Who Books an Erie Rental: Pittsburgh, Not Havre de Grace

Thomas Garner
14 hours ago
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Brick lodging house exterior, Erie short-term rental

Most Erie listings get marketed as a generic Lake Erie stay. That pitch could describe a dozen other towns, and it wastes what actually sets City of Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania apart. Guests who typed Erie are looking for Presque Isle State Park, Presque Isle Lighthouse, Erie Maritime Museum, Tom Ridge Environmental Center — not Deltaville, and not Havre de Grace. 239 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 $16,408 last year from 239 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months through July 2026. The average night was $169. Occupancy was 37.8 percent. Revenue per available night was $66. Year over year is minus 21.3 percent. Active supply moved 39.8 percent. Do not average in Deltaville at $26,263 on 44 listings. That is a different town. Leave Havre de Grace 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. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Pittsburgh, then Erie. Typical stay is 5.2 nights, booked about 52 days ahead. Call Zoning at 814-870-1265. City STR zoning plus annual rental registration. $80 if paid on or before May 15. Code Enforcement 814-870-1473. Millcreek is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape Jennifer holds still show up in this sample. Confirm the live desk before you advertise.

August Is the Busiest Month

That heading is the useful way to read Erie, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Presque Isle State Park. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Lake Erie caption. Do not write Deltaville copy onto a Erie address. Do not use Havre de Grace 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 Buying an Erie Rental and Erie Tourism Data. Typical listings earned about $16,408 last year from 239 active rentals, at $169 a night and 37.8 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Pittsburgh. Call Zoning at 814-870-1265. City STR zoning plus annual rental registration. $80 if paid on or before May 15. Code Enforcement 814-870-1473. Millcreek is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 21.3 percent. Supply moved 39.8 percent. Keep Havre de Grace ($18,791 a year) on its own line. A 23.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Presque Isle 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.

July Is Still One of the Three Strongest Months

That heading is the useful way to read Erie, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Presque Isle Lighthouse. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Lake Erie caption. Do not write Deltaville copy onto a Erie address. Do not use Havre de Grace 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 Erie Tourism Data and Complete Visitor's Guide to Erie, Pennsylvania Stay. Typical listings earned about $16,408 last year from 239 active rentals, at $169 a night and 37.8 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Pittsburgh. Call Zoning at 814-870-1265. City STR zoning plus annual rental registration. $80 if paid on or before May 15. Code Enforcement 814-870-1473. Millcreek is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 21.3 percent. Supply moved 39.8 percent. Keep Havre de Grace ($18,791 a year) on its own line. A 23.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Presque Isle Lighthouse. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

Most Guests Arrive from Pittsburgh

That heading is the useful way to read Erie, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Erie Maritime Museum. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Lake Erie caption. Do not write Deltaville copy onto a Erie address. Do not use Havre de Grace 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 Erie, Pennsylvania Stay and What It Costs to Start a Legal Erie City STR Stay 2026. Typical listings earned about $16,408 last year from 239 active rentals, at $169 a night and 37.8 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Pittsburgh. Call Zoning at 814-870-1265. City STR zoning plus annual rental registration. $80 if paid on or before May 15. Code Enforcement 814-870-1473. Millcreek is another municipality.

Year over year is minus 21.3 percent. Supply moved 39.8 percent. Keep Havre de Grace ($18,791 a year) on its own line. A 23.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Erie Maritime 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.

Erie Is a Secondary Origin, Not the Listing Pitch

That heading is the useful way to read Erie, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Tom Ridge Environmental Center. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Lake Erie caption. Do not write Deltaville copy onto a Erie address. Do not use Havre de Grace 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 Erie City STR Stay 2026 and Erie STR Report 2026. Typical listings earned about $16,408 last year from 239 active rentals, at $169 a night and 37.8 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Pittsburgh. Call Zoning at 814-870-1265. City STR zoning plus annual rental registration. $80 if paid on or before May 15. Code Enforcement 814-870-1473. Millcreek is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 21.3 percent. Supply moved 39.8 percent. Keep Havre de Grace ($18,791 a year) on its own line. A 23.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Tom Ridge Environmental Center. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

Larger Homes Are Common in Erie

Read more in Erie STR Report 2026 and Market an Erie Stay. Typical listings earned about $16,408 last year from 239 active rentals, at $169 a night and 37.8 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Pittsburgh. Call Zoning at 814-870-1265. City STR zoning plus annual rental registration. $80 if paid on or before May 15. Code Enforcement 814-870-1473. Millcreek is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Photos Should Match the Trip Guests Actually Book

Read more in Market an Erie Stay and Erie STR Rules. Typical listings earned about $16,408 last year from 239 active rentals, at $169 a night and 37.8 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Pittsburgh. Call Zoning at 814-870-1265. City STR zoning plus annual rental registration. $80 if paid on or before May 15. Code Enforcement 814-870-1473. Millcreek is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 21.3 percent. Supply moved 39.8 percent. Keep Havre de Grace ($18,791 a year) on its own line. A 23.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Presque Isle Lighthouse. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

Havre de Grace Attracts a Different Guest

Read more in Erie STR Rules and Erie Shoulder. Typical listings earned about $16,408 last year from 239 active rentals, at $169 a night and 37.8 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Pittsburgh. Call Zoning at 814-870-1265. City STR zoning plus annual rental registration. $80 if paid on or before May 15. Code Enforcement 814-870-1473. Millcreek is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 21.3 percent. Supply moved 39.8 percent. Keep Havre de Grace ($18,791 a year) on its own line. A 23.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Erie Maritime 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.

Who This Market Fits

Read more in Erie Shoulder and Erie Remote Stays. Typical listings earned about $16,408 last year from 239 active rentals, at $169 a night and 37.8 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. February is the slowest. Most guests arrive from Pittsburgh. Call Zoning at 814-870-1265. City STR zoning plus annual rental registration. $80 if paid on or before May 15. Code Enforcement 814-870-1473. Millcreek is another municipality. AirROI Low is a scrape

Year over year is minus 21.3 percent. Supply moved 39.8 percent. Keep Havre de Grace ($18,791 a year) on its own line. A 23.8-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Tom Ridge Environmental Center. 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 Erie STR year on this extract?

AirROI lists about $16,408 in typical annual revenue from 239 listings for August 2025 through July 2026, updated 2026-08-08. The average night was $169 and occupancy was 37.8 percent, with year over year down 21.3 percent. Treat this as a small sample given the listing count, and don't average it with the Deltaville or Havre de Grace figures.

Can I average Deltaville into this year?

No. Deltaville published about $26,263 from 44 listings on its own extract. Those two markets don't cancel into one Lake Erie number — cite $16,408 from 239 Erie listings only, and confirm current permit details before you advertise using either figure.

Which months are strongest in Erie?

August, June, and July are the three strongest months, with August the busiest and February the slowest. Occupancy for the year runs 37.8 percent against a typical annual figure of $16,408 from 239 listings — keep this figure specific to Erie.

Where do guests come from?

Pittsburgh is the top origin, followed by Erie itself. Typical stays run 5.2 nights, booked about 52 days ahead, with a 61.1 percent superhost share. Occupancy is 37.8 percent against a typical year of $16,408 — serve the guest who actually typed Erie rather than a blended Lake Erie pitch.

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

No, that label reflects a listings scrape rather than the town file. Call Erie Zoning at 814-870-1265 to confirm the city's STR zoning and annual rental registration, which runs about $80 if paid on or before May 15; Code Enforcement is 814-870-1473. Millcreek is a separate municipality with its own rules.

Is a 30-night minimum the same as occupancy?

No. About 23.8 percent of listings, 57 of them, carry a 30-night minimum — that's a platform setting, not a measure of how full the property runs. Erie's real typical stay is 5.2 nights.

What should a buyer packet carry?

Cite $16,408 from 239 listings, the August-June-July peak with February as the slow month, Pittsburgh as the top origin, a 5.2-night stay booked about 52 days out, and Erie Zoning at 814-870-1265. Label Deltaville ($26,263) and Havre de Grace ($18,791) separately — don't average those figures into the Erie number.

Is Havre de Grace the same market as Erie?

No. Havre de Grace published about $18,791 from 41 listings on its own extract. Keep that figure on its own line — Erie's number is $16,408 from 239 listings, with February as its slowest month. Confirm current permit details for each market separately at Erie Zoning, 814-870-1265, before advertising one as the other.

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