O'Connor ($21,172 a year) on its own line. A 30.1-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Laguna Madre. 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 Isabel Halls

Read more in Who Books a Port Isabel Rental and Buying a Port Isabel Rental. Typical listings earned about $24,192 last year from 259 active rentals, at $265 a night and 34.8 percent occupancy. March is the busiest month. November is the slowest. Most guests arrive from San Antonio. Call Finance at 956-943-0703. City STR registration with Finance. Hotel occupancy tax sits with the city. South Padre Island license is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is plus 17.2 percent. Supply moved 19.9 percent. Keep Port O'Connor ($21,172 a year) on its own line. A 30.1-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph the marina. 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 is the headline number for the Port Isabel 2026 market report?

AirROI shows about $24,192 as the typical year across 259 active listings for the trailing twelve months through July 2026, updated 2026-08-08. Average night is $265, occupancy sits at 34.8 percent, and revenue per available night is $94. Year over year is plus 17.2 percent.

Why does this report keep the 259-listing sample separate from neighboring towns?

259 active listings is the actual sample behind the $24,192 figure. South Padre Island's about $31,944 across 2,380 listings and Port O'Connor's about $21,172 across 128 listings come from different samples entirely, so blending any of them into Port Isabel's number would misstate the market.

Which months carry the most demand, and which is weakest?

March, June, and February are the three strongest months, with March the busiest of the year. November is the slowest month on this extract.

Where do most guests booking Port Isabel come from?

San Antonio leads, followed by Houston. Typical stays run about 5.6 nights, and guests book roughly 44 days out on average. Superhost listings make up about 56.4 percent of the active supply.

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

No, that tag is a scrape and does not reflect the live rule. The city requires STR registration through its Finance department, and hotel occupancy tax is administered by the city as well. Call Finance at 956-943-0703 to confirm current terms before advertising.

Does a 30-night minimum on some listings distort the occupancy figure?

No. About 30.1 percent of active listings, 78 of 259, run a 30-night minimum. That is a stay-length rule set by individual hosts, not an occupancy figure, and should be read separately from the 34.8 percent occupancy stat.

Does sales tax apply to Port Isabel 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.

Is South Padre Island's much larger revenue figure relevant to a Port Isabel listing?

Only as a labeled comparison, never as a substitute. South Padre Island's $31,944 reflects a much larger, different island market. A Port Isabel listing should be priced and marketed against Port Isabel's own $24,192 figure.

What year over year and supply trend does this report show?

Year over year revenue is up 17.2 percent, and active supply moved 19.9 percent over the same period. Both figures come from the same 259-listing Port Isabel extract and should not be blended with South Padre Island or Port O'Connor figures.

What should a market report or buyer packet cite for Port Isabel?

Cite $24,192 typical revenue from 259 listings, the March-June-February peak, November's low, San Antonio as the top origin market, the 5.6-night average stay, and the city's Finance-desk registration process. Label South Padre Island's $31,944 and Port O'Connor's $21,172 separately if referenced, and never average them into Port Isabel's own figures.

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