Pittsburg, New Hampshire Short-Term Rental Market
The Pittsburg area STR market earned $302 ADR at 49% occupancy in June 2026.
Quick Answer: Pittsburg, New Hampshire is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the White Mtns market area is 49%. average monthly revenue in the White Mtns market area is $3,358. average daily rate in the White Mtns market area is $302. the top operator in the White Mtns market area is Vacasa with 256 listings. market score is 63/100 (grade C).
Market data reflects the White Mtns regional market, which includes Pittsburg. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Pittsburg.
Market Score Breakdown
Five dimensions StaySTRA evaluates per market.
Market Overview
Pittsburg is the largest town by area in New England, spanning about 291 square miles, but home to fewer than 900 residents, so its economy is overwhelmingly driven by outdoor-recreation tourism in the Great North Woods and Connecticut Lakes region. It bills itself as the snowmobile capital of New England, with more than 200 miles of local trails, and also draws fly fishermen to the Connecticut River’s Trophy Stretch and the stocked Connecticut Lakes, plus hunters, hikers, and wildlife watchers along Route 3’s Moose Alley. Travel is highly seasonal, with winter sledding and summer and fall fishing, boating, and foliage as the main draws, and guests skew toward regional drive markets from southern New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and the wider Northeast.
Short-term rental performance data in this data set is tracked at a submarket level shared across an 8-city White Mountains New Hampshire cluster, so the figures below describe the wider Pittsburg area STR market rather than city-limits-only precision. In June 2026, the most recent month with complete data, the area’s average daily rate across all listings was $301.84 at 48.56% occupancy, generating average monthly revenue of $3,358.06 per listing. Occupancy is down 5.07% year over year, ADR is up 0.96%, and monthly revenue is up a modest 0.68% year over year.
Bedroom mix, listing-type mix, channel mix, and market-score data in this data set are tracked at a shared regional level rather than measured uniquely for Pittsburg, so this profile omits those figures rather than present regional numbers as if they were city-specific. Booking data for the area shows an average lead time of 68.74 days and an average length of stay of 3.54 nights.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 44% |
| Feb | 57% |
| Mar | 34% |
| Apr | 30% |
| May | 39% |
| Jun | 52% |
| Jul | 64% |
| Aug | 67% |
| Sep | 41% |
| Oct | 47% |
| Nov | 32% |
| Dec | 46% |
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Top Short-Term Rental Operators in White Mtns market area
Ranked by total active listings. Useful for understanding the competitive landscape. Operator data is published for the White Mtns market as a whole, which includes Pittsburg, so these counts are not Pittsburg-only figures.
| # | Operator | Listings | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vacasa | 256 | 10,615 | ★ 4.48 |
| 2 | Evolve | 194 | 10,874 | ★ 4.74 |
| 3 | Birch Hospitality | 141 | 4,642 | ★ 4.91 |
| 4 | Bretton Woods Vacations | 135 | 4,295 | ★ 4.81 |
| 5 | Loon Reservation | 91 | 3,441 | ★ 4.55 |
What Kind of STR Should I Buy in Pittsburg?
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Booking Channel Mix
Distribution of bookings across major STR platforms.
| Channel | Share |
|---|---|
| airbnb | 36.2% |
| vrbo | 11.8% |
| both | 52% |
Home Value Trends (Pittsburg)
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Booking Insights
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Pittsburg does not appear to have any short-term-rental-specific local ordinance. Short-term rentals are effectively permitted, and no town-level STR permit, license, registration, night cap, or owner-occupancy requirement was found on the town’s official Permits and Licenses page or in New Hampshire’s statewide surveys of municipalities that have adopted STR rules. The town’s tourism economy is built around visitor lodging, so rentals are a normal, expected use.
The one universal legal requirement sits at the state level: any operator renting for under 185 days must register for a New Hampshire Meals and Rooms Rentals Tax License with the state Department of Revenue Administration, which is free to obtain, and collect and remit the 8.50% Meals and Rooms tax on the total rental charge. Platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo often collect and remit this tax automatically. New construction or additions require a free Building Notification permit from the Town Office, with a $50 penalty for non-compliance, though this applies to construction generally rather than STR operation specifically.
Enforcement of STR-specific rules is minimal because there is no dedicated ordinance to enforce. New Hampshire law (RSA 674:16) does grant towns authority to regulate short-term rentals, and rules can change at Town Meeting, so investors should verify current zoning and any pending warrant articles directly with the Pittsburg Town Office before purchasing. A July 2024 New Hampshire Supreme Court decision addressed how towns may zone STRs statewide, and pending 2025 legislation affects only the meals portion of the tax; the 8.5% rooms and rentals rate is unaffected.
Market Comparison
The Pittsburg area’s 48.56% occupancy in June 2026 sits below the roughly 55% median occupancy typically seen across the broader U.S. short-term rental market, while its $301.84 average daily rate is well above the roughly $220 national median ADR. This combination, above-average rates but below-average occupancy, reflects a premium outdoor-recreation destination with two concentrated seasonal peaks rather than steady year-round demand.
Top property manager data in this data set is tracked at a shared regional level across an 8-city White Mountains New Hampshire cluster rather than uniquely for Pittsburg, so this profile does not present specific operator names, listing counts, or ratings as Pittsburg-specific. Pittsburg’s own regulatory environment is a more distinctive local factor: it is among the lightest-touch markets in this project, with no local STR ordinance at all, though New Hampshire law does allow the town to adopt rules in the future, so investors should still confirm current status before purchasing.
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