Alexandria City · Virginia

Alexandria Vacation Rental Market

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

Old Town
DC access
business travel

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

Revenue and occupancy

Modelled estimate

Modelled annual revenue

$53,300

Range $41,600 – $68,200

Modelled nightly rate

$228

Modelled occupancy

64%

Busiest months

Apr–May–Oct

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 Alexandria

Modelled estimate

75Jan
80Feb
100Mar
115Apr
115May
110Jun
110Jul
105Aug
105Sep
115Oct
95Nov
75Dec

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

Alexandria is a historic market, so demand is concentrated in Apr–May–Oct. 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 Alexandria and Alexandria City. 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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