Wooster, OH
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Key Performance Metrics
Market snapshotPerformance indicators for the Wooster short-term rental market based on reliable data.
Listings
107 / 182
Reliable / Active
Cap Rate
10%
Middle-Earners Gross Yield
Revenue
$25,023
Middle-Earners Revenue
Occupancy
52%
Middle-Earners Occupancy
Home Value
$253,468
Median Home Sale Price
Top Earners
$42,910
Top-Earners Revenue
Wooster
Market Revenue Seasonality
Top Listings
Highest revenueThe highest-performing listings in Wooster.
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Challenging to Investors
Wooster Regulations
Wooster lacks a specific STR category—operators must fit under bed‑and‑breakfast (owner‑occupied, max 3 rooms in residential zones; up to 12 in some commercial districts with conditional use) or hotel/motel (only in C‑2/C‑3/C‑4), each requiring planning approvals, zoning certificates, building permits, fire/health inspections, and tax registration. This ambiguity and the complex, zone‑specific compliance make the regulatory environment challenging for investors.
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About Wooster
Wooster ( WUUST-ər) is the county seat of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. Located in northeastern Ohio, the city lies approximately 50 mi (80 km) south-southwest of Cleveland, 35 mi (56 km) southwest of Akron and 30 mi (48 km) west of Canton. The population was 27,232 at the 2020 census. It is the largest in Wayne County, and the center of the Wooster micropolitan area. Wooster has the main branch and administrative offices of the Wayne County Public Library, and is home to the private College of Wooster. fDi magazine ranked Wooster among North America's top 10 micro cities for business friendliness and strategy in 2013.