Cantonment, Florida Short-Term Rental Market
Cantonment, FL short-term rentals averaged $427/night at 82.9% occupancy in June 2026, up 4.2% in revenue.
Quick Answer: Cantonment, Florida is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Pensacola market area is 83%. average monthly revenue in the Pensacola market area is $9,564. average daily rate in the Pensacola market area is $427.
Market data reflects the Pensacola regional market, which includes Cantonment. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Cantonment.
Market Overview
Cantonment is an unincorporated community in northern Escambia County, about 13 miles north of Pensacola, and shares the county’s broader tourism market even though it is itself inland and largely residential and industrial. In June 2026, the most recent month with data, Cantonment’s STR market averaged 82.9% occupancy (up 1.9% year over year) and a $426.72 average daily rate (up 3.2% year over year). Average monthly revenue per listing was $9,564, up 4.2% year over year.
RevPAR (revenue per available listing-night) was $353.75 for the month, reflecting the combination of strong occupancy and a high nightly rate.
Escambia County, which Cantonment sits within, drew roughly 2.5 million visitors in 2024, up 2.3% year over year, generating more than $2 billion in economic impact. The overwhelming majority of that visitor volume is drawn to the Gulf Coast, Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key, rather than Cantonment itself. Cantonment’s own visitor draw is smaller and more local, centered on the Perdido River for paddling, fishing and camping, plus overflow lodging demand for travelers seeking cheaper inland stays near Pensacola.
StaySTRA does not currently have bedroom mix, channel split, listing-type counts, or property-manager data for Cantonment; that dimension and PM data is tracked at a shared regional level rather than for this specific market, so this profile omits those breakdowns rather than guessing.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 40% |
| Feb | 62% |
| Mar | 70% |
| Apr | 58% |
| May | 69% |
| Jun | 81% |
| Jul | 80% |
| Aug | 56% |
| Sep | 54% |
| Oct | 56% |
| Nov | 43% |
| Dec | 38% |
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Cantonment is unincorporated, so short-term rentals are governed by Escambia County rather than a city ordinance. STRs are permitted but regulated: operators must obtain a Vacation Rental License from the Escambia County Clerk of Courts Treasury Department, with an annual fee of about $170 for a full-year single-unit license (the county also offers a roughly $90 half-year option), renewed annually.
A 5% Tourist Development Tax applies to all rental income, on top of Florida’s 6% state sales tax and local discretionary surtax (roughly 7.5% combined state and local sales tax). Operators must also register with the Florida Department of Revenue and hold a Florida DBPR vacation-rental license.
There is no owner-occupancy or primary-residence requirement; Florida state law (Chapter 509) largely preempts local STR bans. Occupancy is capped at two guests per bedroom plus two additional per property, up to a maximum of 12 (excluding children under six).
Enforcement is described as moderate: the county has stepped up collection letters and property liens against tax-delinquent or non-compliant operators, making Escambia considered less STR-friendly than some other Florida markets. Confirm parcel-specific zoning permits transient rental before purchasing.
Market Comparison
Cantonment’s 82.9% occupancy in the latest month is well above the roughly 55% occupancy typically cited as a national STR median, and its $426.72 ADR is also well above the roughly $220 national median ADR figure often cited for the US market. That combination, both occupancy and rate well above national norms, is a strong signal for this specific inland Escambia County market, though StaySTRA cannot confirm whether that strength stems from beach-adjacent overflow demand, larger group-oriented properties, or another factor without additional data.
Property manager and top-operator data is not currently available for Cantonment, so this profile does not name specific operators or listing counts here.
For broader context, Escambia County as a whole drew roughly 2.5 million visitors in 2024, generating more than $2 billion in economic impact, positioning the Pensacola-area STR market, of which Cantonment is a smaller, inland part, as a substantial regional tourism economy.
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