Massachusetts
Short-term rental co-hosting in Cape Cod and the Islands
Beacon Stays co-hosts short-term rentals on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket from our base in Worcester, Massachusetts; we have no office on the Cape, and we say so. Our Remote Performance package runs the pricing, listings, guest messaging, tax setup and reporting for your Cape home while your own local cleaner and handyman handle the turnovers, and the free Fit Review tells you whether that model fits your home and your town's rules.
Based in Worcester, Massachusetts, serving property owners across all of New England.
Market notes
What homes in Cape Cod and the Islands earn today
Average earners set the baseline; the top quartile shows what a well-run home does. The gap between them is the job of a co-host, and the Fit Review sets expectations for your specific home. None of this is a promise.
$66.1k
Average annual revenue, all listing sizes
$65.8k
Median revenue, 3-bedroom homes
$64.6k
Median revenue, 4 or more bedrooms
$130k
Top earners, 4 or more bedrooms (top quartile)
33%
Occupancy
$510
Average nightly rate
8,600
Active listings
46%
Professionally managed share
44
Booking lead time, days
7.2 (3BR), 6.9 (4+BR)
Typical stay, nights
- Seasonality
- A summer-peak market: nightly rates are high and occupancy is low across the year, so minimum-stay strategy and shoulder-season pricing decide the result.
- Channel mix
- Airbnb 66%, Vrbo 32%, Booking.com 1%
Source: BNBCalc market data, October 2026, average earners, data as of 2026-10-06. Figures describe the market area, not any one home, and are refreshed quarterly.
Towns
Towns in Cape Cod and the Islands
Town pages with local rules follow in the next phase. Every one of these is inside the market area above.
- Barnstable
- Bourne
- Brewster
- Chatham
- Dennis
- Eastham
- Falmouth
- Harwich
- Mashpee
- Orleans
- Provincetown
- Sandwich
- Truro
- Wellfleet
- Yarmouth
- Wareham
- Nantucket
- Edgartown
- Oak Bluffs
- Tisbury
- West Tisbury
- Hyannis
- Osterville
- Cotuit
- Centerville
- Marstons Mills
Rules and taxes
Registration, lodging taxes and local rules in Cape Cod and the Islands
Compliance is part of the service: state registration, lodging and occupancy taxes, town permits and inspections. We confirm the current rules for your town before launch.
We are verifying the current rules for Cape Cod and the Islands against the state revenue department and the town sites before publishing them here. Ask in the Fit Review and we walk you through what applies to your town, with the sources.
The statewide picture is on the Massachusetts page.
Official sources we work from
- Massachusetts DOR, Room Occupancy Excise Tax (updated April 8, 2026)
- Town of Barnstable, Chapter 170 Rental Properties (registration, bedroom and occupancy determination, fee)
- Town of Barnstable, Short-Term Rental Information (Water Protection Fund membership, total tax)
- Town of Barnstable, How to Create an ADU (Health Division bedroom determination under Title 5)
- MassDEP, Repairs and New Construction for Title 5 FAQ (design flow per bedroom, 310 CMR 15.203)
This is a practical summary, not legal or tax advice. Requirements change and vary by town.
How it works from Worcester
How we co-host a home in Cape Cod and the Islands
Remote Performance, from 20 percent of net host revenue, is built for homes beyond our daily reach.
You keep local hands
Your own cleaner and handyman, or a local contact we establish with you during setup, handle turnovers and repairs on the ground.
We run everything else
Pricing repriced daily, the listing, every guest message, reviews, cleaning coordination through Turno, tax setup and the monthly statement.
We say so when a home needs more
If a Cape Cod and the Islands home needs more on-site presence than this model gives it, the Fit Review says so plainly rather than taking it on.
FAQ
Co-hosting in Cape Cod and the Islands, answered
Does Beacon Stays have a team on Cape Cod?
No. Beacon Stays is based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and we co-host Cape Cod, Vineyard and Nantucket homes remotely through our Remote Performance package. We run the pricing, listing, guest messaging, tax setup and monthly reporting; your own local cleaner and handyman do the turnovers and repairs, coordinated and checked through our systems, and we come out when a home needs us. If a home needs more on-site presence than that, we say so in the Fit Review rather than take it on.
What does co-hosting cost on Cape Cod?
Remote Performance starts at 20 percent of net host revenue and Full-Service starts at 25 percent. Net host revenue is what you receive after the platform's host service fee, excluding guest cleaning fees, so the fee tracks what the home actually earns. The 30-minute Property Fit Review is free, and the $350 Property Analysis is credited to your setup fee if you sign within 60 days. The exact percentage for your home is quoted in the Fit Review.
What does a Cape Cod short-term rental actually earn?
By BNBCalc market data, October 2026, average earners across the Cape Cod market area, which includes Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, took in $66.1k a year at 33% occupancy and a $510 average nightly rate, and the median 3-bedroom earned $65.8k. Top earners with 4-plus bedrooms, the top quartile of listings, had a median of $130k, with Nantucket at $207k, Provincetown at $184k and Chatham at $108k, and the gap between the average and the top quartile is the job of a co-host: pricing, minimum stays and shoulder-season strategy. None of this is a promise for your home; the Fit Review sets expectations for your specific property and its septic-rated bedroom count.