Vacation Rental Management
Vacation Rental Management in Flagler Beach, FL
Fairly manages Flagler Beach vacation rentals with a vetted local caretaker matched to your home, dynamic pricing, guest messaging, listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and Fairly.com, and the state and county lodging taxes collected and remitted on every booking.
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Flagler Beach market overview
Flagler Beach is a low-rise stretch of the Atlantic coast between St. Augustine and Daytona, with a pier, a walkable main street and none of the high-rise development that defines the beaches to its south. Guests come for exactly that, and they come across more of the year than most Florida beach towns manage.
The curve is unusually broad. March is the peak at about three-quarters of nights sold, but June and July hold in the mid-sixties, February reaches sixty, and April and May sit in the low fifties — a genuine spring-through-summer run rather than a single spike. Nightly rates move with demand rather than jumping.
The soft patch is autumn. September through November settle around thirty percent, the weakest stretch of the year, and December is only slightly better. Even so, no month falls below the high twenties, which makes Flagler Beach a rare Florida market with something to sell in every season.
What homes earn in Flagler Beach, FL
The chart above tracks entire-home rentals in the Flagler Beach area listed on Airbnb and Vrbo, narrowed to homes holding a guest review score of 4.8 or better and available or rented at least 300 days a year — the homes being run as businesses rather than occasional lets. It shows what that standard earns month by month here, including how much the long spring contributes. You can customize a projection for a specific home.
| Month | Total rent | Occupancy | Avg. daily rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | $2,008 | 36% | $261 |
| Feb | $3,312 | 60% | $291 |
| Mar | $5,199 | 75% | $360 |
| Apr | $3,788 | 56% | $367 |
| May | $3,600 | 50% | $340 |
| Jun | $4,155 | 61% | $453 |
| Jul | $5,068 | 66% | $431 |
| Aug | $2,591 | 40% | $360 |
| Sep | $1,115 | 27% | $306 |
| Oct | $1,475 | 30% | $312 |
| Nov | $1,700 | 30% | $308 |
| Dec | $2,062 | 34% | $297 |
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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.
Vacation Rental Taxes and Regulations in Flagler Beach, FL
First establish whether you are inside the city limits
This is the most consequential question in Flagler Beach, and it decides whether you may operate at all — not what you pay, which is the same either side.
In unincorporated Flagler County, short-term vacation rentals are permitted in all residential zoning districts, subject to the standards below. In the City of Flagler Beach, resort dwellings are not a permitted use in single-family residential, low-density residential, medium-density residential or planned unit development districts. Owners who can establish that a home was already operating as a resort dwelling before the city's ordinance took effect may continue. The city confirms eligibility by parcel.
The county rules also do not apply to buildings of three or more units, to unincorporated areas west of U.S. Highway 1, or to owner-occupied permanent residences.
Lodging and occupancy taxes
The total is 12% on stays of six months or less: Florida's state sales tax and Flagler County's surtax account for seven percent, and Flagler County adds a 5% tourist development tax. Twelve percent is what our own Flagler Beach bookings are charged, on both sides of the city line.
Cleaning, pet and traveler service fees are taxable; damage deposits and travel insurance are not. Every rental property also needs a local business tax, whatever the rental length.
Registering your rental
In the county, you need a short-term vacation rental certificate and a county business tax receipt, plus a Florida Department of Revenue registration and a Florida DBPR transient public lodging establishment licence — all four, held continuously, with an affidavit of ongoing compliance. Inside the city, you need a Resort Dwelling Local Business Tax Receipt and rental permit, on a licence year running October through September.
The county also caps occupancy at the lowest of one person per 150 square feet of conditioned space, the septic permit's assumed occupancy, or two per bedroom plus two — and no more than ten occupants in single-family districts. Off-street parking must cover one space per three guests.
How Fairly handles it
We establish which jurisdiction your parcel sits in first, because it determines whether and how you can operate. We collect and remit all of the lodging tax on every booking, and assist with the county certificate and business tax receipt and the state and DBPR licences.
Operating a vacation rental in Flagler Beach, FL
Atlantic-front operating means salt, storms and sand. Hardware corrodes faster than inland, screens and seals need regular attention, and hurricane season shapes the back half of the year.
Demand spread across three seasons is a mixed blessing: revenue is steadier than a summer-only market, but there is no dead stretch to schedule heavy work into. Autumn is the closest thing to a window.
Flagler County also sets specific conditions: a fire extinguisher on every floor, hard-wired interconnected smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, an hour of battery emergency lighting at the main exit, pool compliance with Florida's Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act, one 35-gallon bin per four guests, and no on-street parking.
Frequently asked questions
Can my Flagler Beach home operate as a short-term rental?
It depends which side of the city limits it sits on. In unincorporated Flagler County, short-term vacation rentals are permitted in all residential zoning districts. Inside the City of Flagler Beach, resort dwellings are not a permitted use in the residential and PUD districts unless the home was already operating as one before the city's ordinance took effect.
How much lodging tax does a Flagler Beach rental owe?
Twelve percent on stays of six months or less — Florida's state sales tax and Flagler County's surtax account for seven percent, and the county adds a five percent tourist development tax. Cleaning and pet fees are part of the taxable amount; damage deposits are not. Fairly collects and remits all of it on every booking.
When does Flagler Beach actually book?
Across more of the year than most Florida beach markets. March peaks near three-quarters of nights sold, June and July hold in the mid-sixties, and February reaches sixty. Autumn is the soft patch at around thirty percent — but no month drops below the high twenties.
A guaranteed $5,000 increase in earnings
We guarantee that homeowners coming from self management or other managers will make an extra $5,000 in their first year with Fairly.
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