Hancock County · Maine

Bar Harbor Vacation Rental Market

A modelled view of what a short-term rental in Bar Harbor could earn, what drives demand month to month, and what to check before you list.

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coastal travel
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Local rules for this market have not been verified against the official code yet.

Revenue and occupancy

Modelled estimate

Modelled annual revenue

$67,900

Range $53,000 – $86,900

Modelled nightly rate

$332

Modelled occupancy

56%

Busiest months

Jun–Jul–Aug

Modelled estimate (Ashota model v1). Annual revenue = modelled ADR × 365 × modelled occupancy, starting from market archetype benchmarks and adjusted for local demand drivers. No licensed short-term rental performance data is behind these figures yet, so treat them as a starting assumption to test against your own property, not an observed market result.

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When demand peaks in Bar Harbor

Modelled estimate

65Jan
70Feb
85Mar
100Apr
120May
135Jun
140Jul
135Aug
120Sep
100Oct
70Nov
60Dec

100 is an average month for this kind of market. Higher months are when nightly rates and occupancy typically move together, so they carry most of the year.

What owners run into here

Bar Harbor is a park market, so demand is concentrated in Jun–Jul–Aug. Pricing, minimum stays and staffing all have to flex around that. We have not yet written up first-hand owner notes for this market.

County and jurisdiction notes

Short-term rentals here are governed by Bar Harbor and Hancock County. We have not yet verified those rules against the official code text, so nothing is published as fact on this page.

See the full Bar Harbor rules

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