Gadsden, AL
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Key Performance Metrics
Market snapshotPerformance indicators for the Gadsden short-term rental market based on reliable data.
Listings
43 / 84
Reliable / Active
Cap Rate
16%
Middle-Earners Gross Yield
Revenue
$17,911
Middle-Earners Revenue
Occupancy
51%
Middle-Earners Occupancy
Home Value
$109,280
Median Home Sale Price
Top Earners
$47,274
Top-Earners Revenue
Gadsden
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Challenging to Investors
Gadsden Regulations
STRs are legal only outside R‑1 zones with a special exception process, and the city enforces zoning, parking, occupancy, and signage limits that reduce usable stock. Investor burden is moderate: a $100–$300 annual permit, business license, lodging tax registration, mandatory insurance, documentation, and adjacent‑owner notice, plus complaint‑based suspensions and fines.
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STR specialist · Gadsden, AL
About Gadsden
Gadsden is a city in and the county seat of Etowah County in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is located on the Coosa River about 56 miles (90 km) northeast of Birmingham and 90 miles (140 km) southwest of Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is the primary city of the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 103,931. The population 33,945 at the 2020 census.In the 19th century, Gadsden was Alabama's second-most important center of commerce and industry, trailing only the seaport of Mobile. The two cities were important shipping centers: Gadsden for riverboats and Mobile for international trade. From the late 19th century through the 1980s, Gadsden was a center of heavy industry, including the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and Republic Steel. In 1991, following more than a decade of sharp decline in industry, Gadsden was awarded the honor of All-America City by the National Civic League.