Port Isabel Tourism Data: Port Isabel Lighthouse Is Demand, Not T12

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.

Port Isabel Lighthouse Is Demand, Not T Twelve

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 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 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.

the historic district Is Landscape, Not Occupancy

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 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

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.

Laguna Madre Are Visitor, Not This Extract

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 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 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.

the marina Are Visitor, Not This ADR

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 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 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.

Keep Visitor Dollars Off the Host Extract

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 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 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.

Port O'Connor Is a Different Hall

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 Buying a Port Isabel Rental and Complete Visitor's Guide to Port Isabel, Texas 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 Steal a Leftover Calendar

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 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 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 Tourism Copy

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 What It Costs to Start a Legal Port Isabel STR Stay and Port Isabel STR Report 2026. 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 attractions should a Port Isabel listing description actually mention?

The Port Isabel Lighthouse, the historic district, Laguna Madre, and the marina are what guests are searching for when they type Port Isabel. A generic Gulf-town caption undersells the address, so name what a guest can actually walk to.

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

AirROI shows about $24,192 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.

Should I average South Padre Island's or Port O'Connor's numbers into a Port Isabel listing?

No. South Padre Island posted about $31,944 across 2,380 listings and Port O'Connor about $21,172 across 128 listings in the same window, and neither shares a market with Port Isabel. Cite the $24,192 figure from Port Isabel's own 259 listings, and keep the other towns' numbers on their own lines.

Which months carry the most demand?

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

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 tourist foot traffic at the lighthouse or marina translate directly into booking demand?

Not automatically. Visitor volume at a landmark tells you what draws people to the area; it does not equal a listing's occupancy. Use the 34.8 percent occupancy and $24,192 typical-year figures for revenue planning, and use the landmarks for description copy.

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 affect 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, not an occupancy figure, and should be read separately from the 34.8 percent stat.

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.

How should a host use tourism data without overstating occupancy?

Separate the two categories cleanly: landmarks and visitor draw belong in listing description copy, while the $24,192 typical year, 34.8 percent occupancy, and seasonal pattern belong in revenue planning. Treating visitor photos as a proxy for occupancy overstates what the extract actually shows.

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