Rising Fawn, Georgia Short-Term Rental Market
Rising Fawn STRs averaged $217/night at 65.8% occupancy in June 2026 across 2,842 active listings.
Quick Answer: Rising Fawn, Georgia is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Chattanooga market area is 66%. average monthly revenue in the Chattanooga market area is $4,011. average daily rate in the Chattanooga market area is $217. the top operator in the Chattanooga market area is Evolve with 68 listings. market score is 97/100 (grade A).
Market data reflects the Chattanooga regional market, which includes Rising Fawn. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Rising Fawn.
Market Score Breakdown
Five dimensions StaySTRA evaluates per market.
Market Overview
Rising Fawn counted 2,842 active short-term rental listings in the latest snapshot, with entire-place units at 92.7% of supply (2,633 listings) and private rooms at 7.4% (209). Average daily rate was $217.18 at 65.84% occupancy in June 2026, generating average monthly revenue of $4,011 per listing. Year over year, occupancy declined 1.6 percentage points while ADR rose 2.6% and revenue grew 2.3%.
Bedroom mix leans toward smaller units: 1-bedroom listings are the largest category at 37.9% of supply (1,076), followed by 2-bedroom at 26.0% (739), 3-bedroom at 22.9% (651), 4-bedroom at 8.5% (242), and 5-bedroom at 4.6% (130). On booking channels, 47.6% of listings (1,354) are Airbnb-only and 47.4% (1,346) are on both Airbnb and Vrbo, an unusually even split, with 5.0% (142) Vrbo-only.
Population is 3,962. Rising Fawn is an unincorporated community in Dade County in Georgia’s northwest ‘high country,’ on the western edge of Lookout Mountain, part of the Chattanooga, Tennessee-Georgia metro area about 28 miles from Chattanooga. It draws outdoor-recreation and adventure tourists, including hikers, campers, waterfall-seekers at Cloudland Canyon State Park, and hang-gliding enthusiasts at Lookout Mountain Flight Park. The market posts an exceptionally strong total score of 97.29 out of 100 and investability of 90.41.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 45% |
| Feb | 52% |
| Mar | 64% |
| Apr | 60% |
| May | 61% |
| Jun | 67% |
| Jul | 70% |
| Aug | 59% |
| Sep | 59% |
| Oct | 65% |
| Nov | 59% |
| Dec | 55% |
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Top Short-Term Rental Operators in Chattanooga market area
Ranked by total active listings. Useful for understanding the competitive landscape. Operator data is published for the Chattanooga market as a whole, which includes Rising Fawn, so these counts are not Rising Fawn-only figures.
| # | Operator | Listings | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evolve | 68 | 4,200 | ★ 4.79 |
| 2 | Unique Stays | 61 | 5,633 | ★ 4.65 |
| 3 | Timberroot Rustic Retreats | 53 | 11,084 | ★ 4.84 |
| 4 | iTrip Vacations | 53 | 1,997 | ★ 4.92 |
| 5 | River City Vacation Rentals | 52 | 4,170 | ★ 4.86 |
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Booking Channel Mix
Distribution of bookings across major STR platforms.
| Channel | Share |
|---|---|
| airbnb | 47.6% |
| vrbo | 5% |
| both | 47.4% |
Home Value Trends (Rising Fawn)
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Booking Insights
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Rising Fawn is unincorporated, so short-term rentals are governed by Dade County, Georgia, with no separate city ordinance. STRs are explicitly permitted. Any owner renting a dwelling for periods of 30 consecutive days or less must first obtain a Short-Term Rental Operating Certificate before advertising or renting. The administrative fee is $100 payable annually, rising to $250 in any year it is not paid before February 28.
Each license covers only one dwelling unit; an owner may hold at most one ‘whole home’ and one ‘partial home’ STR, each requiring its own license and fee. Owner occupancy is not required, and full whole-home rentals are allowed. A hotel-motel accommodations excise tax of 8.0% applies to gross short-term rents on stays of 30 days or less, due monthly by the 20th of the following month; if Airbnb collects taxes, it remits the excise tax directly to Dade County.
The STR license and visitor emergency information must be posted conspicuously inside the unit at all times. No annual night cap was found. Enforcement is rated moderate: registration, tax remittance, posting requirements, and a late-payment penalty exist, typical of a rural county with an active vacation-rental program. Dade County has an established Short-Term Rental Operating Certificate program and 8% hotel-motel excise tax administered through its GovOS business-registration and tax portal, with no specific 2024-2026 rule change confirmed.
Market Comparison
Rising Fawn outperforms typical U.S. short-term rental benchmarks on occupancy while running close to the national ADR norm. At 65.84% occupancy, the market is about 10.8 percentage points above the roughly 55% national median. Average daily rate of $217.18 is about 1.3% below the roughly $220 national median ADR, essentially in line.
Among property managers, Evolve leads with 68 active listings (2.4% of the area’s 2,842 total listings) and 4,200 reviews at a 4.79 average rating. iTrip Vacations holds the highest guest rating among the top five at 4.92 across 53 listings. Timberroot Rustic Retreats has the most reviews among smaller operators at 11,084 across 53 listings, at a 4.84 rating. The top five combined operators hold 287 listings, about 10.1% of total inventory, indicating a market with meaningful operator presence but still dominated by independent hosts.
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