Community Development

Short-Term Rental Statistics

Chelan County Code: The Community Development Director shall annually by March 15 determine the share of short-term rentals to the overall housing stock in each of the unincorporated zip codes and urban growth areas, and accordingly schedule a permit application time window, to be held only once annually between June 1 and July 31, to allow new short-term rental applications for the following year in each zip code and growth area where the cap is not exceeded.

We strive to update the chart below quarterly.

 

Updated March 10, 2026 (used for 2026 application window for 2027 permits).

Area 2024 Housing Units Cap % Cap # Existing Less Exemptions Calculated Existing Available

98811      Ardenvoir

 33 6% 2 2 0 0 0
98815     Cashmere- unincorporated  1,474 6% 88 7 0 7 81
               Cashmere UGA 322 6% 19 0 0 0 19
98816     Chelan- unincorporated 2,120 6% 127 66 0 66 61
               Chelan UGA 223 6% 13 0 0 0 13
98817     Chelan Falls 141 6% 8 1 0 1 7
98821     Dryden 174 6% 10 1 0 1 9
98822     Entiat- unincorporated 505 6% 30 5 0 5 25
               Entiat UGA 4 0% 0 0 0 0 0
98826     Leavenworth- unincorporated 1,756 6% 105 109 0 109 -4
               Leavenworth UGA 252 0% 0 0 0 0 0
               Lake Wenatchee 1,056 6% 63 122 -1 121 -58
               Kahler Glen N/A N/A N/A 21 -21 N/A N/A
               Plain 1,683 6% 101 106 0 106

-5
98828     Malaga 1,041 6% 62 2 0 2 60
98831     Manson- unincorporated 1,256 6% 75 45 0 45 30
               Manson UGA 1,403 6% 84 61 -4 57 27
98836     Monitor 209 6% 13 1 0 1 12
98847     Peshastin- unincorporated 603 6% 36 23 0 23 13
               Peshastin UGA 282 0% 0 7 -3 5 -4
98852     Stehekin See note below N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
98801     Wenatchee- unincorporated 1,788 6% 107 17 0 17 90
               Wenatchee UGA 2,029 0% 0 0 0 0 0

2025 housing unit totals are provided by the Washington State Office of Financial Management.

Negative numbers in the "Available" column represent areas where caps have been exceeded.

This chart accounts for tier 2 and tier 3 STRs which count toward the cap. Tier 1 STRs that do not count are not included in these numbers.

Exemptions shown are those STRs located in commercially zoned districts or pre-established Master Planned Resorts that do not count toward cap numbers.

Calculated allowed caps in UGAs and unincorporated areas are not to affect one another.

County Code provides that an additional public process is needed to develop regulations applicable to short-term rentals in Stehekin which will be developed at a later date. 

Posted: 03/22/2022 12:54 PM
Last Updated: 03/10/2026 12:40 PM

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