Ashota Stays

Gallatin County · Montana

Big Sky Vacation Rental Market

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

  • Skiing
  • Yellowstone access
  • summer hiking

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

Revenue and occupancy

Modelled estimate

Modelled annual revenue

$90,700

Range $70,700 – $116,100

Modelled nightly rate

$452

Modelled occupancy

55%

Busiest months

Jan–Feb–Mar

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 Big Sky

Modelled estimate
  • 145Jan
  • 145Feb
  • 135Mar
  • 70Apr
  • 55May
  • 85Jun
  • 105Jul
  • 105Aug
  • 80Sep
  • 65Oct
  • 75Nov
  • 135Dec

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

Big Sky is a ski market, so demand is concentrated in Jan–Feb–Mar. 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 Big Sky and Gallatin County. We have not yet verified those rules against the official code text, so nothing is published as fact on this page.

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