What Airbnb listings in Downtown & Old Town earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Albuquerque, NM.
This area is part of the broader Albuquerque, NM rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Downtown & Old Town is one of 15 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Albuquerque, NM market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $20,533 on average, were booked for 56% of the nights they were open, and averaged $173 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 10.0%.
Yearly revenue
$20,533
Occupancy
56%
Nightly rate
$173
Gross yield
10.0%
before expenses
Median of 271 listings
Active listings
296
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Downtown & Old Town earned an average of $20,533 over the past 12 months. That is 18% less than the Albuquerque, NM average of $25,145. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Downtown & Old Town were booked for an average of 56% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 2 points higher than the Albuquerque, NM average of 54%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Downtown & Old Town was $173 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 23% lower than the Albuquerque, NM average of $226.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Downtown & Old Town is $25,386 a year and the median gross yield is 10.0%. Gross yield is about the same as the Albuquerque, NM median. Gross yield is measured before expenses, financing and taxes, so profit depends on what you pay for a home and what it costs to run. Analyze the exact property before you buy.
Reveal any property's Airbnb profitabilityHomes with four or more bedrooms have the highest gross yield in Downtown & Old Town, at 15.0%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Albuquerque, NM figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 14 listings | $14,672 Albuquerque, NM: $16,114 | – |
| 1 bedroom 128 listings | $17,325 Albuquerque, NM: $16,711 | 10.0% Albuquerque, NM: 11.0% |
| 2 bedrooms 99 listings | $21,929 Albuquerque, NM: $20,882 | 10.3% Albuquerque, NM: 9.7% |
| 3 bedrooms 44 listings | $23,496 Albuquerque, NM: $27,629 | 8.8% Albuquerque, NM: 9.9% |
| 4+ bedrooms 11 listings | $40,905 Albuquerque, NM: $42,216 | 15.0% Albuquerque, NM: 9.6% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown & Old Town This area 296 listings | $20,533 | 56% | $173 | 10.0% |
| Albuquerque, NM market 1,502 listings | $25,145 | 54% | $226 | 10.0% |
| Nob Hill & University Heights 217 listings | $19,441 | 57% | $176 | 10.2% |
| Mid-Heights & North Albuquerque 151 listings | $29,324 | 54% | $258 | 10.1% |
| North Valley & Los Ranchos 128 listings | $23,910 | 55% | $213 | 9.5% |
| Southwest Mesa & South Valley 53 listings | $21,596 | 57% | $199 | 10.6% |
BNBCalc splits the Albuquerque, NM market into 15 areas drawn from local neighborhood and city boundaries, and counts each listing in the area that contains it. This area combines Downtown and Old Town, so BNBCalc reports one set of figures for all of it.
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It is the average booking revenue a regularly available listing earned over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees and before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes. It is an estimate, not verified host payouts.
For each listing, BNBCalc divides the nights booked by the nights it was open for booking over the past 12 months, then averages the results. Nights a host blocked off are left out.
It is the average price per booked night over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees.
It estimates what a listing would earn in a year from its nightly rates if it were available all year at its expected occupancy, based on its last 12 months of bookings. It excludes cleaning fees. It is an estimate, not income a host received.
For each listing, BNBCalc divides its room-revenue potential by an estimated value for a home with the same ZIP code and bedroom count, then reports the median. It is measured before expenses, financing and taxes, so it is not profit or a full return on investment.
Yearly revenue, occupancy and nightly rate cover listings of every type and size that were open for booking at least 127 nights over the past year (296 in Downtown & Old Town). Room-revenue potential and gross yield cover entire homes with one to five bedrooms that were also booked for at least 30% of their open nights and have a matched home value. BNBCalc shows no figure for an area with fewer than 5 qualifying listings.
These figures use BNBCalc's listing data as of October 6, 2026. They update when BNBCalc refreshes its market data each month.
The market page summarizes all of Albuquerque, NM from a separate monthly market dataset. This page averages the individual listings in each area, so the two can differ. Use this page to compare areas with each other.
They don't include operating costs, financing, taxes, insurance or the price of a specific home, and they don't show whether short-term rentals are allowed. Check local rules and analyze the exact property before you buy.
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