Best Vacation Rental Management in New Buffalo Township, Michigan

Yes. New Buffalo Township requires a license, issued by the Township Clerk, at a $500 fee per 36-month cycle. The ordinance allows one STR per parcel and does not require owner-occupancy.

The average listing in New Buffalo Township earns about $76,000 a year, with the median at about $73,500. Top-quartile properties average about $99,000, and the top decile averages about $132,000.

Market-wide occupancy in New Buffalo Township runs 47.7%, which sits 6.3 points below the Michigan average for the metric.

Nightly rates vary by property size, from about $249 for a studio up to about $728 for a five-bedroom home. Three-bedroom properties average around $474 a night, a useful middle reference for the market.

New Buffalo Township carries a market score of 85, in the strong tier, with a gross yield of 28.17% against a Michigan state yield of 6.1%. Typical home value (Zillow index) is about $271,000, and the market includes 258 active listings.

Regulation in New Buffalo Township is classified as moderate. The township requires a license from the Township Clerk at $500 per 36-month cycle, permits one STR per parcel, and does not require owner-occupancy, under Ord. 20190819a / Ch. 332, adopted August 19, 2019.

Peak season runs through July, with the trough in February. July revenue runs about 5.34 times February's.

Five-bedroom properties average the most revenue at about $124,900 a year, on a $728 nightly rate. Four-bedroom homes average about $95,000, and three-bedroom homes about $83,700 — revenue climbs with size even as occupancy edges down slightly, from 51.2% for studios to about 46.6-46.7% for the largest homes.

New Buffalo Township posts a gross yield of 28.17%, 22.1 points above the Michigan state yield of 6.1%.

Revenue varies across two independent breakdowns. By bedroom count, average revenue ranges from about $46,900 for studios to about $124,900 for five-bedroom homes. Separately, market-wide averages across every listing — most of them self-managed by owner-operators, without professional pricing or multi-channel distribution — put the typical listing at about $76,000, the top quartile at about $99,000, and the top decile at about $132,000.

ROAM prices full-service vacation rental management in New Buffalo Township 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 New Buffalo Township — offering full-service Airbnb management with dynamic pricing, multi-channel distribution, and professional operations. [Learn more about our approach](https://roammgmt.com/approach/) or [see our services](https://roammgmt.com/services/).

The average New Buffalo Township vacation rental earns approximately $83,682 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, New Buffalo Township 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.