Florida's most-licensed markets
Florida is the only state where a single statewide file — the DBPR vacation rental license extract — covers every licensed market from Pensacola to Key West. That makes it the most complete public picture of any short-term rental economy in the country, and the largest here by a wide margin.
Florida's three biggest markets — Kissimmee, Panama City Beach, Davenport — account for about 20% of the state's licensed records; the rest spread across 275 more communities with ten or more on file. Where a property sits on that curve — dense top market or long tail — changes how guests find it, and how hard a listing has to work to stand out.
Florida top markets at a glance
Records are current vacation rental licenses on the Florida DBPR file, as of July 2026. Share is each market’s slice of the 50,295 records compiled for Florida. Free to cite with a link to this page.
| # | Market | Records on file | Share of state | Cavmir market page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kissimmee | 4,137 | 8.2% | Kissimmee market page |
| 2 | Panama City Beach | 3,605 | 7.2% | Panama City Beach market page |
| 3 | Davenport | 2,476 | 4.9% | not covered yet |
| 4 | Miami Beach | 1,702 | 3.4% | not covered yet |
| 5 | Miami | 1,666 | 3.3% | Miami market page |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale | 1,585 | 3.2% | Fort Lauderdale market page |
| 7 | Hollywood | 1,276 | 2.5% | not covered yet |
| 8 | Santa Rosa Beach | 1,070 | 2.1% | not covered yet |
| 9 | Naples | 1,040 | 2.1% | not covered yet |
| 10 | Sarasota | 973 | 1.9% | Sarasota market page |
