Queensbury, New York Short-Term Rental Market
Queensbury area STRs, near Lake George, averaged $288/night at 55.9% occupancy in June 2026, with revenue up 8.6% year over year.
Quick Answer: Queensbury, New York is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Albany/Saratoga Springs market area is 56%. average monthly revenue in the Albany/Saratoga Springs market area is $4,038. average daily rate in the Albany/Saratoga Springs market area is $288. the top operator in the Albany/Saratoga Springs market area is Evolve with 73 listings. market score is 41/100 (grade D).
Market data reflects the Albany/Saratoga Springs regional market, which includes Queensbury. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Queensbury.
Market Score Breakdown
Five dimensions StaySTRA evaluates per market.
Market Overview
Queensbury is a town of about 29,201 residents in Warren County, New York, sitting directly adjacent to Lake George, the Queen of American Lakes and one of the Northeast’s premier summer resort destinations. The town is home to Six Flags Great Escape & Hurricane Harbor, an Adirondack-themed theme and water park drawing large crowds of visitors May through October, plus the adjacent Great Escape Lodge indoor waterpark with 200 suites. Warren County as a whole recorded roughly $928 million in visitor spending in 2024, up about 4.5% from 2023, generating over $58 million in local tax revenue and supporting around 8,610 tourism jobs, though no town-specific visitor headcount for Queensbury itself was found.
Because StaySTRA’s short-term rental performance data for this submarket is shared across a small upstate New York cluster (Queensbury, Ballston Spa, Schenectady, and Troy), all part of New York State’s official Capital-Saratoga tourism region, this profile frames occupancy, rate, and revenue figures as describing the Queensbury area STR market rather than claiming Queensbury-only precision.
In June 2026, that area STR market averaged 55.90% occupancy and a $288.49 average daily rate, with average monthly revenue of $4,037.94 per active listing. Year over year, occupancy actually grew 3.99 points even as ADR fell a sharp 14.47%, but revenue still climbed 8.59% overall, an unusual divergence worth noting rather than smoothing over: the data shows more nights booked at meaningfully lower rates, netting out to higher total revenue.
Listing count, bedroom mix, and channel split data for this area are tracked at a shared regional level rather than uniquely for Queensbury, so this profile omits those specific breakdowns.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 43% |
| Feb | 52% |
| Mar | 48% |
| Apr | 53% |
| May | 55% |
| Jun | 57% |
| Jul | 63% |
| Aug | 63% |
| Sep | 45% |
| Oct | 51% |
| Nov | 45% |
| Dec | 49% |
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Top Short-Term Rental Operators in Albany/Saratoga Springs market area
Ranked by total active listings. Useful for understanding the competitive landscape. Operator data is published for the Albany/Saratoga Springs market as a whole, which includes Queensbury, so these counts are not Queensbury-only figures.
| # | Operator | Listings | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evolve | 73 | 1,822 | ★ 4.61 |
| 2 | Enlightened Habitat | 26 | 2,165 | ★ 4.80 |
| 3 | Luxe Rentals | 20 | 1,561 | ★ 4.56 |
| 4 | Saratoga Stays | 18 | 386 | ★ 4.84 |
| 5 | Archer Casten | 17 | 509 | ★ 4.29 |
What Kind of STR Should I Buy in Queensbury?
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Booking Channel Mix
Distribution of bookings across major STR platforms.
| Channel | Share |
|---|---|
| airbnb | 60.9% |
| vrbo | 5.1% |
| both | 34% |
Home Value Trends (Queensbury)
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Booking Insights
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Short-term rentals are legal in Queensbury but actively regulated under Town Code Chapter 115, first added by Local Law 5 of 2020 and substantially amended by Local Law 8 of 2022, with further amendments through 2024 and 2025. Operators must register their property through the Warren County Treasurer’s Office and collect and remit the county’s 4% occupancy (bed) tax on stays of 30 days or fewer, with returns filed monthly, quarterly, or annually depending on volume.
The town’s minimum-stay rule is seasonal rather than year-round: from May 15 through September 15, a short-term rental cannot be rented for fewer than four consecutive nights, a limit reduced from a prior five-night minimum by a January 13, 2025 Town Board amendment. Outside that window, shorter one- or two-night stays are permitted. The town also caps total rentals at 120 days a year.
A key exemption applies to owner-operators: the minimum-stay restriction does not apply when the STR, or an immediately adjacent property, is the owner’s principal residence and the owner is present during the rental. Operational rules also include a limit of one vehicle per bedroom for parking.
Enforcement is described as moderate. Given the pace of amendments (2020, 2022, and most recently January 2025), operators should confirm the current version of Chapter 115 directly with the town before purchasing, since this ordinance has changed materially more than once in the past five years.
Market Comparison
Queensbury’s 55.90% occupancy in June 2026 runs close to the roughly 55% occupancy typical of the broader U.S. short-term rental market, while its $288.49 ADR sits above the national median of roughly $220, putting this market’s per-night pricing power ahead of a typical U.S. STR market even at a fairly average fill rate.
Property manager data for this area is tracked at a shared regional level rather than uniquely for Queensbury, so this profile omits naming specific operators here.
What sets Queensbury apart in this pipeline is the combination of a codified seasonal minimum-stay rule, a hard 120-day annual rental cap, and one of the more actively amended local ordinances seen in this batch (three rounds of changes since 2020), a genuinely more regulated environment than the light-touch approach seen in nearby Puyallup or Pleasant Prairie.
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