Seminole, Florida Short-Term Rental Market
Seminole bars residential short-term rentals; Pinellas County posted $220 ADR, 47.3% occupancy, $2,937 monthly revenue in September 2026.
Quick Answer: Seminole, Florida is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the St. Petersburg market area is 47%. average monthly revenue in the St. Petersburg market area is $2,937. average daily rate in the St. Petersburg market area is $220. the top operator in the St. Petersburg market area is Resort Rentals with 403 listings. market score is 56/100 (grade C).
Market data reflects the St. Petersburg regional market, which includes Seminole. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Seminole.
Market Score Breakdown
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Market Overview
Seminole, Florida has prohibited transient rentals in its residential zoning districts since 2005, and that restriction frames everything on this page. The regulatory section below has the details. The performance figures here describe the Pinellas County STR market, a shared regional data series. They reflect nearby coastal rentals, not legal rental activity inside Seminole itself. In September 2026 the Pinellas County STR market averaged an ADR of $220, occupancy of 47.3% and revenue of $2,937 per listing for the month. Against September 2025, occupancy rose 5.6%, ADR rose 7.4% and revenue rose 7.0%. September is a seasonally soft month. For 2026 through September the market has averaged 65.6% occupancy, a $268 ADR and $4,798 in monthly revenue, compared with 64.7%, $250 and $4,415 for full-year 2025. Entire-home ADR is $226, luxury listings reach $366 and professionally managed listings reach $259. Listing counts, bedroom mix, channel mix and listing-type splits are tracked at a shared regional level rather than uniquely for Seminole, so this profile omits them. Seminole itself is a largely residential city of 19,396 residents on the Pinellas Peninsula, between St. Petersburg and the Gulf beaches. Tourism is captured at the county level, and the city publishes no visitor count of its own. People who visit Seminole are mostly day visitors and outdoor enthusiasts drawn to county parks such as Boca Ciega Millennium Park and Lake Seminole Park, plus the Florida Botanical Gardens in neighboring Largo. Beach tourists generally lodge in beach towns rather than in Seminole. The typical home value in the area is $386,378, which sets the cost of entry for buyers who want the location on a longer-term rental basis.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 65% |
| Feb | 82% |
| Mar | 82% |
| Apr | 65% |
| May | 62% |
| Jun | 70% |
| Jul | 69% |
| Aug | 54% |
| Sep | 48% |
| Oct | 56% |
| Nov | 57% |
| Dec | 57% |
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Top Short-Term Rental Operators in St. Petersburg market area
Ranked by total active listings. Useful for understanding the competitive landscape. Operator data is published for the St. Petersburg market as a whole, which includes Seminole, so these counts are not Seminole-only figures.
| # | Operator | Listings | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resort Rentals | 403 | 16,580 | ★ 4.58 |
| 2 | ITrip Vacations | 342 | 30,185 | ★ 4.65 |
| 3 | Travel Resort Services | 330 | 9,076 | ★ 4.65 |
| 4 | Vacasa | 302 | 15,079 | ★ 4.59 |
| 5 | Evolve | 299 | 12,477 | ★ 4.69 |
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Booking Channel Mix
Distribution of bookings across major STR platforms.
| Channel | Share |
|---|---|
| airbnb | 28.5% |
| vrbo | 11.3% |
| both | 60.2% |
Home Value Trends (Seminole)
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Booking Insights
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Seminole is one of the more restrictive jurisdictions in the Tampa Bay area for nightly and weekly rentals. Short-term rentals are not permitted in the city. Transient accommodation uses are not a listed permitted use in the city’s residential plan categories or residential zoning districts, and they have been prohibited there since 2005. The city defines a transient accommodation use as occupancy offered for a term of less than one month more than three times in any consecutive 12-month period. Rentals of one month or longer are treated as non-transient and are not covered by the prohibition. There is no clear STR permit pathway for residential property, and enforcement is rated strict. Where any lodging income is generated, operators must register with the Florida Department of Revenue and collect transient taxes. The Pinellas Tourist Development Tax portion is 6%, part of a combined stack of 13% on stays of six months or less (6% Florida sales tax, 1% Pinellas discretionary surtax and 6% tourist development tax). In March 2025 Pinellas County adopted a new short-term rental registration and regulation ordinance. That ordinance applies to unincorporated Pinellas County, not to incorporated cities such as Seminole, which keeps its own long-standing residential prohibition. It is worth checking whether Seminole has amended its code in response to recent Florida state preemption debates. Investors targeting nightly rentals should look at beach municipalities or unincorporated Pinellas, and everyone should confirm current rules with the City of Seminole Community Development Department before purchasing.
Market Comparison
Measured against its own annual pattern, the Pinellas County STR market was soft in September 2026, with an ADR of $220 and 47.3% occupancy. The gap is seasonal. September is the weakest month in the series at 48.3% occupancy, and the other eleven months in the year run at 54.0% or higher, with March reaching 82.4%. Year to date in 2026 the market averages 65.6% occupancy and a $268 ADR, and the 2026 ADR is $18 higher than 2025. Revenue per listing of $2,937 in September compares with $4,798 for the average 2026 month so far. Entire-home ADR of $226 is slightly above the all-listings ADR of $220, professionally managed ADR of $259 is about 18% above it and luxury ADR of $366 is about 66% above it. Top operators in this market are tracked at a shared regional level rather than uniquely for Seminole, so this profile omits them. The larger point of comparison is regulatory. Many US markets allow short-term rentals with a permit, while Seminole does not allow them in residential zones at all.
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