WaterFire to College Hill: Providence $28,699, Satellites Separate

Thomas Garner
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Most Providence listings still get sold as a generic New England city stay, or worse, as a blended Newport cliff-walk year. Guests who typed Providence are looking for WaterFire, Federal Hill, and a real city night. They are not looking for a mansion caption. 843 active listings sit on this city extract. Write the stay you can actually host.

The three strongest city months are June, August, and May. June is the busiest. February is the slowest. Occupancy is weakest in July. Most guests arrive from New York, then Providence. Stay is 5.5 nights, booked about 50 days ahead. Call City of Providence Department of Inspection and Standards at 401-680-5000. City Hall, 25 Dorrance Street. Entire dwelling units need a Temporary Use Permit. The city's apply page lists a $50 fee after approval. Owner-occupancy applies in R-1, R-1A, R-3, and R-4. Rhode Island DBR registration is $25 a year. Confirm 2026. AirROI's high-regulation label is a scrape of listings, not the town file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed.

Two Pairings, Not One Blended Capital Year

Typical Providence listings earned about $28,699 last year from 843 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026. The average night was $249. Occupancy was 43.2 percent. Revenue per available night was $102. Year over year is minus 1.6 percent. Active supply moved plus 12.1 percent. A prior hub brief printed $29,368 on about 851 listings in an older window. This pass uses the current extract. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Market a Providence Stay is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire.

Providence's Own Extract: $28,699 on 843 Listings

843 active listings is a real gallery. Superhost share is 62.5 percent. Professionally managed share is 2.3 percent. Jennifer holds 23 listings. Treat $28,699 as evidence for Providence, not as a corridor dashboard you can paste onto Newport. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. Providence STR Rules is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line.

June, August, and May Are the Strong City Months

The three strongest city months are June, August, and May. June is the busiest. February is the slowest revenue month. Occupancy is weakest in July. Stay is 5.5 nights. Lead is 50 days. Most guests arrive from New York, then Providence. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Providence Shoulder is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line.

East Providence Is Another Year, Not This Note

East Providence listings earned about $25,005 last year on the current AirROI extract. This pass did not print an East Providence listing count. Keep that stay on its own line. A College Hill driveway is not an East Providence lot. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. Providence Remote Stays is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line.

Newport Is a Cliff Walk, Not This Year

Newport is a cliff-walk stay. This pass did not mint a Newport AirROI extract. Keep that stay on its own line. Do not mash a mansion caption onto Federal Hill. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. DIY vs Hire in Providence is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole.

WaterFire and Commencement Are Demand, Not Occupancy

WaterFire's 500th lighting season is the city's visitor hook. Brown's 258th Commencement is dated May 22 through 24, 2026. RISD's 143rd Commencement is dated May 30, 2026. Named weekends are demand, not occupancy. Confirm 2026 on the primary page. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. East Providence is not WaterFire. Who Books Providence is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole.

Year Over Year Is Minus 1.6 Percent on This Pass

Year over year is minus 1.6 percent on the current extract. Supply moved plus 12.1 percent. A prior hub brief printed $29,368. File the current number. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. Newport is not Federal Hill. Buying a Providence Rental is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay.

How a Host Should Read This Map

How a host should read this map is to file three occasions. Providence is WaterFire, Federal Hill, and city nights. East Providence is another city. Newport is the coast. Keep $249 city ADR off both satellites. Write this heading as the stay a host can actually file. We market. We do not take the lock. Providence Tourism Data is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it. Do not paste a satellite year into a city tile. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit. East Providence is not WaterFire. Newport is not Federal Hill. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole.

Hosts who underwrite capital-city stays should keep $28,699 on 843 city listings, call 401-680-5000, and leave East Providence and Newport on their own lines. We market. We do not take the lock. Write the city or the satellite the guest typed. Keep $28,699 on 843 city listings on its own line. June is the city peak. February is the city hole. Call 401-680-5000 before you advertise a Providence stay. The city's apply page lists a $50 Temporary Use Permit.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much did typical Providence listings earn last year?

AirROI's trailing twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026 puts a typical Providence short-term rental at about $28,699 across 843 active listings. Average night was $249, occupancy 43.2 percent, and revenue per available night was $102. Year over year revenue moved minus 1.6 percent while active supply grew plus 12.1 percent. A prior hub brief cited $29,368 on roughly 851 listings from an older window — this figure reflects the current extract. East Providence and Newport run on their own separate lines, not blended into this number.

When is Providence's strongest month?

June is the busiest revenue month, with August and May rounding out the three strongest months. February is the slowest month on the calendar, and occupancy specifically bottoms out in July even though July isn't the revenue low. Hosts should price June, August, and May for peak demand and treat February realistically rather than discounting it against a stronger month's rate card.

Do I need a Providence RI STR permit in 2026?

Yes. Contact the City of Providence Department of Inspection and Standards at 401-680-5000, City Hall, 25 Dorrance Street. Entire dwelling units need a Temporary Use Permit, and the city's apply page lists a $50 fee after approval. Owner-occupancy rules apply in the R-1, R-1A, R-3, and R-4 zoning districts. Rhode Island also requires a $25-a-year DBR registration. Confirm current fees and zoning directly with the city before advertising.

Is a 30-night minimum the same as occupancy?

No. About 260 listings — 30.8 percent of the 843 active rentals — have set a 30-night minimum stay filter, but that's a booking setting, not a measure of how full those calendars actually are. Typical stay length across the market is still 5.5 nights, booked roughly 50 days out, and February remains the slowest month regardless of how many listings apply a long-stay filter.

Should I hire a manager in Providence and on the satellites?

Professionally managed listings make up only 2.3 percent of the Providence market, with one operator in the extract holding 23 listings. East Providence and Newport reward different marketing angles than the capital city — East Providence needs its own city-specific copy and Newport needs cliff-walk-focused copy — so a single pitch written for one town won't convert equally well in the other two.

Who books a Providence stay?

Most guests arrive from New York, with Providence itself as the second-largest origin. Typical stay is 5.5 nights with a booking lead time around 50 days. Urban Providence guests are drawn to WaterFire and Federal Hill specifically, while East Providence guests are booking a different city experience and Newport guests are booking a coastal cliff-walk trip — three distinct guest profiles that shouldn't share one listing description.

Can I file East Providence numbers as the Providence year?

No. Providence's typical listing earned about $28,699 across 843 active rentals at an average night of $249. East Providence's typical listing earned roughly $25,005 in the same window — a meaningfully different number that belongs on its own line, not folded into the Providence figure for a buyer packet or listing pitch.

What is the Temporary Use Permit fee?

The city's apply page lists a $50 fee after approval, payable through the City of Providence Department of Inspection and Standards at 401-680-5000, City Hall, 25 Dorrance Street. Confirm the current fee directly with the city before advertising, since municipal fee schedules can change year to year.

What should a buyer packet carry for Providence?

Cite the $28,699 typical-year figure across 843 city listings, note that active supply grew plus 12.1 percent while revenue moved minus 1.6 percent year over year, and include the permit contact at 401-680-5000. Keep East Providence and Newport labeled separately rather than blended into the Providence number, since each town carries its own revenue profile.

Where do I confirm Providence's STR permit requirements?

Call the City of Providence Department of Inspection and Standards at 401-680-5000, or visit City Hall at 25 Dorrance Street. Entire dwelling units need a Temporary Use Permit with a $50 fee listed on the city's apply page, and owner-occupancy rules apply in R-1, R-1A, R-3, and R-4 zoning districts. AirROI's regulation label is a listing scrape, not a substitute for confirming directly with the city desk.

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