Wichita KS Getaways: Cite $16,797, Keep Derby Off 2026

Thomas Garner
17 hours ago
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Empty Old Town Wichita Kansas brick warehouse street, no people

AirROI's current Wichita extract, August 2025 through July 2026, pins typical listings at about $16,797 a year on 628 active rentals. The average night was $150. Occupancy was 40.7 percent. Revenue per available night was $64. Year over year is minus 4.8 percent. Active supply moved plus 27.6 percent. An older brief printed about 595 listings, 42.9 percent occupancy, $150 ADR, and about $18,034 a year. A separate pull printed a different occupancy and ADR mix. Do not average those passes with this extract. File both on their own lines. Guests who typed Wichita want Old Town, the Keeper, or downtown, not a Derby caption. Call Wichita Express Office in the Finance Department for the Chapter 3.40 license. Apply online at license.wichita.gov. The city's April 2026 information sheet lists $225 per dwelling unit, non-transferable, non-refundable, expiring one year after issuance. Liability insurance is $250,000. Owner-occupied means the owner lives on the premises and is present during the rental. A resident agent inside city limits is required if the owner is a corporation, LLC, or lives more than 30 miles outside the city. Metropolitan Area Planning Department sits at 271 West 3rd Street, 2nd Floor. Zoning complaints 316-844-1412. Zoning 316-660-1840. Confirm remaining Kansas sales tax and Wichita transient guest tax at the Department of Revenue. Confirm 2026. AirROI's low-regulation scrape is not the license file.

Two Towns, Not One Blended Prairie Year

The Current Extract Is $16,797 on 628 Listings

628 active listings is a gallery. Superhost share is 62.7 percent. Professionally managed share is 13.1 percent. Emily holds 49 listings. Entire homes are 89.3 percent. Houses are 79.1 percent. Wichita STR Rules is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

June, October, and May Are the Strong Months

June is the busiest month. October and May are the other strong months. February is the slowest. Occupancy is weakest in July. Stay is 7.2 nights. Lead is 25 days. Most guests arrive from Wichita, then Kansas City. Wichita KS Shoulder is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

A $225 License Is Live Law

A $225 Chapter 3.40 license is live law. Confirm remaining 2026 status at Express Office. AirROI's low-regulation scrape is not the hall. Wichita Remote Stays is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

Derby Is Another Year

Derby listings earned about $19,712 last year from 26 active rentals on the current AirROI extract. Keep that stay on its own line. Derby is another hall. A Derby driveway is not an Old Town lot. DIY vs Hire in Wichita KS is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

The Arkansas River Is Demand, Not Occupancy

The Arkansas River, the Keeper of the Plains, and Exploration Place are visitor demand. Confirm remaining 2027 hours on the primary page. Do not invent a visitor-spend figure as occupancy. Who Books Wichita is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

Old Town, Delano, and College Hill Are Three Occasions

Old Town, Historic Delano, and College Hill are three occasions on AirROI's neighborhood file. Write the one the house can actually host. Buying a Wichita 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, remaining Chapter 3.40 status, and each satellite on its own line. Keep $150 city ADR off Derby. Wichita Tourism Data is already live on Crest and Cove. Use it for the related stay, not as a blended year.

Hosts who underwrite Arkansas River stays should keep $16,797 on 628 city listings, confirm remaining Chapter 3.40 at Express Office, and leave Derby and Cottonwood Falls on their own lines. We market. We do not take the lock.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much did typical Wichita listings earn last year?

AirROI's current extract, August 2025 through July 2026, pins typical Wichita listings at about $16,797 a year across 628 active rentals. Average night was $150, occupancy was 40.7 percent, revenue per available night was $64, revenue moved minus 4.8 percent year over year, and active supply grew plus 27.6 percent. Keep Derby's figures on their own separate line.

Should I average this figure with an older $18,034 report?

No. An older brief cited about 595 listings, 42.9 percent occupancy, $150 ADR, and roughly $18,034 a year, and a separate pull cited yet another occupancy/ADR mix. Don't average those older passes with the current $16,797-on-628-listings extract -- file each dataset on its own line and cite the most current pull when publishing.

When is Wichita's strongest month?

June is the busiest revenue month, with October and May also running strong. February is the slowest, and occupancy is weakest in July. Price the confirmed peak and hole against this Wichita-specific calendar rather than substituting a satellite market's seasonal pattern.

Do I need a Wichita STR license in 2026?

Yes -- Wichita requires a Chapter 3.40 short-term rental license through the Express Office in the Finance Department, applied for online at license.wichita.gov. The city's April 2026 information sheet lists a $225 fee per dwelling unit, non-transferable and non-refundable, expiring one year after issuance, plus $250,000 liability insurance. A resident agent inside city limits is required if the owner is a corporation, LLC, or lives more than 30 miles outside the city.

Can I file Derby's numbers as the Wichita year?

No. Wichita's average night was $150 across 628 listings, while Derby listings earned about $19,712 across 26 active rentals on the same AirROI extract. Keep the $16,797 Wichita figure on its own line rather than blending it with Derby's separate market.

Which neighborhoods show up on the current Wichita extract?

AirROI names Historic Delano, College Hill, and Old Town as the leading city submarkets. Write listing copy around the specific neighborhood the house can actually host in rather than a generic citywide caption, and keep Derby -- a separate city entirely -- off this neighborhood-level file.

What share of Wichita listings are entire homes?

Entire homes make up 89.3 percent of the 628 active rentals, and houses (as opposed to condos or apartments) are 79.1 percent of that inventory. Superhost share sits at 62.7 percent citywide -- these figures describe Wichita's own listing mix and shouldn't be assumed to match Derby's or another satellite market's inventory profile.

What does the Arkansas River and downtown attractions mean for occupancy?

The Arkansas River, the Keeper of the Plains, and Exploration Place drive visitor demand, but that's a different measure from booked occupancy. Confirm current visitor-attraction hours and dates on each attraction's own primary page rather than converting a visitor-spend figure into an invented occupancy number.

Should I hire a manager in Wichita?

Professionally managed listings hold just 13.1 percent share in Wichita, with independent hosts writing most of this market. Derby rewards its own separate marketing copy, and a host paying city-scale management fees against the wrong town's caption is buying the wrong product for the address.

Where do I confirm Wichita's current STR rules?

Call the Wichita Express Office in the Finance Department, apply through license.wichita.gov, or contact the Metropolitan Area Planning Department at 271 West 3rd Street, 2nd Floor (zoning complaints: 316-844-1412; zoning: 316-660-1840). Confirm current Kansas sales tax and Wichita transient guest tax figures with the Department of Revenue rather than relying on an AirROI regulation scrape.

Work with Crest & Cove Creative

A market report that blends this year's extract with an older $18,034 pass, or folds Derby's occupancy into Wichita's own numbers, hands a host a packet built on averaged-together data that doesn't describe either market.

We build market reports that keep each dataset -- this year's extract, prior pulls, and satellite towns like Derby -- on its own clearly labeled line.

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