Stonington, Connecticut

Stonington’s defining regulatory fact is the absence of local rules: voters rejected a proposed STR ordinance in March 2023, and as of mid-2026 the town has no registration requirement, no permit fee, no night cap, and no owner-occupancy mandate. That said, STRs are not expressly addressed in the town’s zoning code either, so operators sit in a legal gray area rather than a clearly sanctioned one, and a 2024 Connecticut law now gives the town explicit authority to regulate STRs if it chooses to revisit the question. Investors should treat this as an open but unsettled market and watch town meetings for any future ordinance. Because this market’s revenue is tracked at the shared Connecticut shoreline regional level rather than uniquely for Stonington, StaySTRA does not compute a gross rental yield here rather than divide a regional revenue figure by Stonington’s own home values, which would distort the result. Stonington’s typical home value runs $645,688 per the latest housing snapshot, with a notably high $1,158,000 median list price, reflecting the borough’s coastal-village premium. Based on the multi-year seasonal pattern for this regional market (summing average revenue across all twelve calendar months), a typical listing tracks toward roughly $36,700 in annual gross revenue. The main tax obligation is Connecticut’s 15% state Room Occupancy Tax, generally collected and remitted by Airbnb and Vrbo on hosts’ behalf.