Port O'Connor STR Report 2026: $21,172, Not a Waveland Mash

Thomas Garner
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Most Port O'Connor listings get marketed as a generic Gulf of Mexico stay. That pitch could describe a dozen other towns, and it wastes what actually sets Port O'Connor, unincorporated Calhoun County, Texas apart. Guests who typed Port O'Connor are looking for the marina, Matagorda Bay, the jetties, the harbor — not Port Isabel, and not Waveland. 128 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 $21,172 last year from 128 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months through July 2026. The average night was $338. Occupancy was 24.3 percent. Revenue per available night was $85. Year over year is minus 15.2 percent. Active supply moved 21.9 percent. Do not average in Port Isabel at $24,192 on 259 listings. That is a different town. Leave Waveland as a different market. Do not mix those towns. Treat this as a small sample, not a blended coast.

The three strongest months are June, July, and August. June is the busiest. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Austin, then Houston. Typical stay is 3.2 nights, booked about 48 days ahead. Call Texas Comptroller hotel tax at 800-252-1385. Unincorporated Calhoun County. No city STR registration. Texas 6% HOT. Port Isabel Finance 956-943-0703 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape Bill holds still show up in this sample. Confirm the live desk before you advertise.

Twenty-One Thousand 172 Is the City Year

That heading is the useful way to read Port O'Connor, 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 Port Isabel copy onto a Port O'Connor address. Do not use Waveland 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 O'Connor, Texas Stay and What It Costs to Start a Legal Port O'Connor STR Stay. Typical listings earned about $21,172 last year from 128 active rentals, at $338 a night and 24.3 percent occupancy. June is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Austin. Call Texas Comptroller hotel tax at 800-252-1385. Unincorporated Calhoun County. No city STR registration. Texas 6% HOT. Port Isabel Finance 956-943-0703 is another municipality.

Year over year is minus 15.2 percent. Supply moved 21.9 percent. Keep Waveland ($26,638 a year) on its own line. A 27.3-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.

128 Active Listings Is the Sample

That heading is the useful way to read Port O'Connor, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Matagorda Bay. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Gulf of Mexico caption. Do not write Port Isabel copy onto a Port O'Connor address. Do not use Waveland 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 O'Connor STR Stay and Market a Port O'Connor Stay. Typical listings earned about $21,172 last year from 128 active rentals, at $338 a night and 24.3 percent occupancy. June is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Austin. Call Texas Comptroller hotel tax at 800-252-1385. Unincorporated Calhoun County. No city STR registration. Texas 6% HOT. Port Isabel Finance 956-943-0703 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 15.2 percent. Supply moved 21.9 percent. Keep Waveland ($26,638 a year) on its own line. A 27.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Matagorda Bay. 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 Port Isabel Into This File

That heading is the useful way to read Port O'Connor, not a dashboard label. Guests come for the jetties. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Gulf of Mexico caption. Do not write Port Isabel copy onto a Port O'Connor address. Do not use Waveland 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 O'Connor Stay and Port O'Connor STR Rules. Typical listings earned about $21,172 last year from 128 active rentals, at $338 a night and 24.3 percent occupancy. June is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Austin. Call Texas Comptroller hotel tax at 800-252-1385. Unincorporated Calhoun County. No city STR registration. Texas 6% HOT. Port Isabel Finance 956-943-0703 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 15.2 percent. Supply moved 21.9 percent. Keep Waveland ($26,638 a year) on its own line. A 27.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph the jetties. 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, July, and August Carry This Desk

That heading is the useful way to read Port O'Connor, 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 Port Isabel copy onto a Port O'Connor address. Do not use Waveland 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 O'Connor STR Rules and Port O'Connor Shoulder. Typical listings earned about $21,172 last year from 128 active rentals, at $338 a night and 24.3 percent occupancy. June is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Austin. Call Texas Comptroller hotel tax at 800-252-1385. Unincorporated Calhoun County. No city STR registration. Texas 6% HOT. Port Isabel Finance 956-943-0703 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 15.2 percent. Supply moved 21.9 percent. Keep Waveland ($26,638 a year) on its own line. A 27.3-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.

February Is the Hole and the Occupancy Low

Read more in Port O'Connor Shoulder and Port O'Connor Remote Stays. Typical listings earned about $21,172 last year from 128 active rentals, at $338 a night and 24.3 percent occupancy. June is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Austin. Call Texas Comptroller hotel tax at 800-252-1385. Unincorporated Calhoun County. No city STR registration. Texas 6% HOT. Port Isabel Finance 956-943-0703 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Austin Origin Is This Pin, Not a Waveland Mash

Read more in Port O'Connor Remote Stays and DIY vs Hire in Port O'Connor. Typical listings earned about $21,172 last year from 128 active rentals, at $338 a night and 24.3 percent occupancy. June is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Austin. Call Texas Comptroller hotel tax at 800-252-1385. Unincorporated Calhoun County. No city STR registration. Texas 6% HOT. Port Isabel Finance 956-943-0703 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 15.2 percent. Supply moved 21.9 percent. Keep Waveland ($26,638 a year) on its own line. A 27.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Matagorda Bay. 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 O'Connor and Who Books a Port O'Connor Rental. Typical listings earned about $21,172 last year from 128 active rentals, at $338 a night and 24.3 percent occupancy. June is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Austin. Call Texas Comptroller hotel tax at 800-252-1385. Unincorporated Calhoun County. No city STR registration. Texas 6% HOT. Port Isabel Finance 956-943-0703 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 15.2 percent. Supply moved 21.9 percent. Keep Waveland ($26,638 a year) on its own line. A 27.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph the jetties. 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 O'Connor Halls

Read more in Who Books a Port O'Connor Rental and Buying a Port O'Connor Rental. Typical listings earned about $21,172 last year from 128 active rentals, at $338 a night and 24.3 percent occupancy. June is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Austin. Call Texas Comptroller hotel tax at 800-252-1385. Unincorporated Calhoun County. No city STR registration. Texas 6% HOT. Port Isabel Finance 956-943-0703 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 15.2 percent. Supply moved 21.9 percent. Keep Waveland ($26,638 a year) on its own line. A 27.3-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 is the headline number for the Port O'Connor 2026 market report?

AirROI shows about $21,172 as the typical year across 128 active listings for the trailing twelve months through July 2026, updated 2026-08-08. Average night is $338, occupancy sits at 24.3 percent, and revenue per available night is $85. Year over year is minus 15.2 percent.

Why does this report keep the 128-listing sample separate from neighboring towns?

128 active listings is the actual sample behind the $21,172 figure. Port Isabel's about $24,192 across 259 listings and Waveland's about $26,638 across 93 listings come from different samples entirely, so blending any of them into Port O'Connor's number would misstate the market.

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

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

Where do most guests booking Port O'Connor come from?

Austin leads, followed by Houston. Typical stays run about 3.2 nights, and guests book roughly 48 days out on average. Superhost listings make up about 70.3 percent of the active supply.

Does AirROI's low-regulation tag mean there is no tax obligation in Port O'Connor?

No, that tag is a scrape and does not reflect the live rule. Port O'Connor is unincorporated Calhoun County with no city STR registration, but the Texas 6 percent hotel occupancy tax still applies. Call the Texas Comptroller at 800-252-1385 to confirm current terms.

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

No. About 27.3 percent of active listings, 35 of 128, 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 24.3 percent occupancy stat.

Does sales tax apply to Port O'Connor stays under 30 nights?

Yes, short-term rentals booked for fewer than 30 nights can still trigger the Texas 6 percent hotel occupancy tax, even though the area is unincorporated with no city-level STR registration.

Is Waveland's higher revenue figure relevant to a Port O'Connor listing?

Only as a labeled comparison, never as a substitute. Waveland's $26,638 reflects a different market with its own supply and seasonality. A Port O'Connor listing should be priced and marketed against Port O'Connor's own $21,172 figure.

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

Year over year revenue is down 15.2 percent, and active supply moved 21.9 percent over the same period. Both figures come from the same 128-listing Port O'Connor extract and should not be blended with Port Isabel or Waveland figures.

What should a market report or buyer packet cite for Port O'Connor?

Cite $21,172 typical revenue from 128 listings, the June-July-August peak, February's low, Austin as the top origin market, the 3.2-night average stay, and the Texas 6 percent hotel occupancy tax that applies despite no city registration. Label Port Isabel's $24,192 and Waveland's $26,638 separately if referenced, and never average them into Port O'Connor's own figures.

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Pin $21,172 on 128 city cards. Leave Waveland $26,638 as a labeled leftover.

If a packet still files this pin as a Waveland mash or AirROI Low, send the address. Crest & Cove will keep Port O'Connor $21,172. Reach out at crestcove.co or (256) 998-7502.