Panguitch, Utah Short-Term Rental Market
The Panguitch area STR market averaged $276 a night at 55.5% occupancy in June 2026 near Bryce Canyon.
Quick Answer: Panguitch, Utah is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Utah Area market area is 56%. average monthly revenue in the Utah Area market area is $3,975. average daily rate in the Utah Area market area is $276. the top operator in the Utah Area market area is Evolve with 338 listings. market score is 53/100 (grade D).
Market data reflects the Utah Area regional market, which includes Panguitch. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Panguitch.
Market Score Breakdown
Five dimensions StaySTRA evaluates per market.
Market Overview
Panguitch, the seat of Garfield County and a gateway basecamp town for southern Utah’s national parks, has its short-term rental performance tracked as part of a wider regional StaySTRA data series; this profile omits total listing counts, bedroom and channel mix, and property manager rankings since that dimension and property manager data is tracked at a shared regional level rather than uniquely for Panguitch.
The Panguitch area’s own STR performance averaged $275.88 a night (ADR) at 55.5% occupancy in June 2026, generating an average of $3,975 in monthly revenue per listing. Revenue is essentially flat year over year, up 0.2%, while occupancy is down 1.0% and ADR is down 3.6%.
Revenue varies by property type in the Panguitch area itself: apartment-style units average $2,563 a month, entire-place units average $4,089, and standalone houses average $4,760, the highest of the three.
Panguitch sits about 24 miles from Bryce Canyon National Park, which recorded nearly 2 million recreation visits in 2025, and also serves travelers headed to Capitol Reef National Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante, Panguitch Lake, and Scenic Byway 12. The town itself has a small population of about 1,797 and draws road-trip and outdoor-recreation visitors for hiking, fishing, ATV riding, and winter snowmobiling.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 38% |
| Feb | 47% |
| Mar | 50% |
| Apr | 46% |
| May | 55% |
| Jun | 59% |
| Jul | 60% |
| Aug | 50% |
| Sep | 49% |
| Oct | 49% |
| Nov | 41% |
| Dec | 46% |
Month-by-month nightly rates and revenue figures for Panguitch are available to StaySTRA Pro members. Unlock with StaySTRA Pro or analyze a specific address free.
Top Short-Term Rental Operators in Utah Area market area
Ranked by total active listings. Useful for understanding the competitive landscape. Operator data is published for the Utah Area market as a whole, which includes Panguitch, so these counts are not Panguitch-only figures.
| # | Operator | Listings | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evolve | 338 | 18,623 | ★ 4.75 |
| 2 | Vacasa | 150 | 4,266 | ★ 4.51 |
| 3 | Family Time Vacation Rentals | 124 | 3,954 | ★ 4.47 |
| 4 | Stay Midway | 96 | 824 | ★ 4.13 |
| 5 | Midway Vacation Properties | 89 | 2,048 | ★ 4.52 |
What Kind of STR Should I Buy in Panguitch?
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Booking Channel Mix
Distribution of bookings across major STR platforms.
| Channel | Share |
|---|---|
| airbnb | 37.4% |
| vrbo | 6.9% |
| both | 55.6% |
Home Value Trends (Panguitch)
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Booking Insights
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Panguitch City regulates short-term rentals under a Short-Term Rental Ordinance amending City Code 17.45.050. An STR is any dwelling rented for fewer than 30 consecutive days. Before operating, an owner must obtain a passing STR inspection from the Building Official covering life-safety items (smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, egress, fire extinguisher, GFCI outlets, railings), a Conditional Use Permit where applicable, and a Panguitch City Business License with unique transient-room and sales and use tax numbers from the Utah State Tax Commission. Business licenses renew annually; letting one lapse a full calendar year permanently revokes the STR license.
The headline supply constraint is a cap of 30 licensed STRs that applies only to Residential and Agricultural zones; there is no cap on STRs in Commercial zones. Once the 30-unit residential and agricultural cap is reached, new applicants in those zones are placed in a City Council lottery, filled only as existing licenses expire through revocation, non-renewal, closure, or property sale. Existing licensed STRs are grandfathered as legal nonconforming but lose that status on sale or ownership change.
STRs are limited to one per parcel and are restricted to Commercial (permitted), Agricultural, and Residential (conditional) zones; all other zones are off-limits, and detached accessory dwelling units cannot be used as STRs. There is no owner-occupancy or primary-residence requirement and no annual night cap.
Guests pay a combined lodging tax of about 6.0%, following Garfield County’s transient room tax increase from 4.25% to 4.5% effective October 1, 2025. Enforcement is rated strict, and operators must maintain a 24/7 local contact who responds to complaints within one hour.
Market Comparison
The Panguitch area’s 55.5% occupancy runs slightly above the national short-term rental median of roughly 55%, essentially in line, while its $275.88 ADR is roughly 25.4% above a national median ADR of about $220. This near-median occupancy paired with an above-average rate suggests steady, if unspectacular, booking volume with real pricing power relative to a typical national market, consistent with a national park gateway town.
Property manager data for this market area is tracked at a shared regional level rather than uniquely for Panguitch, so no property manager breakdown is presented here. Buyers researching management options should verify any specific operator’s actual coverage of the southern Utah Bryce Canyon corridor directly. Panguitch’s own housing and regulatory profile, covered elsewhere in this report, remain reliable at the city level regardless of this limitation.
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