Tucson Getaways: Cite $22,456, Keep Marana Off File

Thomas Garner
13 hours ago
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Empty downtown Tucson Arizona historic street, no people

AirROI's current Tucson extract, August 2025 through July 2026, pins typical listings at about $22,456 a year on 4,012 active rentals. The average night was $199. Occupancy was 41.6 percent. Revenue per available night was $88. Year over year is minus 2.8 percent. Active supply moved plus 17.0 percent. An older brief printed a spread of about $18,000 to $24,000, occupancy in a 40 to 56 percent range, ADR around $173 to $236, and about 3,835 listings with supply plus 16.3 percent. A separate Rabbu pass printed 2,736 listings and about $21,569. Do not average those passes with this extract. File both on their own lines. Guests who typed Tucson want downtown, campus, or the saguaros, not a Marana caption. Call Tucson License Section at 520-791-4566. 201 N. Stone Avenue, County-City Public Works Building. Email License@tucsonaz.gov. Confirm remaining 2026 business-license fee at the desk. An older brief printed $95 initial and $70 renewals. A later third-party pass printed different prorated city fees. Do not average. Hold an Arizona Transaction Privilege Tax license at the Arizona Department of Revenue. Arizona Department of Revenue's Tucson city profile lists Transient-Non Hotel Short Term Rental, business code 544, at 10.00 percent, effective March 1, 2026. Confirm remaining state and county TPT. Arizona SB 1168 from 2022 preempts local bans and caps local permit fees. Tucson has no dedicated STR ordinance and no numeric cap on this research pass. AirROI's low-regulation scrape is not the license file.

Two Cities, Not One Blended Desert Year

The Current Extract Is $22,456 on 4,012 Listings

4,012 active listings is a gallery. Superhost share is 61.3 percent. Professionally managed share is 11.1 percent. Evolve holds 71 listings. Entire homes are 91.3 percent. Houses are 65.5 percent. Tucson STR Rules is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

February, March, and January Are the Strong Months

February is the busiest month. March and January are the other strong months. July is the slowest. Occupancy is weakest in July. Stay is 7.4 nights. Lead is 54 days. Most guests arrive from Tucson, then Phoenix. Tucson AZ Shoulder is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

A Business License Is Ordinance, Not Occupancy

A city business license is the ordinance path, not occupancy. Confirm remaining 2026 fee at License Section. Tucson has no dedicated STR ordinance and no numeric cap on this research pass. Tucson Remote Stays is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

Marana Is Another Year

Marana listings earned about $24,282 last year from 117 active rentals on the current AirROI extract. Keep that stay on its own line. Marana is another hall. A Marana driveway is not a Convention Center lot. DIY vs Hire in Tucson is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

Saguaros and the Gem Show Are Demand, Not Occupancy

Saguaro National Park, the University of Arizona, and the Gem Show window are visitor demand. The 2026 Gem Show ran January 29 through February 15. Confirm remaining 2027 dates on the primary page. $286.3 million is 2025 visitor spend, not occupancy. Who Books Tucson is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

Downtown, Campus, and the Foothills Are Three Occasions

Downtown Tucson, the University of Arizona, and the Catalina Foothills are three occasions on AirROI's neighborhood file. Write the one the house can actually host. Buying a Tucson Rental is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

How a Host Should Read This Map

How a host should read this map is to file the city year, the business license, and each satellite on its own line. Keep $199 city ADR off Marana. Tucson Tourism Data is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

Hosts who underwrite Santa Cruz River stays should keep $22,456 on 4,012 city listings, call 520-791-4566, and leave Marana and Patagonia on their own lines. We market. We do not take the lock.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much did typical Tucson listings earn last year?

AirROI's current Tucson extract, August 2025 through July 2026, pins typical listings at about $22,456 a year on 4,012 active rentals. The average night was $199, occupancy was 41.6 percent, revenue per available night was $88, year over year moved down 2.8 percent, and active supply moved up 17.0 percent.

Should I average the older $18,000 to $24,000 spread?

No. An older brief printed a spread of about $18,000 to $24,000, occupancy in a 40 to 56 percent range, ADR around $173 to $236, and roughly 3,835 listings with supply up 16.3 percent; a separate Rabbu pass printed 2,736 listings. Use the current AirROI extract's $22,456 figure instead of averaging sources pulled at different times with different methodologies.

When is Tucson's strongest month?

February is the busiest revenue month, with March and January also strong. July is the slowest, with occupancy weakest that month. Protect the named peak month and price the named hole accordingly -- don't let a satellite market's calendar stand in for Tucson's own.

Do I need a Tucson business license in 2026?

Call Tucson License Section at 520-791-4566, 201 N. Stone Avenue, County-City Public Works Building, or email License@tucsonaz.gov, and confirm the remaining 2026 fee at the desk -- an older brief printed $95 initial and $70 renewal, while a later third-party pass printed different prorated fees, so don't average them. You'll also need an Arizona Transaction Privilege Tax license; the state lists Tucson's Transient-Non Hotel Short Term Rental rate (business code 544) at 10.00 percent effective March 1, 2026.

Can I file Marana as the Tucson year?

No. Tucson's average night was $199 across 4,012 listings, while Marana earned about $24,282 on just 117 listings -- keep Tucson's roughly $22,456 typical year on its own line. AirROI's current Tucson extract, August 2025 through July 2026, puts occupancy at 41.6 percent, revenue per available night at $88, year over year down 2.8 percent, and active supply up 17.0 percent.

Which neighborhoods show up on the current extract?

AirROI names Downtown Tucson, the University of Arizona, and Sabino Canyon as leading city submarkets. Write the neighborhood the house can actually host -- Marana is a different city entirely, so file it as its own hall rather than minting a blended year.

What share of listings are entire homes?

Entire homes make up 91.3 percent of Tucson's 4,012 active rentals, and houses specifically are 65.5 percent of that total. Superhost share sits at 61.3 percent -- keep these Tucson-specific shares on their own line rather than blending them with a satellite market's mix.

Who books a Tucson stay?

Most guests arrive from within Tucson itself, then Phoenix, with an average stay of 7.4 nights and a 54-day booking lead. Downtown, campus, and the foothills are different occasions, so serve the guest who actually typed this search and match photos to the house that exists -- a blended satellite caption loses the booking.

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

Professionally managed share is 11.1 percent, with Evolve holding 71 listings, so independent hosts still write most of this desk. Marana and Patagonia each reward their own city copy -- a satellite host paying city-scale management for the wrong caption is buying the wrong product.

Where do I confirm the city desk?

Call Tucson License Section at 520-791-4566, 201 N. Stone Avenue, County-City Public Works Building, or email License@tucsonaz.gov. Confirm the remaining 2026 business-license fee there, since printed figures have varied between sources, and hold an Arizona TPT license from the Arizona Department of Revenue as well.

Work with Crest & Cove Creative

A packet that files a downtown unit and a Marana driveway as one blended Tucson year is quoting a number that doesn't exist on either parcel.

Crest & Cove keeps Tucson and its satellite markets on separate lines so pricing and positioning reflect the parcel you actually own.

Reach out at crestcove.co or (256) 998-7502.