New Haven, Connecticut Short-Term Rental Market
The southwestern Connecticut coast STR market averaged $204 ADR, 62.5% occupancy and $3,444 monthly revenue in September 2026.
Quick Answer: New Haven, Connecticut is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Stamford/New Haven market area is 63%. average monthly revenue in the Stamford/New Haven market area is $3,444. average daily rate in the Stamford/New Haven market area is $204. the top operator in the Stamford/New Haven market area is Compass Furnished Apartments with 54 listings. market score is 49/100 (grade D).
Market data reflects the Stamford/New Haven regional market, which includes New Haven. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to New Haven.
Market Score Breakdown
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Market Overview
In September 2026, the southwestern Connecticut coast STR market, which covers New Haven, West Haven, Milford and Stamford, posted an average daily rate of $204, occupancy of 62.5% and average monthly revenue of $3,444 per listing. Short-term rental performance is tracked for this coastal region as a whole, so every performance number on this page describes the southwestern Connecticut coast rather than New Haven alone. Bedroom, channel and listing-type counts and top operator rankings are tracked at a shared regional level rather than uniquely for New Haven, so this profile omits them.
Year over year, occupancy rose 7.5%, ADR rose 2.7% and revenue rose 8.6%. The longer record shows a market recovering after a soft stretch. Occupancy peaked at 66.7% in 2021, slid to 58.9% in 2025, and has climbed to 60.3% across the first nine months of 2026. ADR has moved steadily upward, from $159 in 2021 to $187 in 2025 and $192 so far in 2026. Average monthly revenue was $3,077 in 2025 and is $3,188 for 2026 to date.
Unit type matters. In September, entire places earned $4,216 a month, houses earned $3,979 and apartments earned $2,720.
New Haven itself has 137,556 residents and draws an estimated one million visitors a year. Yale University anchors demand, along with its free museums, the Shubert and Long Wharf theaters, the International Festival of Arts and Ideas and the city’s well-known apizza restaurants. Rail access to New York City and proximity to the Connecticut shoreline make the city a regional base. Demand has a strong academic-calendar component, including graduation, parents’ weekend and reunions, layered over year-round business and medical travel tied to Yale and Yale New Haven Hospital.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 48% |
| Feb | 58% |
| Mar | 60% |
| Apr | 63% |
| May | 64% |
| Jun | 67% |
| Jul | 71% |
| Aug | 70% |
| Sep | 62% |
| Oct | 61% |
| Nov | 57% |
| Dec | 53% |
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Top Short-Term Rental Operators in Stamford/New Haven market area
Ranked by total active listings. Useful for understanding the competitive landscape. Operator data is published for the Stamford/New Haven market as a whole, which includes New Haven, so these counts are not New Haven-only figures.
| # | Operator | Listings | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compass Furnished Apartments | 54 | 51 | ★ 4.45 |
| 2 | Housing solutions | 50 | 2,034 | ★ 4.71 |
| 3 | Evolve | 29 | 774 | ★ 4.26 |
| 4 | ITrip Vacations | 17 | 302 | ★ 4.90 |
| 5 | Premium Trips | 14 | 233 | ★ 4.52 |
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Booking Channel Mix
Distribution of bookings across major STR platforms.
| Channel | Share |
|---|---|
| airbnb | 63.1% |
| vrbo | 5.1% |
| both | 31.8% |
Home Value Trends (New Haven)
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Booking Insights
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
New Haven has no dedicated short-term rental ordinance, and short-term rentals are permitted. The city uses a permissive zoning model in which uses not expressly prohibited are generally allowed, so STRs are not banned citywide. Hosts must still comply with zoning and permitted-use rules, building and fire safety codes and noise ordinances, and the City Plan Department should be consulted to confirm permitted use for a given property and zone.
No dedicated STR permit is required. The only formal licensing layer is the Livable City Initiative’s Residential Rental Business License, which applies to non-owner-occupied buildings with two or three units and to all buildings with four or more units. Detached single-unit homes and owner-occupied two- and three-unit dwellings are exempt. Where the license applies, the fee is about $225 for the first two units plus $60 for each additional unit, and the license is valid for roughly five years.
There is no owner-occupancy or primary-residence requirement and no cap on nights per year.
The main tax obligation is Connecticut’s 15% state room occupancy tax on stays of 30 days or fewer (11% for bona fide bed-and-breakfasts). Platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo may collect it as a facilitator, and it has applied to STRs since the 2019 facilitator-collection law. There is no additional New Haven local occupancy tax.
Enforcement is rated minimal. No major New Haven STR ordinance changes have been identified, though Connecticut legislators have periodically considered stricter statewide rules, and none has been adopted as of 2026.
Market Comparison
In September 2026 the southwestern Connecticut coast STR market posted 62.5% occupancy and an ADR of $204. Entire places, at $265, and luxury listings, at $447, sit well above the all-listings ADR, so the lower all-listings figure reflects the number of smaller units and rooms in the mix.
Revenue growth also stands out. Revenue is up 8.6% year over year, with occupancy up 7.5% and ADR up 2.7%. Many mature markets have seen flat or falling occupancy over the same stretch, while this region has recovered from 58.9% in 2025 to 60.3% in 2026 to date.
The regional lodging supply is a further advantage. Hotel demand around Yale spikes during commencement and reunion weekends, which pushes guests toward whole-home rentals with space for groups traveling together.
Bedroom, channel and listing-type counts and top operator names are tracked at a shared regional level rather than uniquely for New Haven, so this profile omits them. Investors who need competitor detail should pull listing-level data for the specific neighborhood they are targeting.
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