STR Select evaluated 16 short term rental management companies in Pennsylvania, across 1 market (the Poconos), and ranked 7 of them on a printed formula. 2 of the 16 publish a management fee on their own site. Checked October 21, 2026.
One row per market STR Select covers in Pennsylvania. Every count below comes from the 16 Pennsylvania roster records and the fee records that drive the market pages.
| Market | Evaluated | Ranked | Publish a fee | Town guides | Typical full service fee | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Poconos Poconos fee index | 16 | 7 | 2 of 16 | 15 | 18 to 30% of revenue | October 21, 2026 |
A company counts as publishing a fee when its own site prints a rate. A rate reported only by a third party does not count.
Pennsylvania has 1 market page on STR Select, and The Poconos is the largest with 16 evaluated and 7 ranked. Among the 7 ranked Pennsylvania companies, 4 full service, 1 full service co-hosting, 1 full service, in house team and 1 online management or full service tiers. 2 of 16 companies print a fee on their own sites (Galvanized Management and Pocono Pads), and the fee index holds 14 records marked quote only or not published. 9 companies were evaluated and left unranked: Home Team Luxury Rentals, Red Cottage, Wander Home, Bespoke Stay, Pocono Lodging Co., Select Rentals, Desired Stays, Pocono STR Management and StayDream Vacations. The typical full service fee recorded per market is 18 to 30% of revenue in the Poconos. 15 town guides add local detail beneath the Pennsylvania markets. Market by market, the Poconos ranks 7 and evaluates 16, with 2 printed fees. Across the 1 market in Pennsylvania, the ranked share is 44 percent, with 7 ranked rows against 9 evaluated without a rank. 0 of the 7 ranked companies in Pennsylvania are marked as a featured placement, because rank here follows the printed formula and nothing else. The ranked Pennsylvania records cite 9 distinct source pages across 7 domains for their service areas and fees. On the printed formula, the first ranked row in the Poconos is Ideal Property Management. Among the 7 ranked companies, 4 state a rating and 5 state a portfolio size on their own sites; the rest leave both out. The ranked companies’ fee fields were checked in September 2026. Every Pennsylvania market page carries the same updated date, October 21, 2026. Town guides sit under the Poconos (15). The 7 ranked companies are based in 5 places: East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States, multi market, Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania, Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania and Cresco, Pennsylvania. A fee printed on a company’s own site appears in the Poconos. The ranked companies that state a portfolio size are Ideal Property Management, Blackbird Hospitality, Galvanized Management, Pocono Pads and True North Vacation Rentals. The ranked companies that state a rating are Ideal Property Management, Pocono Pads, True North Vacation Rentals and Three Daughters Properties. Ranks in this state run from #1 to #7, and each rank is local to its market table, not a statewide order.
9 companies were evaluated in Pennsylvania and left outside the ranked tier.
Of the 16 Pennsylvania companies in our roster, 7 are ranked and 9 are evaluated and not ranked. the Poconos ranks 7 and lists 9 more. In Pennsylvania, not ranked means a company sits outside the printed top tier of its own market table. It is not a judgment on the company, and each of the 9 keeps its own profile page.
Listed alphabetically, with the market it was evaluated in. Each name opens its profile.
| Company | Market | Status | Fee on its own site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bespoke Stay | The Poconos | Evaluated, not ranked | Not published |
| Blackbird Hospitality | The Poconos | Ranked | Not published |
| Desired Stays | The Poconos | Evaluated, not ranked | Not published |
| Galvanized Management | The Poconos | Ranked | 25% of gross rental income |
| Home Team Luxury Rentals | The Poconos | Evaluated, not ranked | Not published |
| Ideal Property Management | The Poconos | Ranked | Not published |
| Pocono Lodging Co. | The Poconos | Evaluated, not ranked | Not published |
| Pocono Mountain Rentals | The Poconos | Ranked | Not published |
| Pocono Pads | The Poconos | Ranked | 12% of gross revenue plus $1,000 one time signing fee |
| Pocono STR Management | The Poconos | Evaluated, not ranked | Not published |
| Red Cottage | The Poconos | Evaluated, not ranked | Not published |
| Select Rentals | The Poconos | Evaluated, not ranked | Not published |
| StayDream Vacations | The Poconos | Evaluated, not ranked | Not published |
| Three Daughters Properties | The Poconos | Ranked | Not published |
| True North Vacation Rentals | The Poconos | Ranked | Not published |
| Wander Home | The Poconos | Evaluated, not ranked | Not published |
2 rates from 2 companies, each read on the company's own site and dated.
| Company | Market | Model | Published rate | Checked | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galvanized Management | The Poconos | Full service | 25% of gross rental income | Sept 28 2026 | galvanizedmanagement.com |
| Pocono Pads | The Poconos | Online management tier | 12% of gross revenue plus $1,000 one time signing fee | Sept 28 2026 | poconopadsmgmt.com |
15 town guides, each listing the evaluated companies that name the town as a service area.
Read straight from the ranked tier of each market, with no company singled out.
The Poconos has 16 evaluated companies in the Pennsylvania roster. The 7 ranked ones split into 4 full service, 1 full service co-hosting, 1 full service, in house team and 1 online management or full service tiers. 2 of the 16 print a rate on their own site (Galvanized Management and Pocono Pads). The ranked companies work from 5 bases: East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States, multi market, Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania, Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania and Cresco, Pennsylvania.
15 town guides cover The Poconos inside Pennsylvania: Stroudsburg, Lake Harmony, Mount Pocono, Albrightsville, Blakeslee, Pocono Summit, Tobyhanna, Pocono Lake, Long Pond, Tannersville, East Stroudsburg, Bushkill, Jim Thorpe, Gouldsboro and Milford. 2 national brands with a dedicated The Poconos page on their own site are noted but not ranked against the local companies: Awning and AvantStay.
Answered from the same sourced research behind the rankings.
16 companies across 1 market: 16 in the Poconos. 7 are ranked and 9 are evaluated and not ranked.
2 of 16: Galvanized Management and Pocono Pads. The other 14 quote privately or print no rate on the pages we read. Each rate carries its source and checked date in the fee table on this page.
the Poconos (7 companies ranked of 16 evaluated). 15 town guides sit underneath it.
the Poconos: 18 to 30% of revenue. These are the ranges recorded on the Pennsylvania market page, not a quote from any single Pennsylvania company.
By one printed formula that scores each market table on its own. Pennsylvania has 7 ranked companies across 1 market, and fee transparency is the heaviest input at 30% of a score. Nobody pays for a rank in Pennsylvania or anywhere else. The full method is printed on the methodology page.
The newest Pennsylvania market page was updated October 21, 2026. Each of the 1 market page in Pennsylvania prints its own updated date, and every fee carries the date we read it.
Every outbound link below is already used on the Pennsylvania market pages: 16 company sites, 16 fee index records and the national brand evidence pages.
Transparency: STR Select has no paid placements. Corrections: companies can claim their listing to correct anything on their profile.