STR Select evaluated 16 short term rental management companies in Tennessee, across 1 market (the Smoky Mountains), 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 Tennessee. Every count below comes from the 16 Tennessee 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 Smoky Mountains Smoky Mountains fee index | 16 | 7 | 2 of 16 | 3 | Most companies quote privately | 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.
Tennessee has 1 market page on STR Select, and The Smoky Mountains is the largest with 16 evaluated and 7 ranked. Among the 7 ranked Tennessee companies, 4 full service, 1 full service, in-house, 1 full service, family owned and 1 full service, all-inclusive management fee. 2 of 16 companies print a fee on their own sites (Cabins For You and Short Term Coops), and the fee index holds 13 records marked quote only or not published. 9 companies were evaluated and left unranked: Bear Camp Cabin Rentals, Bear Tootin' Cabin Rentals, Auntie Belham's Cabin Rentals, Hearthside Cabin Rentals, Parkside Cabin Rentals, Chalet Village, VTrips, Vacasa and Kindful. 3 town guides add local detail beneath the Tennessee markets. Market by market, the Smoky Mountains ranks 7 and evaluates 16, with 2 printed fees. Across the 1 market in Tennessee, the ranked share is 44 percent, with 7 ranked rows against 9 evaluated without a rank. 0 of the 7 ranked companies in Tennessee are marked as a featured placement, because rank here follows the printed formula and nothing else. The ranked Tennessee records cite 8 distinct source pages across 7 domains for their service areas and fees. On the printed formula, the first ranked row in the Smoky Mountains is Short Term Coops. Among the 7 ranked companies, 3 state a rating and 2 state a portfolio size on their own sites; the rest leave both out. The ranked companies’ fee fields were checked in September 2026 and October 2026. Every Tennessee market page carries the same updated date, October 21, 2026. Town guides sit under the Smoky Mountains (3). The 7 ranked companies are based in 5 places: Pigeon Forge area, Tennessee, Sevier County, Tennessee, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. A fee printed on a company’s own site appears in the Smoky Mountains. The ranked companies that state a portfolio size are Short Term Coops and Elk Springs Resort. The ranked companies that state a rating are Short Term Coops, Elk Springs Resort and Compass Vacation 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 Tennessee and left outside the ranked tier.
Of the 16 Tennessee companies in our roster, 7 are ranked and 9 are evaluated and not ranked. the Smoky Mountains ranks 7 and lists 9 more. In Tennessee, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auntie Belham's Cabin Rentals | The Smoky Mountains | Evaluated, not ranked | Not published |
| Bear Camp Cabin Rentals | The Smoky Mountains | Evaluated, not ranked | Not published |
| Bear Tootin' Cabin Rentals | The Smoky Mountains | Evaluated, not ranked | Not published |
| Cabins For You | The Smoky Mountains | Ranked | 10% management fee |
| Cabins of the Smoky Mountains | The Smoky Mountains | Ranked | Not published |
| Chalet Village | The Smoky Mountains | Evaluated, not ranked | Not published |
| Compass Vacation Properties | The Smoky Mountains | Ranked | Not published |
| Eden Crest Vacation Rentals | The Smoky Mountains | Ranked | Not published |
| Elk Springs Resort | The Smoky Mountains | Ranked | Not published |
| Fireside Chalets | The Smoky Mountains | Ranked | Not published |
| Hearthside Cabin Rentals | The Smoky Mountains | Evaluated, not ranked | Not published |
| Kindful | The Smoky Mountains | Evaluated, not ranked | Not published |
| Parkside Cabin Rentals | The Smoky Mountains | Evaluated, not ranked | Not published |
| Short Term Coops | The Smoky Mountains | Ranked | Flat 20% of net rental revenue plus a $75 monthly technology fee |
| Vacasa | The Smoky Mountains | Evaluated, not ranked | Not published |
| VTrips | The Smoky Mountains | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabins For You | The Smoky Mountains | Full service | 10% management fee | Sept 26 2026 | cabinsforyou.com |
| Short Term Coops | The Smoky Mountains | Full service, in-house | Flat 20% of net rental revenue plus a $75 monthly technology fee | Sept 26 2026 | shorttermcoops.com |
3 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 Smoky Mountains has 16 evaluated companies in the Tennessee roster. The 7 ranked ones split into 4 full service, 1 full service, in-house, 1 full service, family owned and 1 full service, all-inclusive management fee. 2 of the 16 print a rate on their own site (Cabins For You and Short Term Coops). The ranked companies work from 5 bases: Pigeon Forge area, Tennessee, Sevier County, Tennessee, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
3 town guides cover The Smoky Mountains inside Tennessee: Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville. 2 national brands with a dedicated The Smoky Mountains 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 Smoky Mountains. 7 are ranked and 9 are evaluated and not ranked.
2 of 16: Cabins For You and Short Term Coops. 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 Smoky Mountains (7 companies ranked of 16 evaluated). 3 town guides sit underneath it.
the Smoky Mountains: Most companies quote privately. These are the ranges recorded on the Tennessee market page, not a quote from any single Tennessee company.
By one printed formula that scores each market table on its own. Tennessee 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 Tennessee or anywhere else. The full method is printed on the methodology page.
The newest Tennessee market page was updated October 21, 2026. Each of the 1 market page in Tennessee prints its own updated date, and every fee carries the date we read it.
Every outbound link below is already used on the Tennessee market pages: 16 company sites, 15 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.