Massachusetts
Short-term rental co-hosting in Greater Boston and the South Shore
Beacon Stays co-hosts furnished mid-term stays in Boston proper and short-term rentals on the North Shore and South Shore from our base in Worcester, Massachusetts, about an hour west of the city. Boston's ordinance keeps short-term rentals to owner-occupied homes, so for investor-owned condos and multi-families in the city we run furnished stays of a month or longer, while on the coast north and south of the city our Remote Performance package runs classic short-term rentals with your own local cleaner and handyman.
Based in Worcester, Massachusetts, serving property owners across all of New England.
Market notes
What homes in Greater Boston and the South Shore 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.
$71.3k
Average annual revenue, all listing sizes
$76.2k
Median revenue, 3-bedroom homes
$67.3k
Median revenue, 4 or more bedrooms
$124k
Top earners, 4 or more bedrooms (top quartile)
50%
Occupancy
$337
Average nightly rate
7,000
Active listings
55%
Professionally managed share
42
Booking lead time, days
- Seasonality
- A year-round city market with a summer coast: the North Shore and South Shore towns peak in summer while Boston proper fills across the year, which is why the city side of this market is framed as mid-term.
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.
Mid-term rentals
In the city, furnished 30-plus-night stays
Where local rules limit short stays, we run furnished mid-term rentals for traveling nurses, relocations and insurance housing. The service definition is set per home in the Fit Review.
Towns
Towns in Greater Boston and the South Shore
Town pages with local rules follow in the next phase. Every one of these is inside the market area above.
- Boston
- Cambridge
- Somerville
- Quincy
- Scituate
- Plymouth
- Salem
- Marblehead
- Gloucester
- Rockport
- Ipswich
- Essex
- Manchester-by-the-Sea
- Waltham
- Watertown
- Medford
- Malden
- Everett
Rules and taxes
Registration, lodging taxes and local rules in Greater Boston and the South Shore
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 Greater Boston and the South Shore 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
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 Greater Boston and the South Shore
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 Greater Boston and the South Shore 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 Greater Boston and the South Shore, answered
Who co-hosts rentals in Greater Boston, and where is Beacon Stays based?
Beacon Stays co-hosts rentals across Greater Boston, and we are based in Worcester, Massachusetts, about an hour west of the city; we have no Boston office. In the city we run furnished mid-term stays, and on the North Shore and South Shore our Remote Performance package runs short-term rentals, handling pricing, listing, guest messaging, tax setup and monthly reporting from Worcester while your own local cleaner and handyman do the turnovers and repairs, coordinated and checked through our systems. The Fit Review tells you which model fits your building and your town.
Can I run a short-term rental in Boston if I do not live in the building?
No. Boston's ordinance allows short-term rentals only in owner-occupied homes, registered with the city, so an investor-owned condo or multi-family in the city cannot be rented by the night. The lawful lane for those homes is furnished mid-term stays of a month or longer, which is how we frame Boston proper, and we set the minimum stay and the tax configuration so the home stays on the right side of both the city ordinance and the state excise. On the North Shore and South Shore the picture is different and depends on the town, so we check it in the Fit Review.
What does co-hosting cost, and what do Greater Boston rentals earn?
Remote Performance starts at 20 percent of net host revenue and Full-Service starts at 25 percent, 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. By BNBCalc market data, October 2026, average earners across the Greater Boston market area took in $71.3k a year at 50% occupancy and a $337 average nightly rate, and the median 3-bedroom earned $76.2k; top earners with 4-plus bedrooms, the top quartile of listings, had a median of $124k, with Scituate leading the sub-areas at $172k. None of this is a promise for your home; the Fit Review sets expectations for your specific property.