STR permit data for real estate investors

Permit registers are the public record of where short-term rentals operate and who holds them. PermitPulse holds 275,665 of those records, and 23,590 were dated in the last 12 months, which shows where new operators are still entering.

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Counts refreshed 2026-10-08 from the live database.

What the data lets you do

Measure supply by town and ZIP

Count licensed rentals per ZIP before you buy into a market. City pages show where permits cluster and how each town compares with its state.

Find owners of licensed properties

An owner with an active permit has a property that is already licensed for short stays. For a buyer who wants an operating rental, that is the list to mail.

Track new entrants

Texas, Nashville, New Orleans and a growing list of cities date every filing. The year-by-year counts on each city page show whether a market is still adding operators.

Skip-trace the address-level markets

Where no phone is published, every record still carries the property address, and most carry the name on the permit: the two inputs a skip-trace needs.

Address-level city files

City	Records	Top ZIP	Dated last 12 months
Houston, TX	2,034	77004	217
San Antonio, TX	1,779	78212	137
Corpus Christi, TX	1,775	78418	59
Rockport, TX	1,046	78382	49
Boulder, CO	1,014	n/a	513
Dallas, TX	917	75201	54
Aspen, CO	747	81611	747
Breckenridge, CO	735	80424	n/a
New Braunfels, TX	691	78130	45
Canyon Lake, TX	558	78133	39
Chattanooga, TN	553	37408	386
Silverthorne, CO	552	80498	n/a
Surfside Beach, TX	520	77541	25
Boulder County Unincorporated, CO	501	80302	143
Madison, TN	475	37115	31
Frisco, CO	429	80443	n/a
Wimberley, TX	398	78676	47
Crystal Beach, TX	375	77650	40
Fort Worth, TX	364	76137	32
Lubbock, TX	318	79407	48

City files whose register publishes no phone or email: built for mail and skip-tracing. Live counts as of 2026-10-08.

What the data does not tell you

Permit counts measure supply, not demand. They say nothing about occupancy, nightly rates or revenue, and a permit can stay on a register after a property stops renting. Pair the data with your own market research before you buy.

Compliance

Calls and texts to owners fall under the TCPA and Do Not Call rules. If you contact owners about buying their property, state rules on real estate solicitation and wholesaling may also apply. Public availability is not consent. Read the compliance guide.

Questions

Does this include rental revenue or occupancy?

No. These are permit and license records. Revenue and occupancy estimates come from listing-analytics tools, which are a different product.

Which city has the most permits dated in the last 12 months?

As of 2026-10-08, Aspen, CO with 747. City pages with dated registers show the full year-by-year count.

Why do Texas records include hotels?

Texas data comes from the hotel-occupancy-tax permit roll, which lists hotels as well as rentals, because the tax applies to both. Each permit carries a NAICS code, so you can keep residential lessors (531110) and drop hotels and motels (721110).

What does the data cost?

$99 a month for one state, $299 a month for all 26 states, or a one-time download of $149 for a state and $499 for the national file. Pricing details.

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Start with one state

$99 a month covers a state with filtered CSV exports, and $299 covers all 26 states. Or buy a state file once for $149. 275,665 records, 111,698 with a phone or email.

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