Stamford, Connecticut Short-Term Rental Market
Stamford, CT bans non-owner-occupied STRs in single-family zones; June 2026 area ADR was $234.
Quick Answer: Stamford, Connecticut is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Stamford/New Haven market area is 65%. average monthly revenue in the Stamford/New Haven market area is $4,094. average daily rate in the Stamford/New Haven market area is $234. 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 Stamford. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Stamford.
Market Score Breakdown
Five dimensions StaySTRA evaluates per market.
Market Overview
Stamford effectively bans non-owner-occupied short-term rentals in its single-family residential zones: STRs (stays of 30 days or less) are prohibited in zones RA-3, RA-2, RA-1, and similar unless the property owner lives on-site. Some zoning provisions also cap rentals in these zones at roughly 21 cumulative days per 6-month period, with no more than 3 rentals. Occupancy is capped at two people per bedroom. The city has pursued multi-year active enforcement of these rules (reported through 2023), so a non-compliant, non-owner-occupied STR in a residential zone carries real risk.
Stamford is a coastal Fairfield County city about 40 miles northeast of New York City, population 139,134, and a major corporate and financial hub with several Fortune-500 headquarters, drawing business travelers alongside regional weekend and NYC-area day-trip visitors.
StaySTRA tracks Stamford’s ADR, occupancy, and revenue at a shared regional level with West Haven, Milford, and New Haven, all Connecticut coastal cities, but it’s worth being direct about the mismatch: Stamford sits in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk metro area while West Haven, Milford, and New Haven form the separate New Haven-Milford metro area, two officially distinct federal metro definitions, so these performance figures describe a broader Connecticut coastal area STR market rather than Stamford’s own distinct, higher-cost market specifically. In June 2026, that coastal area STR market posted a blended ADR of $233.80 and 65.4% occupancy, with average monthly revenue of $4,094/listing.
Bedroom mix, listing-type breakdown, and the top-property-manager list are tracked at the same shared regional level rather than uniquely for Stamford, so this profile omits those breakdowns.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy | ADR | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48% | $124 | $1,791 |
| Feb | 58% | $122 | $1,784 |
| Mar | 59% | $124 | $1,983 |
| Apr | 63% | $132 | $2,145 |
| May | 64% | $168 | $2,629 |
| Jun | 67% | $183 | $3,156 |
| Jul | 71% | $188 | $3,562 |
| Aug | 71% | $194 | $3,641 |
| Sep | 62% | $164 | $2,705 |
| Oct | 61% | $156 | $2,662 |
| Nov | 57% | $149 | $2,294 |
| Dec | 53% | $150 | $2,252 |
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 Stamford, so these counts are not Stamford-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 |
What Kind of STR Should I Buy in Stamford?
Revenue and pricing by property type, tier, and bedroom count.
Revenue by Bedroom Count
| 1 bed | 1,816 |
| 2 bed | 774 |
| 3 bed | 590 |
| 4 bed | 318 |
| 5 bed | 221 |
ADR by Property Tier
| Entire Home | $291 |
| Luxury | $476 |
| Professionally Managed | $194 |
Revenue by Dwelling Type
| Apartment | $3,030 |
| Entire Place | $4,927 |
| House | $4,899 |
Booking Channel Mix
Distribution of bookings across major STR platforms.
| Channel | Share |
|---|---|
| airbnb | 63.1% |
| vrbo | 5.1% |
| both | 31.8% |
Investment Analysis
Stamford’s owner-occupancy requirement is the dominant investment fact: in single-family residential zones, an STR is only legal if the owner lives on the property, which rules out the standard absentee-investor playbook across most of the city’s housing stock. Multi-year active enforcement (reported through 2023) means this isn’t a rule that goes unenforced in practice. Investors should look at zones outside RA-1/RA-2/RA-3 or plan to live on-site, and confirm current zoning with the Stamford Land Use Bureau before purchasing.
Listing-tier ADR for the shared coastal cluster shows a wide spread: blended $233.80, entire-home $291.03, professionally-managed $194.22 (below the blended rate, unusually), and luxury $475.61. Using StaySTRA’s seasonal-sum method, a typical listing in this cluster generates roughly $30,604/year in revenue; against Stamford’s own typical home value of $730,252, the highest in this batch by a wide margin, that works out to a gross yield of about 4.2%, the lowest in this batch, before financing, operating costs, and taxes, reflecting how much Stamford’s home prices outpace the shared regional revenue series.
Housing moves at a moderate pace: median sale price is $629,667 against a $733,317 median list price (a 0.859 sale-to-list ratio, homes trading well below asking), 277 homes for sale, and a median 14 days to pending.
Revenue Trend (5 yr)
ADR & Occupancy Trends (5 yr)
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Booking Insights
This coastal Connecticut market’s bookings average a 49.63-day lead time and a 5.27-night length of stay.
Given the summer peak (71.34% occupancy in July versus 48.04% in January), operators where legally structured as owner-occupied should expect to open calendars roughly seven weeks ahead of the June-through-August peak, while winter months offer the most room for rate flexibility.
Short-Term Rental Regulations
Stamford does not have a dedicated standalone STR license, but short-term rentals are actively regulated through the city’s housing and rental registration code plus zoning rules. All rental dwellings must register with the city and obtain a Rental Dwelling Registration, a Certificate of Apartment Occupancy, and a Certificate of Code Compliance, with inspections required.
The key constraint for investors is owner-occupancy: in single-family residential zones (RA-3, RA-2, RA-1, and similar), short-term rentals of 30 days or less are prohibited unless the owner lives on the property, effectively banning non-owner-occupied investor STRs in most residential neighborhoods. Occupancy is limited to two people per bedroom, and some zoning provisions cap rentals at roughly 21 cumulative days per six months with no more than three rentals.
There is no separate local occupancy tax, but Connecticut imposes a statewide room occupancy tax of 15% on stays of 30 days or less, which platforms collect and remit. Stamford has pursued multi-year enforcement of these rules (reported through 2023), so operating a non-compliant, non-owner-occupied STR in a residential zone carries real risk. Enforcement is rated moderate. Prospective operators should confirm zoning, registration requirements, and current fees directly with the Stamford Land Use Bureau before purchasing.
Market Comparison
This Connecticut coastal area STR market’s June 2026 occupancy of 65.4% runs above the commonly cited US STR median of roughly 55%, while its $233.80 blended ADR sits above the roughly $220 US median as well.
Top-property-manager data is not currently published uniquely for Stamford in this snapshot (tracked at a shared regional level with West Haven, Milford, and New Haven instead), so this profile omits a named-operator comparison. Note that Stamford’s own housing costs (typical home value $730,252) are far above what this shared regional revenue series would suggest is typical for the cluster, since West Haven, Milford, and New Haven have meaningfully lower home values.
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