Wellfleet vs Vinalhaven: File Two Host Years, Not One Coast

Jacob Mishalanie
Aug 21
8 min read

Updated: 17 hours ago

Empty dinghies at an empty Wellfleet Harbor dock, no people

Wellfleet and Vinalhaven share a coast in the marketing copy. They do not share one year. Wellfleet is $31,996 on 246 listings. Vinalhaven is $15,718 on 43 listings. Keep those years apart. Two towns share a coast in the marketing copy. Keep Vinalhaven at $15,718 on 43 listings on its own line. Do not mint a corridor year from Wellfleet, Vinalhaven, and a later desk.

Typical listings earned about $31,996 last year from 246 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026. The average night was $434. Occupancy was 39.6 percent. Revenue per available night was $192. Year over year is minus 11.5 percent. Active supply moved 0.0 percent. Keep Vinalhaven at $15,718 on 43 listings on its own line. That is a different town.

The three strongest months are August, July, and June. August is the busiest. February is the slowest. Occupancy is weakest in February. Most guests arrive from Boston, then New York. Typical stay is 5.3 nights, booked about 95 days ahead. For registration, call Wellfleet Town Hall at (300 Main Street, Wellfleet, MA 02667, hours Monday through Friday 8 to 4). A short-term rental registration portal exists on the town newsflash, but no dedicated fee amount was printed on that page this pass, confirm the current fee and parcel status directly with Town Hall before you advertise, rather than assuming last year's number still holds. Write Cahoon Hollow Beach by name, keep the other town out of the title, and keep the listing specific, a vague water caption loses the booking.

Two towns on the same coast, two different markets

Two towns share a coast in the marketing copy. They do not share one year. Guests who typed the wrong name still need the listing recut. A blended caption loses both bookings. Write Cahoon Hollow Beach. Write the hall the parcel actually has. Write Cahoon Hollow Beach by name, keep the other town out of the title, and keep the listing specific, a vague water caption loses the booking.

Keep Vinalhaven at $15,718 on 43 listings on its own line. File $31,996 on 246 listings, August 2025 through July 2026 as this town's host year. Two halls and two years do not share a listing tile. Read more in Wellfleet STR Report 2026 and Market a Wellfleet Stay.

Wellfleet Is $31,996 on 246 Listings

Wellfleet is $31,996 on 246 listings. The average night was $434. Occupancy was 39.6 percent. Revenue per available night was $192. Year over year is minus 11.5 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Stay is 5.3 nights. Lead is 95 days. That is this town. Typical stay is 5.3 nights, booked about 95 days ahead. Active supply moved 0.0 percent.

File $31,996 on 246 listings, August 2025 through July 2026 as this town's host year. Keep Vinalhaven at $15,718 on 43 listings on its own line. Origin is who booked. Serve the guest who typed Wellfleet. Read more in DIY vs Hire in Wellfleet and Who Books a Wellfleet Rental. Most bookings originate from Boston, then New York, write the listing for the guest who typed Wellfleet, not a hypothetical guest comparing both towns. Read more in Market a Wellfleet Stay and Wellfleet STR Rules.

Vinalhaven Is $15,718 on 43 Listings

Vinalhaven is $15,718 on 43 listings. Keep it labeled. Do not steal it as this occupancy. A packet that averages the two years is already wrong. Guests who see the wrong walk in the gallery have already been sold the wrong town. A short-term rental registration portal exists on the town newsflash, but no dedicated fee amount was printed on that page this pass, confirm the current fee and parcel status directly with Town Hall before you advertise, rather than assuming last year's number still holds.

Do not blend the two towns' revenue years

Keep those years apart. Shared summer is not shared identity. The three strongest months are August, July, and June. August is the busiest. February is the slowest. Do not steal the neighbor hole. Do not steal the neighbor peak. Typical listings earned about $31,996 last year from 246 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months from August 2025 through July 2026.

This town's walk is not the other town's walk

Cahoon Hollow Beach is not Vinalhaven. Photograph Cahoon Hollow Beach if the guest can walk it. Photograph the other town only if the stay is in the other town. Guests who see the wrong walk in the gallery have already been sold the wrong town. Guests who typed the wrong harbor town need the listing recut, not a blended caption.

Guests who booked the wrong harbor town

Guests who typed the wrong harbor town need the listing recut, not a blended caption. Origin on this market sample is Boston, then New York. Origin is who booked. Serve the guest who typed Wellfleet. Guests who typed the wrong name still need the listing recut. Most guests arrive from Boston, then New York. Watch this 246-listing sample.

Origin is who booked. Serve the guest who typed Wellfleet. Read more in DIY vs Hire in Wellfleet and Who Books a Wellfleet Rental. Most bookings originate from Boston, then New York, write the listing for the guest who typed Wellfleet, not a hypothetical guest comparing both towns. Origin is who booked, not the product. Typical stay is 5.3 nights on this sample. File $31,996 on 246 listings, August 2025 through July 2026 as this town's host year. Read more in DIY vs Hire in Wellfleet and Who Books a Wellfleet Rental.

Anacortes Is a Later Coastal File, Not This Extract

Anacortes sits later on this coastal list. Do not mint a corridor year from Wellfleet, Vinalhaven, and a later desk. Watch this 246-listing sample. Year over year is minus 11.5 percent. Supply moved 0.0 percent. Write both. Professionally managed share here is 27.6 percent, independent hosts still write most of this desk. Wellfleet and Vinalhaven share a coast in the marketing copy.

How a Host Should Split These Two Markets

How a host should split these two markets is to file two years, two halls, two walks, and two captions. Professionally managed share here is 27.6 percent, independent hosts still write most of this desk. Write the town you can actually walk. Write the hall the parcel actually has. Year over year is minus 11.5 percent.

Open the tile with the walk this driveway can actually finish. File $31,996 on 246 listings, August 2025 through July 2026 as this town's host year. Read more in Buying a Wellfleet Rental and Wellfleet Tourism Data.

Two towns. Two years. Two halls. Keep $31,996 and $15,718 apart. Leave out unverified a corridor year. Read Wellfleet STR Rules and Wellfleet Shoulder before you mix the towns. How a host should split these two markets is to file two years, two halls, two walks, and two captions. Wellfleet is $31,996 on 246 listings.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the actual dollar gap between Wellfleet and Vinalhaven this year?

Wellfleet's 246-listing sample earned about $31,996 in typical annual revenue; Vinalhaven's much smaller 43-listing sample earned $15,718. That's not the same market at two different sizes — it's two different towns with two different guest bases, and a shared caption blends real numbers into a false one. Treat the two towns as separate files with separate captions.

Why do the same photos hurt bookings if the towns share a coast?

Guests who typed "Wellfleet" expect Cahoon Hollow Beach, not a stand-in coastal shot that could be Vinalhaven. A blended gallery reads as generic to search and as misleading to a guest who books, then arrives somewhere the walk doesn't match the picture. Most bookings originate from Boston, then New York — write the listing for the guest who typed Wellfleet, not a hypothetical guest comparing both towns.

Who actually books a Wellfleet stay, and how far out?

Typical Wellfleet stays run 5.3 nights, booked about 95 days out, with Boston as the top origin market and New York second. Those figures describe this town specifically; they shouldn't be assumed for Vinalhaven's much smaller, separately trending sample.

How do I register a short-term rental in Wellfleet?

Call the hall the map names — Wellfleet Town Hall at 300 Main Street, Wellfleet, MA 02667, hours Monday through Friday, 8 to 4. The town has a registration portal referenced on its newsflash page, but no dedicated fee was posted there as of this pass, so confirm the current fee and your parcel's status directly with Town Hall rather than guessing from an old listing.

Are Wellfleet and Vinalhaven's seasonal patterns the same?

Both share the same three strongest months — August, July, June, with August busiest and February slowest. But "same peak months" doesn't mean "same demand curve": treat each town's shoulder-season pricing and minimum-night strategy separately rather than copying one calendar onto the other.

Does Wellfleet's revenue trend mean the market is shrinking?

No. Revenue per listing dipped 11.5 percent year over year, but active supply barely moved, up 0.0 percent. That combination points to a softer per-listing take on a stable-sized market, not fewer rentals or hosts leaving.

Should a market like Anacortes factor into this comparison?

No. Anacortes sits on a separate coastal list entirely, and its data doesn't belong folded into a Wellfleet/Vinalhaven comparison just because all three are coastal towns. Keep each market's occupancy and year-over-year figures on their own line.

What's the simplest rule for marketing both towns without confusing guests?

File two years, two registration records, two photo sets, and two captions. Superhost share on this desk runs 56.9 percent and professionally managed share is 27.6 percent, meaning independent hosts still handle most of the work, so the fix belongs in the listing copy, not in hiring it out.

Work with Crest & Cove Creative

Wellfleet and Vinalhaven share a coast in generic marketing copy, but Wellfleet's $31,996 year on 246 listings and Vinalhaven's $15,718 year on 43 listings are not the same market.

We keep each town's listing copy tied to its own numbers instead of blending two coasts into one borrowed pitch.

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