Chelsea, MA
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Key Performance Metrics
Market snapshotPerformance indicators for the Chelsea short-term rental market based on reliable data.
Listings
34 / 118
Reliable / Active
Cap Rate
6%
Middle-Earners Gross Yield
Revenue
$31,086
Middle-Earners Revenue
Occupancy
70%
Middle-Earners Occupancy
Home Value
$512,343
Median Home Sale Price
Top Earners
$53,883
Top-Earners Revenue
Chelsea
Market Revenue Seasonality
Top Listings
Highest revenueThe highest-performing listings in Chelsea.
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Challenging to Investors
Chelsea Regulations
STRs are legal only for owner-occupied Limited Share and Owner-Adjacent units with explicit caps (max 3 bedrooms and operator presence; only one Owner‑Adjacent unit per 3‑family building plus one Limited Share), requiring annual registration ($200/unit), inspections including Certificate of Habitability (with fees), abutter notification, and strict compliance/penalties; these constraints, ownership requirements, and active enforcement lower investor flexibility and raise operational risk.
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About Chelsea
Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, directly across the Mystic River from Boston. At the 2020 census, Chelsea had a population of 40,787. With a total area of just 2.46 square miles (6.4 km2), Chelsea is the smallest city in Massachusetts in terms of total area. It is the second most densely populated city in Massachusetts, behind Somerville, and is the city with the second-highest percentage of Latino residents in Massachusetts, behind Lawrence.