Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania Short-Term Rental Market
Pocono Summit, PA area STR market averaged $428 a night at 46.5% occupancy in June 2026, revenue up 9.3% yearly.
Quick Answer: Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Pocono Mtns market area is 47%. average monthly revenue in the Pocono Mtns market area is $5,233. average daily rate in the Pocono Mtns market area is $428. the top operator in the Pocono Mtns market area is Evolve with 517 listings. market score is 86/100 (grade A).
Market data reflects the Pocono Mtns regional market, which includes Pocono Summit. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Pocono Summit.
Market Score Breakdown
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Market Overview
Pocono Summit, PA is an unincorporated community of 2,128 residents in Monroe County within the Pocono Mountains, one of the Northeast’s largest leisure-travel regions. The four-county Pocono region, Monroe, Carbon, Wayne, and Pike counties, draws roughly 27 to 30 million visitors a year who spent a record $7.2 billion, supporting about 35,800 tourism and hospitality jobs. Visitors are predominantly drive-market travelers from the New York City and Philadelphia metros, within about a 4-hour drive, drawn to outdoor recreation, waterparks, ski resorts, and lake or second-home getaways. Much of Pocono Summit itself is seasonal second-home ownership rather than year-round residency, consistent with the broader pattern of Pocono second-home communities.
Listing-level inventory counts, bedroom mix, and market-score benchmarks are tracked at a shared regional level across the Pocono Mountains region rather than uniquely for Pocono Summit, so this profile omits those figures rather than present regional numbers as community-specific. All occupancy, rate, and revenue figures below describe the Pocono Summit, PA area STR market rather than the community in strict isolation.
In the most recent month of data (June 2026), the Pocono Summit area STR market posted an average daily rate of $427.70 and average occupancy of 46.53%, one of the higher rates in this data set. Average monthly revenue per listing was $5,233, with standalone houses averaging $5,471 a month and entire-place listings averaging $5,295, both well ahead of the $2,834 average for apartment-style listings.
Year over year, occupancy was essentially flat (up 0.4 percentage points), average daily rate rose 1.2%, and revenue per listing climbed 9.3%, a solid gain across most metrics. Longer-run data shows occupancy well below its 2020 pandemic-era peak of 55.44%, settling into the high-30s to mid-40s range in recent years.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 35% |
| Feb | 41% |
| Mar | 28% |
| Apr | 37% |
| May | 38% |
| Jun | 48% |
| Jul | 61% |
| Aug | 63% |
| Sep | 33% |
| Oct | 38% |
| Nov | 37% |
| Dec | 42% |
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Top Short-Term Rental Operators in Pocono Mtns market area
Ranked by total active listings. Useful for understanding the competitive landscape. Operator data is published for the Pocono Mtns market as a whole, which includes Pocono Summit, so these counts are not Pocono Summit-only figures.
| # | Operator | Listings | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evolve | 517 | 21,732 | ★ 4.56 |
| 2 | Pocono Rental Management | 123 | 5,709 | ★ 4.64 |
| 3 | LiveFree Hospitality | 96 | 7,033 | ★ 4.78 |
| 4 | Vacasa | 83 | 2,356 | ★ 4.38 |
| 5 | Techvestor | 75 | 6,122 | ★ 4.69 |
What Kind of STR Should I Buy in Pocono Summit?
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Booking Channel Mix
Distribution of bookings across major STR platforms.
| Channel | Share |
|---|---|
| airbnb | 30.5% |
| vrbo | 7.2% |
| both | 62.3% |
Booking Insights
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Pocono Summit is unincorporated and straddles two Monroe County municipalities, Coolbaugh Township and Tobyhanna Township, so the applicable STR rules depend on which township a specific property falls in. Both townships permit short-term rentals but require a license or permit and enforce compliance.
Coolbaugh Township requires a Short-Term Rental License before renting: a $200 initial application fee, a $150 annual renewal, and a $40 re-inspection fee for any deficiencies found. Licenses must be renewed annually with a property inspection before issuance, are non-transferable, and require septic maintenance documentation, an alarm permit, and proper 911 address signage. Coolbaugh caps occupancy at two guests per bedroom plus four additional guests, and allows STRs only in R-1, R-2, R-3, W-C, and C-3 zoning districts. Coolbaugh held a public hearing in June 2025 on a proposed ordinance amendment that would adjust occupancy limits and other requirements, so hosts should verify current terms directly with the township.
Tobyhanna Township adopted its STR ordinance in 2022, with enforcement beginning in January 2023, permitting STRs in residentially zoned areas where they were previously prohibited; a permit is mandatory and a complaint hotline is actively enforced. Neither township requires owner-occupancy or primary residence; the unit owner is simply the legally responsible party. There is no stated cap on rental nights per year in either township. On taxes, stays under 30 days carry Pennsylvania’s 6% state hotel occupancy tax plus Monroe County’s 3% hotel room rental excise tax, about 9% combined.
Market Comparison
The Pocono Summit area’s 46.53% average occupancy in the latest month sits below the roughly 55% median occupancy typically seen across the broader US short-term rental market, while its $427.70 average daily rate sits far above the roughly $220 national median, reflecting a premium mountain destination with lower occupancy but a much higher nightly rate than the typical market in this data set.
Property manager rankings and total listing counts for this market are tracked at a shared regional level across the Pocono Mountains region rather than distinctly for Pocono Summit, so this profile omits a market-specific operator breakdown rather than present shared data as community-specific. Investors evaluating a Pocono Summit property should request current, address-specific management proposals rather than rely on any regional operator ranking, and should confirm which of the two townships, Coolbaugh or Tobyhanna, governs a specific parcel before comparing regulatory costs across the region.
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