Acton, Maine Short-Term Rental Market
The southern Maine lake country STR market, including Acton, averaged $432/night at 63.7% occupancy in June 2026.
Quick Answer: Acton, Maine is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Maine Beaches market area is 64%. average monthly revenue in the Maine Beaches market area is $5,764. average daily rate in the Maine Beaches market area is $432.
Market data reflects the Maine Beaches regional market, which includes Acton. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Acton.
Market Overview
Acton is a rural lakeside town in York County, southern Maine, near the New Hampshire border. StaySTRA’s short-term rental data for this market is tracked at a shared regional level with Limerick, a neighboring York County lake town, rather than uniquely for Acton, so the figures below describe the southern Maine lake country STR market rather than Acton in isolation.
In June 2026, the most recent month with data, this southern Maine lake country STR market averaged 63.7% occupancy (down 2.0% year over year) and a $431.87 ADR (up 6.6% year over year). Average monthly revenue per listing was $5,764, up 8.0% year over year, meaning rate growth more than offset the modest occupancy decline.
RevPAR (revenue per available listing-night) was $275.28 for the month.
Acton itself is not a formal tourist destination but draws heavy seasonal, lake-oriented visitation: its 10-plus lakes and ponds, including Great East Lake (the largest in York County at roughly 1,700 acres) and Mousam Lake (roughly 982 acres), attract summer cottage owners, boaters, anglers, and swimmers. The town’s year-round population of roughly 2,721 reportedly more than doubles to about 5,000 in summer.
Bedroom mix, channel split, listing-type counts, and property-manager data are not published for Acton or the shared southern Maine lake country series, so this profile omits those breakdowns rather than guessing.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy | ADR | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34% | $239 | $2,444 |
| Feb | 49% | $240 | $2,546 |
| Mar | 46% | $234 | $2,655 |
| Apr | 50% | $253 | $2,642 |
| May | 52% | $285 | $2,706 |
| Jun | 65% | $344 | $4,488 |
| Jul | 78% | $362 | $6,771 |
| Aug | 79% | $365 | $7,044 |
| Sep | 48% | $303 | $3,853 |
| Oct | 46% | $266 | $3,201 |
| Nov | 36% | $259 | $2,629 |
| Dec | 42% | $276 | $2,857 |
Investment Analysis
Investment signals for Acton run through the southern Maine lake country STR market data described above, since StaySTRA tracks a shared series with Limerick rather than uniquely for Acton. Revenue trends have been strongly positive: average revenue per listing rose 8.0% year over year to $5,764 in the latest month, driven by a 6.6% ADR gain that more than offset a smaller 2.0% occupancy decline, a sign of real pricing power in this market.
RevPAR of $275.28 for the month reflects strong per-listing performance for a summer lake-cottage market.
StaySTRA does not have Acton-specific property-tier ADR data (entire-home, luxury, professionally managed) or housing-market data (typical home value, median sale price) for this area, so this profile cannot break down pricing by tier or calculate a gross rental yield here.
Acton’s own regulatory environment is light-touch: no STR permit, license, or rental registration is required, and there is no municipal cap on rental nights or owner-occupancy requirement. The main compliance obligation is Maine’s 9% state lodging tax; hosts renting a single property fewer than 15 days a year are exempt from collecting it. Given the market’s summer-concentrated demand, investors should factor in a highly seasonal income pattern when underwriting a purchase.
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StaySTRA does not have published booking-lead-time or average-length-of-stay data for the southern Maine lake country series that includes Acton, so this profile cannot state precise figures for how far in advance guests book or how many nights they typically stay.
Based on the seasonal pattern above, sharply peaking in July and August around the lake-cottage summer season and dropping off steeply after Labor Day, demand is highly concentrated in a defined warm-weather window. That pattern is typically associated with weeklong or multi-week lake-house rentals booked well in advance of the summer season, rather than short weekend or last-minute trips.
Operators should expect a dramatic revenue swing between the summer peak and the winter low, nearly triple, and should plan pricing, minimum-stay policies, and even whether to operate at all in the off-season, around that concentrated summer demand window.
Short-Term Rental Regulations
Acton, Maine has no short-term-rental-specific ordinance. As of this research, the town does not require an STR permit, license, or rental registration, and imposes no municipal cap on rental nights, owner-occupancy requirement, or primary-residence requirement. Short-term rentals operate under the general Zoning Ordinance and, for lakeside and waterfront properties, Maine’s statewide Shoreland Zoning rules, which govern building near water rather than rental use.
Maine does not administer a statewide STR license; licensing obligations, where they exist, come from individual towns, and Acton has not adopted any. The main compliance obligation is the state lodging tax: Maine levies a 9% sales tax on short-term lodging rentals, applied to the total booking including cleaning and guest fees. Hosts renting a single property fewer than 15 days a year are exempt from collecting the lodging tax. Airbnb and VRBO may collect and remit the 9% Maine tax on hosts’ behalf.
For an investor, Acton is a light-regulation, lake-driven seasonal market: minimal red tape, but demand is highly seasonal (summer) and concentrated around the lakes, and owners should confirm septic and Shoreland Zoning compliance for waterfront properties directly with the Code Enforcement Office, since rules can change.
Market Comparison
The southern Maine lake country STR market’s 63.7% occupancy in the latest month runs above the roughly 55% occupancy typically cited as a national STR median, and its $431.87 ADR is nearly double the roughly $220 national median ADR figure often cited for the US market. That combination reflects a premium lake-cottage market with real pricing power, even though performance is heavily concentrated in a short summer window.
Property manager and top-operator data is not currently available for this market, so this profile does not name specific operators or listing counts here.
Acton’s 10-plus lakes, anchored by Great East Lake and Mousam Lake, give this market a genuine, durable natural draw within the broader Portland-South Portland-Biddeford regional catchment area that likely supports the above-national ADR seen here.
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