Port Hueneme, California Short-Term Rental Market
Port Hueneme's STR rules may tighten: a draft ordinance would cap permits and require Coastal Commission approval.
Quick Answer: Port Hueneme, California is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Ventura/Oxnard market area is 70%. average monthly revenue in the Ventura/Oxnard market area is $6,267. average daily rate in the Ventura/Oxnard market area is $345.
Market data reflects the Ventura/Oxnard regional market, which includes Port Hueneme. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Port Hueneme.
Market Overview
Port Hueneme’s current low-barrier short-term-rental conditions are likely temporary. A comprehensive STR ordinance (draft Article V, Chapter 10) was introduced for first reading on November 17, 2025 and remains in development. As proposed, it would require a $995 annual STR permit, cap total permits citywide at 10% of housing units (with a lottery if oversubscribed), bar STRs in accessory dwelling units, affordable-housing units, and mobile homes, and set good-neighbor operating standards. Because most of the city sits in the California Coastal Zone, the ordinance must also be certified by the Coastal Commission as a Local Coastal Program amendment before it can take effect there, a process that can take considerable time.
Today, STRs are legal under a general city business license plus Transient Occupancy Tax registration; the city records about 14 registered operators remitting $24,000-$29,000 a year in TOT, while its tax administrator estimates 40-55 active STRs actually operating (roughly 46 Airbnb and 12 Vrbo listings online), meaning more than half currently operate unregistered.
StaySTRA’s Airbnb/Vrbo performance data for this area is tracked at a shared regional level with neighboring Moorpark rather than uniquely for Port Hueneme; treat the following as the Ventura County area STR market. In June 2026, that market averaged 70.0% occupancy and a $345 ADR, producing $6,267 in average monthly revenue per listing, up 8.1% year over year.
Port Hueneme itself is a small beachfront city of 21,325 residents on the Ventura County coast, drawing regional day-trippers to its free public beach, fishing pier, and the annual Hueneme Beach Festival each August, alongside visitors connected to Naval Base Ventura County.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 53% |
| Feb | 62% |
| Mar | 64% |
| Apr | 62% |
| May | 62% |
| Jun | 70% |
| Jul | 73% |
| Aug | 69% |
| Sep | 59% |
| Oct | 58% |
| Nov | 58% |
| Dec | 57% |
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Port Hueneme has no adopted STR-specific ordinance as of mid-2026. STRs are legal today under a general City business license plus registration to collect and remit the city’s 10% Transient Occupancy Tax. The city records about 14 registered operators remitting $24,000-$29,000 a year in TOT, while its tax administrator (HdL) estimates 40-55 active STRs are actually operating, meaning a majority run unregistered.
A comprehensive STR ordinance (adding Article V, Chapter 10) was introduced for first reading on November 17, 2025 and remains in development. As proposed, it would require an annual, non-transferable STR permit costing $995 a year, in addition to the business license and TOT certificate. It would enforce good-neighbor standards (quiet hours 10pm-7am, occupancy of two persons per bedroom plus two, maximum 10 guests, off-street parking, posted permit and contact information, and a 24-hour local contact required to respond within 15-30 minutes), require a Nuisance Response Plan, cap total permits at 10% of housing units citywide (with a lottery if oversubscribed), and set a one-night minimum stay with no maximum-nights limit. There is no owner-occupancy or primary-residence requirement proposed. STRs would be barred in accessory dwelling units, affordable-housing units, and mobile homes.
On November 17, 2025, the Council directed staff to remove a proposed STR-to-STR separation requirement (originally 100 feet in R-2/R-3 zones, 200 feet elsewhere) and revise exterior-sign posting rules, and return with updated language; the ordinance was not yet adopted as of the profile date. Because most of the city lies in the California Coastal Zone, the ordinance must additionally be certified by the Coastal Commission as a Local Coastal Program amendment before it can take effect there. Investors should treat today’s low-barrier conditions as temporary.
Market Comparison
National benchmarks put the median U.S. short-term rental market at roughly 55% occupancy and a $220 ADR. The Ventura County area STR market that includes Port Hueneme runs well above both, at 70.0% occupancy and a $345 ADR in June 2026, consistent with a Southern California coastal market with strong regional day-trip and weekend demand.
Port Hueneme’s regulatory trajectory is worth watching relative to peer coastal California cities: a draft ordinance would introduce a 10% housing-unit cap on STR permits and require California Coastal Commission certification, a more involved process than many inland California markets face, given the city’s Coastal Zone status.
StaySTRA does not have top property-manager listings, review counts, or ratings on file for this market; that data is tracked at a shared regional level rather than uniquely for Port Hueneme, so this profile omits named-operator comparisons rather than estimate them.
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