Waveland STR Report 2026: $26,638, Not a Bay St. Louis Mash

Thomas Garner
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Most Waveland 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 Waveland, Hancock County, Mississippi apart. Guests who typed Waveland are looking for Waveland Beach, Bayside Park, Ground Zero Hurricane Museum, the fishing pier — not Port O'Connor, and not Bay St. Louis. 93 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 $26,638 last year from 93 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months through July 2026. The average night was $270. Occupancy was 33.6 percent. Revenue per available night was $95. Year over year is plus 13.4 percent. Active supply moved 0.0 percent. Do not average in Port O'Connor at $21,172 on 128 listings. That is a different town. Leave Bay St. Louis 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, May, and October. June is the busiest. September is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New Orleans, then Baton Rouge. Typical stay is 4.6 nights, booked about 49 days ahead. Call Building at 228-466-2549. City STR permit. Confirm the live fee at hall. Bay St. Louis Planning 228-466-5516 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape Evolve holds still show up in this sample. Confirm the live desk before you advertise.

Twenty-Six Thousand 638 Is the City Year

That heading is the useful way to read Waveland, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Waveland Beach. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Gulf of Mexico caption. Do not write Port O'Connor copy onto a Waveland address. Do not use Bay St. Louis 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 Waveland, Mississippi Pin and What It Costs to Start a Legal Waveland STR Stay Pin. Typical listings earned about $26,638 last year from 93 active rentals, at $270 a night and 33.6 percent occupancy. June is the busiest month. September is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New Orleans. Call Building at 228-466-2549. City STR permit. Confirm the live fee at hall. Bay St. Louis Planning 228-466-5516 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is plus 13.4 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Bay St. Louis ($25,594 a year) on its own line. A 32.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Waveland Beach. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

93 Active Listings Is the Sample

That heading is the useful way to read Waveland, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Bayside Park. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Gulf of Mexico caption. Do not write Port O'Connor copy onto a Waveland address. Do not use Bay St. Louis 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 Waveland STR Stay Pin and Market a Waveland Stay. Typical listings earned about $26,638 last year from 93 active rentals, at $270 a night and 33.6 percent occupancy. June is the busiest month. September is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New Orleans. Call Building at 228-466-2549. City STR permit. Confirm the live fee at hall. Bay St. Louis Planning 228-466-5516 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is plus 13.4 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Bay St. Louis ($25,594 a year) on its own line. A 32.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Bayside 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.

Do Not Average Port O'Connor Into This File

That heading is the useful way to read Waveland, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Ground Zero Hurricane Museum. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Gulf of Mexico caption. Do not write Port O'Connor copy onto a Waveland address. Do not use Bay St. Louis 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 Waveland Stay and Waveland STR Rules. Typical listings earned about $26,638 last year from 93 active rentals, at $270 a night and 33.6 percent occupancy. June is the busiest month. September is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New Orleans. Call Building at 228-466-2549. City STR permit. Confirm the live fee at hall. Bay St. Louis Planning 228-466-5516 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is plus 13.4 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Bay St. Louis ($25,594 a year) on its own line. A 32.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Ground Zero Hurricane Museum. 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, May, and October Carry This Desk

That heading is the useful way to read Waveland, not a dashboard label. Guests come for the fishing pier. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Gulf of Mexico caption. Do not write Port O'Connor copy onto a Waveland address. Do not use Bay St. Louis 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 Waveland STR Rules and Waveland Shoulder. Typical listings earned about $26,638 last year from 93 active rentals, at $270 a night and 33.6 percent occupancy. June is the busiest month. September is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New Orleans. Call Building at 228-466-2549. City STR permit. Confirm the live fee at hall. Bay St. Louis Planning 228-466-5516 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape. Confirm the live desk.

Year over year is plus 13.4 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Bay St. Louis ($25,594 a year) on its own line. A 32.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph the fishing pier. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

September Is the Hole and the Occupancy Low

Read more in Waveland Shoulder and Waveland Remote Stays. Typical listings earned about $26,638 last year from 93 active rentals, at $270 a night and 33.6 percent occupancy. June is the busiest month. September is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New Orleans. Call Building at 228-466-2549. City STR permit. Confirm the live fee at hall. Bay St. Louis Planning 228-466-5516 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape. Confirm the live desk.

New Orleans Origin Is This Pin, Not a Bay St. Louis Mash

Read more in Waveland Remote Stays and DIY vs Hire in Waveland. Typical listings earned about $26,638 last year from 93 active rentals, at $270 a night and 33.6 percent occupancy. June is the busiest month. September is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New Orleans. Call Building at 228-466-2549. City STR permit. Confirm the live fee at hall. Bay St. Louis Planning 228-466-5516 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is plus 13.4 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Bay St. Louis ($25,594 a year) on its own line. A 32.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Bayside 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.

AirROI Low Is Not the Live Desk

Read more in DIY vs Hire in Waveland and Who Books a Waveland Rental. Typical listings earned about $26,638 last year from 93 active rentals, at $270 a night and 33.6 percent occupancy. June is the busiest month. September is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New Orleans. Call Building at 228-466-2549. City STR permit. Confirm the live fee at hall. Bay St. Louis Planning 228-466-5516 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is plus 13.4 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Bay St. Louis ($25,594 a year) on its own line. A 32.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Ground Zero Hurricane Museum. 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 Waveland Halls

Read more in Who Books a Waveland Rental and Buying a Waveland Rental. Typical listings earned about $26,638 last year from 93 active rentals, at $270 a night and 33.6 percent occupancy. June is the busiest month. September is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New Orleans. Call Building at 228-466-2549. City STR permit. Confirm the live fee at hall. Bay St. Louis Planning 228-466-5516 is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is plus 13.4 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Bay St. Louis ($25,594 a year) on its own line. A 32.3-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph the fishing pier. 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 a typical Waveland STR year on this extract?

AirROI lists Waveland's typical year at about $26,638 from 93 listings, trailing twelve months August 2025 through July 2026, updated 2026-08-08. Average night was $270, occupancy was 33.6 percent, and year over year moved up 13.4 percent -- treat this as a small sample and don't blend it with Port O'Connor's $21,172 or Bay St. Louis's $25,594.

Can I average Port O'Connor into this year?

No. Port O'Connor published $21,172 from 128 listings, a separate Gulf Coast desk that doesn't cancel into Waveland's own year. Cite the $26,638 figure from Waveland's 93 listings only, and confirm the current fee at Waveland Building before you advertise.

Which months are strongest in Waveland?

The three strongest months are June, May, and October, with June the busiest. September is the slowest, and occupancy for the full year sits at 33.6 percent on a typical $26,638 year from 93 listings -- treat this as a small sample given Waveland's size.

Where do guests come from?

New Orleans is the top origin, followed by Baton Rouge. Typical stay is 4.6 nights, booked about 49 days ahead, with a superhost share of 59.1 percent -- serve the guest who's actually searching for Waveland rather than a blended Gulf Coast caption.

Does a low-regulation label mean there is no local permit?

No -- that label is just a listing-site scrape. Waveland requires a city STR permit through the Building department (228-466-2549); confirm the current fee directly at the desk. Note that Bay St. Louis Planning, 228-466-5516, is a separate municipality with its own permit desk.

Is a 30-night minimum the same as occupancy?

No. 32.3 percent of Waveland listings, 30 of 93, set a 30-night minimum, but that's a platform filter, not occupancy -- actual typical stay is 4.6 nights, so don't sell a filled month you haven't booked.

What should a buyer packet carry?

Cite the $26,638 typical year from 93 listings, the June-May-October strong months, September as the slowest, New Orleans as the top guest origin, a 4.6-night stay, a 49-day lead, and Waveland Building's number, 228-466-2549. Label Port O'Connor's $21,172 and Bay St. Louis's $25,594 separately -- don't average any of the three into one figure.

Is Bay St. Louis the same market as Waveland?

No. Bay St. Louis published $25,594 from 340 listings, a larger neighboring Gulf Coast market with a different slow month, January. Confirm Waveland's own permit desk, 228-466-2549, before advertising this property as if it were the Bay St. Louis one.

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