Bristol, CT
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Key Performance Metrics
Market snapshotPerformance indicators for the Bristol short-term rental market based on reliable data.
Listings
19 / 56
Reliable / Active
Cap Rate
9%
Middle-Earners Gross Yield
Revenue
$28,663
Middle-Earners Revenue
Occupancy
74%
Middle-Earners Occupancy
Home Value
$328,327
Median Home Sale Price
Top Earners
$39,214
Top-Earners Revenue
Bristol
Market Revenue Seasonality
Top Listings
Highest revenueThe highest-performing listings in Bristol.
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Challenging to Investors
Bristol Regulations
Short‑term rentals are only workable under Bristol’s Home‑Based Business or Commercial Hotel/Motel pathways; the residential path imposes strict limits on hours, visits, and floor area that are difficult to meet for typical STRs, while commercial STRs require special permits, site plans, and costly commercial property acquisition. Lack of explicit STR provisions adds legal and enforcement ambiguity, elevating investor risk.
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About Bristol
Bristol is a suburban city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, 20 miles (32 km) southwest-west of Hartford. The city is also 120 miles southwest from Boston, and approximately 100 miles northeast of New York City. The city is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 61,844.Bristol is the location of the general studios of ESPN, and the location of Lake Compounce, the United States's oldest continuously operating theme park. Bristol was known as a clock-making city in the 19th century, and is the location of American Clock & Watch Museum. Bristol is also the site of the former American Silver Company and its predecessor companies.Bristol's nickname is the "Mum City", because it was once a leader in chrysanthemum production and still holds an annual Bristol Mum Festival.