Vacasa does not print a management fee percentage anywhere on vacasa.com. This guide reports exactly what Vacasa's own pages state about the fee, what they leave out, and how that compares to the few national competitors who do publish a number, all checked directly against vacasa.com on 2026-10-09.
Vacasa does not publish a management fee percentage or flat dollar amount anywhere on vacasa.com. Its owners page calls it "one straightforward vacation rental management fee" and says "what you see is what you pay," but the actual rate is only given after a phone call with a Homeowner Consultant, who connects you with a local market expert to "outline our management fee" for your specific property. What Vacasa does publish in detail is what that fee is reported to cover: onboarding, marketing and distribution, dynamic pricing, professional cleaning, guest screening with damage coverage, local staff, and maintenance and inspections, all described as bundled under the one fee. Separately, Vacasa's own owners page states that its property management services are "transitioning to our parent company, Casago" as part of a recent merger, which is worth asking about directly before you sign anything. Among national competitors who do print a number, Evolve starts at 10% and Awning's fees "start at 10%," both lower than the typical full-service range local managers quote, though neither is a direct apples-to-apples comparison to an unpublished Vacasa rate.
We checked four of Vacasa's own pages on 2026-10-09: the owners page, the pricing page, the about page, and the general FAQ. None of the four states a percentage, a flat dollar figure, or even a range for the management fee.
Vacasa's general FAQ page (vacasa.com/faq) is built for guests, not owners. It answers booking cancellation questions, like a 24-hour full-refund window and a 30-or-more-days-before-check-in refund policy, but has no entries on management fees, what is included, or contract terms. For owner-specific support, that FAQ page links out to a separate homeowner login and support area that we did not have access to review for this guide.
Vacasa's about page also prints two different property counts on the same page: "more than 40,000 vacation homes" in its "Who we are" section, and "38,000+ Vacasa homes" under "Fast facts." We report both, since Vacasa's own page does not reconcile them, rather than picking the one that sounds better.
Vacasa's owners page groups what the one management fee is supposed to include into four stages. We quote the page's own language below rather than paraphrase it, since the exact wording is the only verifiable part of an otherwise unpublished fee.
"Owner-driven setup," virtual home tours, custom listing copy, professional photos, and an optimized listing, per vacasa.com/owners. No separate onboarding fee is stated, which is different from Evolve, which publishes a $250 one-time onboarding charge on its own site.
Listings on major booking sites, targeted digital ads, a mobile app, dedicated reservation agents, and 24/7 guest service. This is the marketing and distribution layer every full-service competitor on this list also describes in some form.
Dynamic pricing, professional cleaning, guest amenity stocking, payment processing, and guest screening with damage coverage. Vacasa explicitly names cleaning here, which several national competitors' own sites do not confirm either way.
Unlimited owner holds, no fixed contracts, local staff in every market, inspections and regular maintenance, and help with taxes and permits. The "local staff in every market" line is a specific claim Vacasa makes about every market it operates in, not just flagship ones.
Four items are marked as optional add-ons rather than part of the base fee: a smart home program, hot tub maintenance, a linen program, and an Accommodation Protection Program. Vacasa's page does not say what any of these cost or whether choosing one changes the base management fee, so ask for an itemized add-on list before you assume the headline fee is the whole bill.
This is the single fact most likely to matter to anyone signing with Vacasa in 2026. The owners page states, in its exact wording: "As part of our recent merger, Vacasa's property management services are transitioning to our parent company, Casago." The same page separately says, "Casago and Vacasa have merged and are now a united company," and that homeowners keep the same revenue and marketing support during the change, with Casago's franchise partners described as local to the communities they serve. Vacasa's page does not say whether the management fee itself changes once a property moves to Casago's structure, or on what timeline that transition completes market by market. If you are evaluating Vacasa today, ask directly whether your agreement will be issued under the Vacasa brand or already under Casago's terms, and get that answer in writing alongside the fee itself.
Vacasa's pricing page does not offer a self-serve calculator or a published rate card. The stated path is a phone call: an initial conversation with a Homeowner Consultant, listed on the page at 888-462-6265, after which Vacasa connects you with a local market expert who will "outline our management fee," the page's own wording, for your specific property. There is no indication on the page of what information shortens that process, though a typical first call for this kind of service usually asks for the property address, bedroom count, and current booking history if you have one.
Before that call, it is worth reading this guide's full breakdown of what Vacasa's fee is reported to include, so you know what to ask the market expert to confirm rather than assume. Our broader STR management fee guide also lays out the four pricing models used across the industry and worked dollar examples on a $60,000 gross-revenue property, useful context for judging whatever number Vacasa quotes you against the published market.
Only a handful of national competitors print an actual fee figure on their own sites. Vacasa is not one of them. Here is what we found checking each company's own domain, with Vacasa included as the "not published" baseline.
| Company | Published rate | Model | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vacasa | Not published | Full service | vacasa.com/owners |
| Evolve | 10% (Core), 15% (Plus), custom (Pro) | Hybrid, marketing-led | evolve.com |
| Awning | "Starts at 10%," no lock-in | Tiered, platform to full service | awning.com |
Evolve and Awning both publish a starting figure without a sales call; Vacasa requires a consultation for any number at all. That gap is the main reason Vacasa scores lowest of the three on fee transparency in our national management companies ranking, even though Vacasa's own page lists a wider bundled scope (cleaning and maintenance confirmed included) than either Evolve or Awning states outright. See the full head-to-head in our Vacasa vs Evolve comparison, and a broader field of tech-first alternatives in our best Airbnb co-hosting services ranking.
Every one of these questions comes directly out of a gap Vacasa's own public pages leave open. Write down the answers; a number said out loud on a call is not one you can hold anyone to later.
Answered only from what vacasa.com states, checked October 2026.
Vacasa does not publish a percentage or flat dollar figure anywhere on vacasa.com. Its pricing page says a Homeowner Consultant will connect you with a local market expert who will "outline our management fee" on a call, after you share basic details about your property. The only pricing language Vacasa prints publicly is "What you see is what you pay" and "without the hidden fees," neither of which is a number.
No. We checked Vacasa's owners page, pricing page, about page and general FAQ on 2026-10-09 and none states a percentage, a flat rate, or a range. The owners page calls it "one straightforward vacation rental management fee" and links to a separate "Learn About Our Fee" page, but the fee itself is still not printed on the public site.
Vacasa's owners page lists onboarding (virtual home tours, listing copy, professional photos), guest attraction (listing distribution, digital ads, a mobile app, dedicated reservation agents, 24/7 guest service), day-to-day management (dynamic pricing, professional cleaning, guest amenity stocking, payment processing, guest screening with damage coverage), and owner support (unlimited owner holds, no fixed contracts, local staff in every market, inspections and regular maintenance, tax and permit help). All of that is described as part of the one management fee, though the exact rate is still not printed.
Possibly. Vacasa's owners page lists a smart home program, hot tub maintenance, a linen program, and an Accommodation Protection Program as optional add-ons, but the page does not say whether any of those are included in the base fee or billed separately. Ask that directly on your consultation call.
Vacasa's own owners page says, in its exact wording, that "As part of our recent merger, Vacasa's property management services are transitioning to our parent company, Casago," and separately that "Casago and Vacasa have merged and are now a united company." The same page says homeowners keep the same revenue and marketing support. Vacasa does not state on this page whether the fee itself changes under Casago, so ask directly whether a new sign-up lands under Vacasa's terms or Casago's.
Vacasa's owners page states "No fixed contracts," with no notice period or cancellation procedure published alongside that line. Vacasa's general FAQ page covers guest cancellation policy for bookings, not the owner-side management agreement, so a specific exit procedure for homeowners is not something we found stated on vacasa.com.
Vacasa's pricing page routes every owner through an initial call with a Homeowner Consultant (the page lists 888-462-6265), after which Vacasa connects you with a local market expert who outlines the fee for your specific property. There is no self-serve calculator or published rate card on vacasa.com as of this check.
Evolve publishes its percentage outright on evolve.com: 10% on its Core tier, 15% on Plus, and a custom rate on Pro, plus a one-time $250 onboarding fee. Vacasa publishes no percentage at all. If a published number before a phone call matters to you, that alone is the deciding fact; our full <a href="/compare/vacasa-vs-evolve/">Vacasa vs Evolve comparison</a> covers what else differs.
Awning states on awning.com that its "fees start at 10%... with no lock-in," a published starting rate, though not a guaranteed flat number for every property. Vacasa does not publish a comparable starting figure. See our <a href="/managers/best-short-term-rental-management-companies/">national ranking of management companies</a> for how published fee transparency factors into every score on that page.
Vacasa's owners page lists "professional cleaning" under day-to-day management and "inspections and regular maintenance" under owner support, both described as part of the one management fee rather than a separate line item. That is more specific than several national competitors, whose own pages do not state one way or the other whether cleaning and maintenance are included.
Not automatically, but it is a real cost to you: you cannot comparison shop on price without first giving up contact information and taking a sales call. Vacasa's own site is specific about what the fee is reported to cover, which is more disclosure than some competitors offer, even without a number attached. Weigh that scope detail against the inconvenience of not knowing the price up front, and get the number in writing before you sign anything.
Every fact in this guide traces to one of these vacasa.com pages, checked 2026-10-09.