Best Vacation Rental Management in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Yes. Ann Arbor requires a license for short-term rentals, issued through Planning Services, with a $500 per unit annual fee. Regulation here is strict, and owner-occupancy is required in all residential zones via sworn statement.

The market-wide average listing earns about $98,800 a year, with the median at about $94,600. The top quartile reaches about $127,900, and the top tenth reaches about $168,400. Those figures include every listing on the market, most of them self-managed by owner-operators, without professional pricing or multi-channel distribution.

Ann Arbor's average occupancy rate is 59%, about 5 points above the Michigan statewide figure.

Nightly rates in Ann Arbor vary widely by property size, from about $208 a night for studios to about $1,012 for five-bedroom properties, with three-bedroom properties around $511 and four-bedroom properties around $695.

Ann Arbor scores 86 on ROAM's market score, a strong tier, with a gross yield of 23.89% — well above Michigan's statewide gross yield of 6.1%.

Ann Arbor's regulation status is strict. The city requires a license ($500 per unit per year) through Planning Services, and owner-occupancy is required in all residential zones via sworn statement, which functions as a de facto restriction on non-owner-occupied rentals in those zones. There's no numeric cap on licenses, though roughly 120 non-owner-occupied units were grandfathered in when the ordinance took effect.

Peak season in Ann Arbor is July, the month with the highest revenue of the year. February is the trough, and July revenue runs about 2.77 times February's.

By annual revenue, five-bedroom properties perform best in Ann Arbor, averaging about $197,000 a year, followed by four-bedroom properties at about $140,400. Occupancy across all sizes stays close together, in the mid-to-high 50s percent range.

Gross yield in Ann Arbor runs 23.89%, about 17.8 points above Michigan's statewide gross yield of 6.1%.

Revenue varies along two separate measures. By bedroom count, annual revenue ranges from about $42,200 for studios to about $197,000 for five-bedroom properties. Separately, market-wide revenue spans from an average of about $98,800 to a top-quartile figure of about $127,900 and a top-decile figure of about $168,400. Those market-wide figures include every listing, most of them self-managed by owner-operators, without professional pricing or multi-channel distribution.

ROAM prices full-service vacation rental management in Ann Arbor as one transparent, per-property structure — [start with a revenue assessment](https://roammgmt.com/get-started/) to see the numbers for your home.

ROAM is a Michigan vacation rental management company operating across the state, including Ann Arbor — offering full-service Airbnb management, dynamic pricing, multi-channel distribution, and professional day-to-day operations for owners.

The average Ann Arbor vacation rental earns approximately $105,832 per year, based on current market data. Properties managed by ROAM typically outperform the market average by 30-50% through optimized pricing, professional photography, and listing optimization.

Yes, Ann Arbor requires a short-term rental permit. The annual fee is $500. ROAM handles all permit applications and renewals for managed properties.

ROAM offers competitive management packages with transparent pricing. Our fees are structured to align our success with yours — we earn more when your property earns more. Visit our packages page for current pricing.

ROAM combines local Michigan expertise with proprietary technology (Signal) for listing optimization and dynamic pricing. Unlike national platforms, we have boots on the ground in your market and treat every property as our own.