Real Estate Market & Homes

Forest Beach tops Hilton Head short-term rentals. How does your neighborhood compare?

Along South Forest Beach Drive – from Coligny Beach Park to Alder Lane – are condominiums like South Forest Beach Villas, Sea Side Villas, Ocean Club Villas, Hilton Head Beach Villas, Hilton Head Cabana and Surf Court that are saturated with hundreds of self-registered short term rentals listed with the Town of Hilton Head Island.
Along South Forest Beach Drive – from Coligny Beach Park to Alder Lane – are condominiums like South Forest Beach Villas, Sea Side Villas, Ocean Club Villas, Hilton Head Beach Villas, Hilton Head Cabana and Surf Court that are saturated with hundreds of self-registered short term rentals listed with the Town of Hilton Head Island. dmartin@islandpacket.com

The Forest Beach residential community near Coligny Beach has more short-term rentals than any other Hilton Head neighborhood.

According to data on Hilton Head’s short-term rental dashboard, South Forest Beach and North Forest Beach combined have about 1,800 active listings.

Along South Forest Beach Drive – from Coligny Beach Park to Alder Lane – are condominiums like South Forest Beach Villas, Sea Side Villas, Ocean Club Villas, Hilton Head Beach Villas, Hilton Head Cabana and Surf Court. The neighborhood is saturated with short term rentals listed with the town of Hilton Head Island.
Along South Forest Beach Drive – from Coligny Beach Park to Alder Lane – are condominiums like South Forest Beach Villas, Sea Side Villas, Ocean Club Villas, Hilton Head Beach Villas, Hilton Head Cabana and Surf Court. The neighborhood is saturated with short term rentals listed with the town of Hilton Head Island. Drew Martin dmartin@islandpacket.com

Forest Beach has about 650 residential homes and 3,000 condos, according to a Jack Daly, vice president of the Forest Beach Owners Association.

Approximately 49.3% of total residences in Forest Beach are short-term rentals.

Closely following in the amount of active listings on the dashboard is Sea Pines, a gated community that lists rentals on platforms like AirBnb and VRBO. The community has 3,839 homes and 2,042 villas and about 1,700 short-term rental listings.

Around 28.9% of residences in Sea Pines are short-term rentals.

Palmetto Dunes has 1,400 short-term rental active listings. The neighborhood has 1,012 homes and 1,470 villas total.

Approximately 56.4% of residences are short-term rentals in Palmetto Dunes.

Here are the top ten neighborhoods in terms of short-term rentals on Hilton Head:

  • Forest Beach - 1,800 active listings.
  • Sea Pines - 1,700 active listings.
  • Palmetto Dunes - 1,400 active listings.
  • Folly Field - 967 active listings.
  • Shipyard - 458 active listings.
  • Hilton Head Resort- 249 active listings.
  • The Spa on Port Royal Sound - 119 active listings.
  • Singleton - 64 active listings.
  • Shelter Cove - 44 active listings.

Check how many are in your neighborhood on Hilton Head’s rental dashboard.

This story was originally published August 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM.

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