Milwaukee short-term rentals, Apr 2026 to Oct 2026.
These are market numbers, not ours: the average across the PriceLabs comp sets of the Milwaukee listings we price (up to 16 in a month), each month set against the same month a year earlier. A comp set is the group of competing listings a property is priced against. Ours are mostly 1-bed (38%) and 3-bed (25%) homes, so the rates run higher than a citywide median that includes studios and rooms.
| Month | Market occupancy (last year → this) | Market nightly rate, USD (last year → this) | Market RevPAR vs last year | Booking window | Average stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | 50% → 53% | $239 → $211 | −8% | 32 days | 3.1 nights |
| May 2026 | 56% → 59% | $254 → $236 | −3% | 46 days | 3.0 nights |
| Jun 2026 | 66% → 67% | $308 → $311 | +3% | 59 days | 2.8 nights |
| Jul 2026 | 73% → 66% | $319 → $319 | −10% | 51 days | 3.1 nights |
| Aug 2026 | 67% → 68% | $280 → $292 | +6% | 62 days | 3.1 nights |
| Sep 2026 | 56% → 58% | $241 → $240 | +1% | 39 days | 3.0 nights |
| Oct 2026 | 58% → 61% | $239 → $225 | −2% | 32 days | 3.0 nights |
Source: PriceLabs comp-set data for RevOpt-managed Milwaukee listings, Apr 2026 to Oct 2026. Booking window and average stay are this year's market averages. Our monthly data for Milwaukee starts in April 2026. For the full US year, see the United States page.
What moves revenue in Milwaukee.
1. Summer is the peak
Market RevPAR peaked at $210 in June, against $110 in April. June to August carry the year, led by the lakefront festival season.
2. Summer guests book far ahead
The market's booking window reached 62 days in August, from 32 in April: summer guests book about two months out. Festival premiums need to be live before that window opens.
3. A flat year rewards precision
Market RevPAR stayed within a few points of 2025 most months; July was down 10% as occupancy slipped from 73% to 66%. In a flat market, the gains come from pricing each date, not from the market lifting everyone.
4. Festivals set the calendar
Summerfest runs from late June into July, Irish Fest and the Wisconsin State Fair follow in August, and all are known a year ahead. Price them early, and hold.
Across our US portfolios: +23% on the same listings.
Every US listing we manage that was live in both periods, April–September 2026 against 2025, set against each listing's own market: revenue +23% on the same 155 listings, against a market at +2%. Client names are withheld. How we measure results →
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