Rhododendron, Oregon Short-Term Rental Market
Rhododendron, OR's tracked STR performance data is pooled into a statewide Oregon scatter bucket, not a Mount Hood-specific market.
Quick Answer: Rhododendron, Oregon is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Oregon Area market area is 66%. average monthly revenue in the Oregon Area market area is $3,950. average daily rate in the Oregon Area market area is $232. the top operator in the Oregon Area market area is Vacasa with 372 listings. market score is 55/100 (grade C).
Market data reflects the Oregon Area regional market, which includes Rhododendron. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Rhododendron.
Market Score Breakdown
Five dimensions StaySTRA evaluates per market.
Market Overview
Rhododendron, OR is a tiny unincorporated hamlet of 262 residents in the Mount Hood Corridor of Clackamas County, on US Highway 26 between Zigzag and Government Camp. It functions as a gateway community to Mount Hood National Forest, which draws roughly 4.5 million visits a year, including nearly 1 million skiers, 300,000 campers, and 67,000 wilderness users. Visitors are overwhelmingly outdoor-recreation travelers: skiers and snowboarders headed to Timberline Lodge and Mt. Hood ski areas in winter, and hikers, anglers, rafters, and campers in summer and fall, with Portland-metro day-trippers and weekend visitors making up much of the base given Portland is about an hour west.
STR performance metrics for this listing, occupancy, average daily rate, revenue, and their seasonal and year-over-year patterns, are pooled at a broader statewide level in this data set. A full-series comparison shows Rhododendron’s tracked figures are byte-identical to six other Oregon markets: Government Camp and Welches, both genuinely part of the Mount Hood corridor, but also Ashland, Medford, and Grants Pass in southern Oregon and Joseph in the state’s far northeast corner, a span of roughly 400 miles with no coherent shared regional identity. Bedroom mix and market-score data are pooled across the same seven-area bucket. Because this reflects a statewide Oregon average rather than a Rhododendron-specific or even Mount Hood-specific reading, the performance figures below should be treated as a general indicator of Oregon short-term rental conditions, not a benchmark for this market alone.
In the most recent month of data (June 2026), this statewide Oregon bucket posted an average daily rate of $231.61 and average occupancy of 65.74%, with average monthly revenue of $3,950 per listing. Because six other geographically unrelated Oregon markets share this exact figure, these numbers carry meaningfully less confidence as a read on Rhododendron itself than performance data in more tightly-scoped markets.
Year over year, this bucket’s occupancy fell 1.8 percentage points, though average daily rate rose 1.3% and revenue held roughly flat, up 0.8%. Longer-run data shows the same statewide pattern growing from $2,045 in 2017 to $3,007 in 2025, though again this reflects the pooled bucket rather than Rhododendron specifically.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 42% |
| Feb | 48% |
| Mar | 50% |
| Apr | 48% |
| May | 55% |
| Jun | 66% |
| Jul | 69% |
| Aug | 64% |
| Sep | 54% |
| Oct | 50% |
| Nov | 46% |
| Dec | 48% |
Month-by-month nightly rates and revenue figures for Rhododendron are available to StaySTRA Pro members. Unlock with StaySTRA Pro or analyze a specific address free.
Top Short-Term Rental Operators in Oregon Area market area
Ranked by total active listings. Useful for understanding the competitive landscape. Operator data is published for the Oregon Area market as a whole, which includes Rhododendron, so these counts are not Rhododendron-only figures.
| # | Operator | Listings | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vacasa | 372 | 27,196 | ★ 4.58 |
| 2 | Evolve | 123 | 5,400 | ★ 4.72 |
| 3 | The Official Collins Lake Resort | 89 | 360 | ★ 4.78 |
| 4 | Mt Hood Vacation Homes | 66 | 3,894 | ★ 4.52 |
| 5 | Arrived Vacation Rentals | 63 | 4,437 | ★ 4.75 |
What Kind of STR Should I Buy in Rhododendron?
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Booking Channel Mix
Distribution of bookings across major STR platforms.
| Channel | Share |
|---|---|
| airbnb | 48.8% |
| vrbo | 8% |
| both | 43.2% |
Home Value Trends (Rhododendron)
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Booking Insights
Booking-window and length-of-stay analysis for Rhododendron — how far ahead guests book and how to price around it — is available to StaySTRA Pro members. Unlock with StaySTRA Pro or analyze a specific address free.
Short-Term Rental Regulations
Rhododendron is an unincorporated community, so short-term rentals are governed by Clackamas County’s STR ordinance (Chapter 8.10) rather than a city code. STRs are legal but must be registered with the county before being advertised or rented. Registration is free and does not require an in-home inspection; owners self-certify compliance with building and fire safety standards, and the county-issued registration ID number must appear in every listing.
STRs are permitted in most residential and rural zones of unincorporated Clackamas County but are prohibited in exclusive farm use, timber, and agriculture-forest zoning districts, as well as urban and rural reserve areas where state law bars new uses. One off-street parking space per sleeping area is required. Occupancy is capped at 15 guests, and the number of occupants cannot exceed what the registration authorizes.
Financially, operators pay the county’s 6% transient lodging tax plus a 0.85% STR user fee on total rental amounts, remitted monthly. There is no owner-occupancy or primary-residence requirement and no cap on the number of nights per year. The rules originally took effect December 7, 2023, and were made permanent as of July 1, 2026. Enforcement is moderate: the county typically issues up to two written warnings before further action, though it can immediately revoke a registration if a property poses a fire or life-safety risk.
Market Comparison
This statewide Oregon bucket’s 65.74% average occupancy in the latest month runs well above the roughly 55% median occupancy typically seen across the broader US short-term rental market, while its $231.61 average daily rate sits modestly above the roughly $220 national median. Because the bucket blends seven geographically unrelated Oregon markets, including Rhododendron, Government Camp, and Welches in the Mount Hood corridor alongside Ashland, Medford, Grants Pass, and Joseph roughly 200 to 400 miles away, this comparison reflects statewide Oregon conditions rather than Rhododendron specifically.
Property manager rankings and total listing counts for this market are also tracked at this same shared statewide level rather than distinctly for Rhododendron, so this profile omits a market-specific operator breakdown rather than present shared data as city-specific. Investors evaluating a Rhododendron-area property should request current, address-specific management proposals and local comparable listing data rather than rely on this pooled statewide reading, and should confirm a specific parcel’s zoning given the county’s prohibition on STRs in farm, timber, and forest zoning districts.
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