The Red River Gorge Short-Term Rental Market Report
Once a month, this Red River Gorge short-term rental market report tracks occupancy, rates, what listed, and what actually sold — with every number sourced and dated. Written for owners and buyers, not for hype. The demand behind every number is visitation to the Daniel Boone National Forest.
The Gorge Ledger
This report now publishes as a dated series: the first issue is The Gorge Ledger — August 2026. Each edition carries its date so numbers never masquerade as current. Text REPORT to (859) 310-1209 for the latest.
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What’s Inside Each Issue
- Occupancy and average daily rate for Gorge-area cabins, with the AirDNA pull date
- Listings and sales activity by town — Slade, Campton, Stanton, Beattyville
- One maintenance-side observation from the field — what’s breaking, what it’s costing
- Any county rule changes we’ve verified since the last issue
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The report describes past market activity. Nothing in it is investment advice or a projection of any property’s future performance.
The Numbers: Gorge Market Snapshot
Live market data for the four gateway towns, pulled fresh rather than recycled from someone’s 2023 blog post:
| Town | Active short-term rental listings | Median list price | Airbnb occupancy | Airbnb cap rate | Median nightly rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slade | 250 | $374,000 | 26% | 4.6% | $247 |
| Stanton | 241 | $189,886 | 24% | 7.0% | $214 |
| Beattyville | 73 | $157,906 | 23% | 5.9% | $170 |
| Campton | 199 | $242,000 | 25% | 8.1% | $237 |
Source: Mashvisor market data, pulled August 6, 2026. Occupancy and cap-rate figures are model estimates across each market — useful for comparing towns, not for underwriting a specific cabin. When you’re serious about an address, we run its actual comps and rental history. Data refreshes here as the market moves.
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Last updated: August 14, 2026