Aberdeen, Washington Short-Term Rental Market
The Grays Harbor County coast STR market near Aberdeen averaged $370 ADR at 52.8% occupancy in June 2026.
Quick Answer: Aberdeen, Washington is an active short-term rental market. average occupancy in the Grays Harbor market area is 53%. average monthly revenue in the Grays Harbor market area is $5,137. average daily rate in the Grays Harbor market area is $370.
Market data reflects the Grays Harbor regional market, which includes Aberdeen. Regulations, taxes, and permit details below are specific to Aberdeen.
Market Overview
Aberdeen is the commercial hub of Grays Harbor County on Washington’s coast, a working port and timber city rather than a beach-resort town. StaySTRA tracks Aberdeen’s short-term rental performance data at the Grays Harbor County coast regional level, shared with two smaller beach communities, Copalis Beach and Moclips, on the county’s North Beach, so the figures below describe that broader county market, which spans a working harbor city as well as beach communities, rather than Aberdeen alone.
That regional market averaged a $370.21 ADR and 52.8% occupancy in June 2026, the most recent month tracked, with $5,137 in average monthly revenue. Year over year, occupancy held roughly flat (down 0.2%) while ADR is up 5.1% and revenue is up 3.5%.
Aberdeen itself draws three distinct visitor streams: Nirvana and Kurt Cobain music pilgrims (Cobain’s hometown, with Kurt Cobain Memorial Park and the ‘Come As You Are’ welcome sign), maritime and history tourists drawn to the Lady Washington tall ship and the Aberdeen Museum of History, and outdoor and coastal travelers passing through en route to the Olympic Peninsula, Westport, and Ocean Shores. Aberdeen’s population is roughly 17,014.
Dimension mix and property manager data are not published for this area, so this profile is limited to blended occupancy, rate, and revenue figures.
Seasonal Patterns
| Month | Occupancy |
|---|---|
| Jan | 30% |
| Feb | 39% |
| Mar | 44% |
| Apr | 52% |
| May | 47% |
| Jun | 55% |
| Jul | 72% |
| Aug | 76% |
| Sep | 50% |
| Oct | 41% |
| Nov | 39% |
| Dec | 36% |
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Short-Term Rental Regulations
Short-term rentals are legal in Aberdeen, WA, and the city’s regulatory approach is registration-based rather than restrictive. The city has no separate STR permit; instead, all residential rentals, explicitly including short-term rentals like Airbnb and VRBO, must enroll in the Residential Rental Registration and Inspection Program (RRIP), codified under Aberdeen Municipal Code Title 15 (AMC 15.10) and administered by the Property Maintenance Division.
Effective January 1, 2023, the residential rental license fee is $50 for the initial unit plus $2 for each additional unit, renewed annually. Units are subject to a health-and-safety inspection roughly every three years (initial inspection $75; a third reinspection $150). Exemptions include hotels and motels, state-licensed adult family homes, and government or housing-authority-owned units.
Aberdeen does not appear to impose owner-occupancy or primary-residence requirements, nor a cap on nights per year. Operators also owe Washington State and local sales and lodging taxes on rentals and must comply with statewide short-term rental law (RCW 64.37), covering liability insurance, safety, and platform reporting.
Overall this is a low-barrier, moderate-enforcement environment: cheap annual registration and periodic inspection, but no meaningful zoning or nights restrictions that would block investor STR operation.
Market Comparison
The Grays Harbor County coast STR market’s 52.8% occupancy in the latest month is close to, but slightly below, the roughly 55% occupancy typically cited as a national STR median, while its $370.21 ADR is well above the roughly $220 national median ADR figure often cited for the US market. That combination, near-average booking volume at a well-above-national rate, is consistent with a premium Pacific Northwest coastal market with a short but strong summer season.
Property manager and top-operator data for this market is tracked at a shared regional level rather than uniquely for Aberdeen, so this profile omits specific operator names and listing counts rather than presenting cluster totals as Aberdeen’s own.
Aberdeen’s own draws, the Kurt Cobain/Nirvana music-pilgrimage circuit and the Lady Washington tall ship, give it a genuine, independent visitor base distinct from Copalis Beach and Moclips’ classic beach-vacation tourism.
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