Who Books a Jamestown Rental: New York, Not Little Compton

Thomas Garner
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Claiborne Pell Bridge from Jamestown shore

Most Jamestown listings get marketed as a generic Narragansett Bay stay. That pitch could describe a dozen other towns, and it wastes what actually sets Town of Jamestown, Newport County, Rhode Island apart. Guests who typed Jamestown are looking for Beavertail Lighthouse, Fort Wetherill State Park, East Ferry, Mackerel Cove — not Harpswell, and not Little Compton. 92 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 $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals, AirROI trailing twelve months through July 2026. The average night was $440. Occupancy was 31.4 percent. Revenue per available night was $153. Year over year is minus 9.6 percent. Active supply moved 9.5 percent. Do not average in Harpswell at $29,110 on 189 listings. That is a different town. Leave Little Compton 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 September. August is the busiest. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York, then Boston. Typical stay is 4.9 nights, booked about 101 days ahead. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Town STR host registration $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees. Confirm live. Also register with RI DBR. Newport is another municipality. AirROI high-regulation is a scrape of listings, not the live permit file STAY Newport holds still show up in this sample.

Jamestown is Conanicut Island in Narragansett Bay, not a Newport listing and not a Little Compton mash. Photograph Beavertail Lighthouse, Fort Wetherill, East Ferry, and Mackerel Cove. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200 and confirm the live host registration before you advertise. Typical listings earned about $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals. Also register with Rhode Island DBR. Do not average Harpswell at $29,110 or Little Compton at $31,744 into this town year.

August Is the Busiest Month

That heading is the useful way to read Jamestown, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Beavertail Lighthouse. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Narragansett Bay caption. Do not write Harpswell copy onto a Jamestown address. Do not use Little Compton 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 a Jamestown Rental and Jamestown Tourism Data. Typical listings earned about $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals, at $440 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Town STR host registration $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees. Confirm live. Also register with RI DBR. Newport is another municipality. AirROI high-regulation is a scrape of listings, not the live permit file

Year over year is minus 9.6 percent. Supply moved 9.5 percent. Keep Little Compton ($31,744 a year) on its own line. A 56.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Beavertail 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.

September Is Still One of the Three Strongest Months

That heading is the useful way to read Jamestown, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Fort Wetherill State Park. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Narragansett Bay caption. Do not write Harpswell copy onto a Jamestown address. Do not use Little Compton 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 Jamestown Tourism Data and Complete Visitor's Guide to Jamestown — Jamestown Rhode Island Pin. Typical listings earned about $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals, at $440 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Town STR host registration $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees. Confirm live. Also register with RI DBR. Newport is another municipality. AirROI high-regulation is a scrape of listings, not the live permit file

Year over year is minus 9.6 percent. Supply moved 9.5 percent. Keep Little Compton ($31,744 a year) on its own line. A 56.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Fort Wetherill 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.

Most Guests Arrive from New York

That heading is the useful way to read Jamestown, not a dashboard label. Guests come for East Ferry. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Narragansett Bay caption. Do not write Harpswell copy onto a Jamestown address. Do not use Little Compton 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 Jamestown — Jamestown Rhode Island Pin and What It Costs to Start a Legal Jamestown STR Stay — Jamestown Rhode Is. Typical listings earned about $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals, at $440 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Town STR host registration $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees. Confirm live. Also register with RI DBR. Newport is another municipality.

Year over year is minus 9.6 percent. Supply moved 9.5 percent. Keep Little Compton ($31,744 a year) on its own line. A 56.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph East Ferry. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year.

Boston Is a Secondary Origin, Not the Listing Pitch

That heading is the useful way to read Jamestown, not a dashboard label. Guests come for Mackerel Cove. Say that in the listing. Do not bury it under a generic Narragansett Bay caption. Do not write Harpswell copy onto a Jamestown address. Do not use Little Compton 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 Jamestown STR Stay — Jamestown Rhode Is and Jamestown STR Report 2026. Typical listings earned about $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals, at $440 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Town STR host registration $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees. Confirm live. Also register with RI DBR. Newport is another municipality.

Year over year is minus 9.6 percent. Supply moved 9.5 percent. Keep Little Compton ($31,744 a year) on its own line. A 56.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Mackerel Cove. 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 Jamestown

Read more in Jamestown STR Report 2026 and Market a Jamestown Stay. Typical listings earned about $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals, at $440 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Town STR host registration $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees. Confirm live. Also register with RI DBR. Newport is another municipality. AirROI high-regulation is a scrape of listings, not the live permit file

Photos Should Match the Trip Guests Actually Book

Read more in Market a Jamestown Stay and Jamestown STR Rules. Typical listings earned about $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals, at $440 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Town STR host registration $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees. Confirm live. Also register with RI DBR. Newport is another municipality. AirROI high-regulation is a scrape of listings, not the live permit file

Year over year is minus 9.6 percent. Supply moved 9.5 percent. Keep Little Compton ($31,744 a year) on its own line. A 56.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Fort Wetherill 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.

Little Compton Attracts a Different Guest

Read more in Jamestown STR Rules and Jamestown Shoulder. Typical listings earned about $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals, at $440 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Town STR host registration $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees. Confirm live. Also register with RI DBR. Newport is another municipality. AirROI high-regulation is a scrape of listings, not the live permit file

Year over year is minus 9.6 percent. Supply moved 9.5 percent. Keep Little Compton ($31,744 a year) on its own line. A 56.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph East Ferry. 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 Jamestown Shoulder and Jamestown Remote Stays. Typical listings earned about $29,691 last year from 92 active rentals, at $440 a night and 31.4 percent occupancy. August is the busiest month. January is the slowest. Most guests arrive from New York. Call Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Town STR host registration $125 annual plus per-bedroom fees. Confirm live. Also register with RI DBR. Newport is another municipality. AirROI high-regulation is a scrape of listings, not the live permit file

Year over year is minus 9.6 percent. Supply moved 9.5 percent. Keep Little Compton ($31,744 a year) on its own line. A 56.5-percent share of listings uses a 30-night minimum. That is a stay rule, not occupancy. Photograph Mackerel Cove. Confirm the parcel before you advertise. Sales tax can still apply under 30 days. Call the desk. Do not underwrite another town's year. Cite the city count. Leave AirROI Low off the packet. Watch sample on this year. Confirm the driveway.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a typical Jamestown STR year on this extract?

AirROI lists about $29,691 in typical annual revenue from 92 listings for August 2025 through July 2026, updated 2026-08-08. The average night was $440 and occupancy was 31.4 percent, with year over year down 9.6 percent. Treat this as a small sample given the listing count, and don't average it with the Harpswell or Little Compton figures.

Can I average Harpswell into this year?

No. Harpswell published about $29,110 from 189 listings on its own extract. Those two markets don't cancel into one Narragansett Bay number — cite $29,691 from 92 Jamestown listings only, and confirm current permit details before you advertise using either figure.

Which months are strongest in Jamestown?

August, June, and September are the three strongest months, with August the busiest and January the slowest. Occupancy for the year runs 31.4 percent against a typical annual figure of $29,691 from 92 listings — keep this figure specific to Jamestown.

Where do guests come from?

New York is the top origin, followed by Boston. Typical stays run 4.9 nights, booked about 101 days ahead, with a 52.2 percent superhost share. Occupancy is 31.4 percent against a typical year of $29,691 — serve the guest who actually typed Jamestown rather than a blended Narragansett Bay pitch.

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

No, that label reflects a listings scrape rather than the live permit file. Call Jamestown Town Hall at 401-423-7200 to confirm the town STR host registration, which runs about $125 annually plus per-bedroom fees; hosts must also register with the RI Department of Business Regulation. Newport is a separate municipality with its own rules.

Is a 30-night minimum the same as occupancy?

No. About 56.5 percent of listings, 52 of them, carry a 30-night minimum — that's a platform setting, not a measure of how full the property runs. Jamestown's real typical stay is 4.9 nights against 31.4 percent occupancy.

What should a buyer packet carry?

Cite $29,691 from 92 listings, the August-June-September peak with January as the slow month, New York as the top origin, a 4.9-night stay booked about 101 days out, and Jamestown Town Hall at 401-423-7200. Label Harpswell ($29,110) and Little Compton ($31,744) separately — don't average those figures into the Jamestown number.

Is Little Compton the same market as Jamestown?

No. Little Compton published about $31,744 from 71 listings on its own extract. Keep that figure on its own line — Jamestown's number is $29,691 from 92 listings, with January as its slowest month. Confirm current permit details for each market separately at Town Hall, 401-423-7200, before advertising one as the other.

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