Vacation Rental Management
Vacation Rental Management in Show Low, AZ
When the Phoenix valley heats up, Show Low fills with families chasing pine shade and cool mountain air — Fairly runs your home through that summer rush and the quieter months around it, with a caretaker who lives nearby, listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and Fairly.com, and lodging taxes collected and remitted on every booking.
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Average review in Show Low, AZ
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Show Low market overview
Show Low sits in the pine country of Arizona's White Mountains, and its draw is simple: cool air and ponderosa forest a few hours' drive from the desert heat of the Phoenix valley. Visitors come for fishing and paddling on Fool Hollow Lake, trail days in the surrounding Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, and the slower pace of a small mountain town. Summer is the engine — June through August are the year's fullest months, and July is both the busiest and the best-priced, as desert families book a week or more to escape triple-digit temperatures at home. September and October hold a pleasant, quieter shoulder. Winter brings a smaller second lift: December carries some of the year's strongest nightly rates over the holidays, and snow in the high country draws weekend visitors. The quiet windows are late winter and spring — February and April are the softest months on the calendar.
What homes earn in Show Low, AZ
The chart draws on top-performing vacation rentals in Show Low — homes on Airbnb and Vrbo with a review score of 4.8 or higher that were available or rented at least 300 days over the year. Earnings here concentrate in summer: June, July and August carry the largest share of the year, with a smaller holiday bump in December. Where a specific home lands depends on its size, its setting and amenities like a hot tub or game room. You can customize a projection for a specific home.
| Month | Total rent | Occupancy | Avg. daily rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | $1,459 | 26% | $243 |
| Feb | $910 | 23% | $213 |
| Mar | $1,454 | 29% | $197 |
| Apr | $800 | 23% | $187 |
| May | $2,144 | 38% | $220 |
| Jun | $3,446 | 61% | $244 |
| Jul | $4,730 | 76% | $267 |
| Aug | $3,917 | 61% | $228 |
| Sep | $2,524 | 41% | $222 |
| Oct | $1,940 | 34% | $230 |
| Nov | $1,414 | 28% | $223 |
| Dec | $2,144 | 35% | $253 |
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This is based on properties listed on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com with an average review score of 4.8 out of 5 or higher, limited to homes available or rented at least 300 days a year. Earnings vary based on the unique amenities and qualities of each home.
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Vacation Rental Taxes and Regulations in Show Low, AZ
Short-term rentals are allowed in Show Low
Yes — your home can operate as a short-term rental in Show Low. Arizona law bars cities and towns from prohibiting vacation rentals, and the City of Show Low regulates them through an annual short-term rental permit under Chapter 16.55 of the city code. The city may deny a permit only on narrow grounds, such as an incomplete application, an unpaid fee or false information. The permit applies to homes inside Show Low city limits.
Register for the tax, then the permit
The sequence starts with the state. A home cannot be rented or offered for rent in Show Low without an Arizona transaction privilege tax (TPT) license, issued by the Arizona Department of Revenue, and proof of that license is part of the city application.
The permit application then goes to the city, where the planning and zoning director administers the program. It names the property, the owner (and, for an entity, its statutory agent), any designee, and a 24-hour emergency point of contact, and includes the owner's acknowledgment that the rental will comply with applicable laws, along with a fee set by council resolution. The city issues or denies the permit within seven business days of a complete application. Permits run for the calendar year and renew on January 1; changes to the information on file require written notice to the city in advance — at least ten days ahead for a new emergency contact.
Separately, Arizona counties require residential rental properties to be registered with the County Assessor, which for Show Low is Navajo County.
Lodging taxes
Stays of fewer than 30 days are subject to Arizona's transaction privilege tax under the state transient lodging classification, at 6.38% in Navajo County including the county's share. Show Low adds its own taxes: a 2% tax on hotels and lodging, plus a 3% additional hotel/motel tax. The Department of Revenue collects the city's taxes alongside the state's, so all of them go on one TPT return. Housekeeping fees and non-refundable cancellation fees count as taxable income along with the nightly rate.
How Fairly handles it
Fairly registers your home for the TPT license, collects and remits the state, county and city lodging taxes on every booking, and assists with the city permit application and its renewal each January.
Operating a vacation rental in Show Low, AZ
Show Low's season is short and intense. June through August compress most of the year's turnovers into a few weeks, so linens, restocking and hot-tub service run with little slack. The national forest can impose fire restrictions in the dry weeks before the monsoon, and July and August bring afternoon storms. Winter means snow and hard freezes at this elevation — driveways cleared before arrivals, and heat and pipes watched in a home sitting empty between bookings. The city permit carries duties that continue after approval: it renews every January 1, its number must appear on every listing, a sign within six feet of the front entrance must name the owner and emergency contact, and when police call, that contact must be on site or reachable within an hour. A caretaker who lives in town is exactly the kind of nearby, reachable presence that rule contemplates.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Homes inside city limits need an annual Show Low short-term rental permit, which renews every January 1. The application requires an Arizona TPT license and a 24-hour emergency contact, and the permit number must appear on every listing. Arizona law bars the city from prohibiting short-term rentals, and Fairly assists with the application and each renewal.
Stays of fewer than 30 days carry Arizona's transaction privilege tax on transient lodging, 6.38% in Navajo County including the county's share, plus Show Low's 2% hotel tax and its 3% additional hotel/motel tax. All are filed on one return with the Arizona Department of Revenue. Fairly registers your home for the license, and collects and remits the taxes on every booking.
Summer, by a wide margin. June through August are the fullest months of the year, with July the busiest and best-priced as Phoenix-area families escape the heat. December brings a smaller holiday lift in nightly rates, while February and April are the quietest months on the calendar.
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