Sea Isle City Tourism Data: Sea Isle City Promenade Is Demand, Not T12

Thomas Garner
15 hours ago
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Most Sea Isle City listings get marketed as a generic Atlantic Ocean stay. That pitch could describe a dozen other towns, and it wastes what actually sets City of Sea Isle City, Cape May County, New Jersey apart. Guests who typed Sea Isle City are looking for Sea Isle City Promenade, Townsend's Inlet, Corson's Inlet State Park, the marina — not Rock Hall, and not Solomons. 101 active listings sit on this extract. Write the town you can actually walk. Keep the listing specific.

Typical listings here earned about $31,767 last year from 101 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months through July 2026. The average night was $561. Occupancy was 31.4 percent. Revenue per available night was $195. Year over year is minus 26.3 percent. Active supply moved 13.5 percent. Do not average in Rock Hall at $27,078 on 66 listings. That is a different town. Leave Solomons 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. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Philadelphia, then New York. Typical stay is 4.4 nights, booked about 93 days ahead. Call Clerk at 609-263-4461. City rental permit $150 due May 1. $50 late fee June 1. Confirm live. Avalon is another municipality. Short-term parking $80 is not the rental permit. AirROI Low is a scrape Tony holds still show up in this sample.

Sea Isle City Promenade Is Demand, Not T Twelve

That heading is the useful way to read Sea Isle City, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Sea Isle City Promenade. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Atlantic Ocean caption. Do not write Rock Hall copy onto a Sea Isle City address. Do not use Solomons 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 Sea Isle City STR Rules and Sea Isle City Shoulder. Typical listings earned about $31,767 last year from 101 active rentals, at $561 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Philadelphia. Call Clerk at 609-263-4461. City rental permit $150 due May 1. $50 late fee June 1. Confirm live. Avalon is another municipality. Short-term parking $80 is not the rental permit. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 26.3 percent. Supply moved 13.5 percent. Keep Solomons ($38,794 a year) on its own line. A 45.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Sea Isle City Promenade. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

Townsend's Inlet Is Landscape, Not Occupancy

That heading is the useful way to read Sea Isle City, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Townsend's Inlet. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Atlantic Ocean caption. Do not write Rock Hall copy onto a Sea Isle City address. Do not use Solomons 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 Sea Isle City Shoulder and Sea Isle City Remote Stays. Typical listings earned about $31,767 last year from 101 active rentals, at $561 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Philadelphia. Call Clerk at 609-263-4461. City rental permit $150 due May 1. $50 late fee June 1. Confirm live. Avalon is another municipality. Short-term parking $80 is not the rental permit. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 26.3 percent. Supply moved 13.5 percent. Keep Solomons ($38,794 a year) on its own line. A 45.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Townsend's Inlet. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

Corson's Inlet State Park Are Visitor, Not This Extract

That heading is the useful way to read Sea Isle City, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Corson's Inlet State Park. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Atlantic Ocean caption. Do not write Rock Hall copy onto a Sea Isle City address. Do not use Solomons 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 Sea Isle City Remote Stays and DIY vs Hire in Sea Isle City. Typical listings earned about $31,767 last year from 101 active rentals, at $561 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Philadelphia. Call Clerk at 609-263-4461. City rental permit $150 due May 1. $50 late fee June 1. Confirm live. Avalon is another municipality. Short-term parking $80 is not the rental permit. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 26.3 percent. Supply moved 13.5 percent. Keep Solomons ($38,794 a year) on its own line. A 45.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Corson's Inlet State Park. 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 Sea Isle City, not a dashboard label. Guests come for the marina. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Atlantic Ocean caption. Do not write Rock Hall copy onto a Sea Isle City address. Do not use Solomons 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 Sea Isle City and Who Books a Sea Isle City Rental. Typical listings earned about $31,767 last year from 101 active rentals, at $561 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Philadelphia. Call Clerk at 609-263-4461. City rental permit $150 due May 1. $50 late fee June 1. Confirm live. Avalon is another municipality. Short-term parking $80 is not the rental permit. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 26.3 percent. Supply moved 13.5 percent. Keep Solomons ($38,794 a year) on its own line. A 45.5-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

Read more in Who Books a Sea Isle City Rental and Buying a Sea Isle City Rental. Typical listings earned about $31,767 last year from 101 active rentals, at $561 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Philadelphia. Call Clerk at 609-263-4461. City rental permit $150 due May 1. $50 late fee June 1. Confirm live. Avalon is another municipality. Short-term parking $80 is not the rental permit. AirROI Low is a scrape

Solomons Is a Different Hall

Read more in Buying a Sea Isle City Rental and Complete Visitor's Guide to Sea Isle City, New Jersey. Typical listings earned about $31,767 last year from 101 active rentals, at $561 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Philadelphia. Call Clerk at 609-263-4461. City rental permit $150 due May 1. $50 late fee June 1. Confirm live. Avalon is another municipality. Short-term parking $80 is not the rental permit. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 26.3 percent. Supply moved 13.5 percent. Keep Solomons ($38,794 a year) on its own line. A 45.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Townsend's Inlet. 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

Read more in Complete Visitor's Guide to Sea Isle City, New Jersey and What It Costs to Start a Legal Sea Isle City STR Stay. Typical listings earned about $31,767 last year from 101 active rentals, at $561 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Philadelphia. Call Clerk at 609-263-4461. City rental permit $150 due May 1. $50 late fee June 1. Confirm live. Avalon is another municipality.

Year over year is minus 26.3 percent. Supply moved 13.5 percent. Keep Solomons ($38,794 a year) on its own line. A 45.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Corson's Inlet State Park. 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

Read more in What It Costs to Start a Legal Sea Isle City STR Stay and Sea Isle City STR Report 2026. Typical listings earned about $31,767 last year from 101 active rentals, at $561 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Philadelphia. Call Clerk at 609-263-4461. City rental permit $150 due May 1. $50 late fee June 1. Confirm live. Avalon is another municipality.

Year over year is minus 26.3 percent. Supply moved 13.5 percent. Keep Solomons ($38,794 a year) on its own line. A 45.5-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 does a typical Sea Isle City short-term rental earn in a year?

AirROI's current extract, covering August 2025 through July 2026 and updated August 8, 2026, lists about $31,767 a year across 101 listings. The average night runs $561, occupancy sits at 31.4 percent, and revenue is down 26.3 percent year over year. Treat this as one data pull on a fairly small sample rather than a guarantee.

Can I compare Sea Isle City to Rock Hall or Solomons using this figure?

No. Rock Hall published $27,078 from 66 listings and Solomons published $38,794 from 40 listings — both separate markets with their own dynamics. Cite Sea Isle City's $31,767 from its own 101 listings, and keep each town's numbers on its own line rather than blending them into a single regional average.

Which months carry the most demand in Sea Isle City?

August, June, and July are the three strongest months, with August the single busiest. January is the slowest month on this extract. Build your pricing calendar around that pattern rather than assuming a flat rate year-round.

Where do most Sea Isle City guests come from?

Philadelphia is the top origin market, followed by New York. The typical stay runs 4.4 nights with a booking lead time of about 93 days, and superhost status covers 36.6 percent of active listings.

Does a “low regulation” label mean there's no local rental permit required?

No — that kind of label usually reflects a data scrape, not the city's actual requirement. Sea Isle City requires a rental permit, currently $150 and due May 1, with a $50 late fee starting June 1. Confirm current fees directly with the City Clerk at 609-263-4461 before you advertise, since scraped data can miss recent ordinance changes.

Is a 30-night minimum stay the same thing as high occupancy?

No. About 45.5 percent of listings, 46 of the 101, set a 30-night minimum stay. That's a booking filter some hosts use, not a reflection of actual demand — the typical stay across the market is still 4.4 nights, well short of 30.

What should I put in front of a buyer or lender when discussing this market?

Cite the $31,767 revenue figure from 101 listings alongside the seasonal pattern (peak August, June, and July; slow January), guest origin (Philadelphia first), stay length (4.4 nights), and lead time (93 days). Keep Rock Hall and Solomons figures clearly labeled as separate markets rather than averaged in.

Is Solomons, Maryland the same market as Sea Isle City?

No. Solomons is a distinct market that published $38,794 from 40 listings, with its own seasonal pattern. Sea Isle City stands on its own at $31,767 from 101 listings. Confirm local permit requirements with Sea Isle City's own Clerk rather than assuming another town's rules apply.

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