What Airbnb listings in Downtown Austin earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Austin, TX.
Downtown Austin is one of 31 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Austin, TX market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $41,923 on average, were booked for 57% of the nights they were open, and averaged $347 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 8.2%.
Yearly revenue
$41,923
Occupancy
57%
Nightly rate
$347
Gross yield
8.2%
before expenses
Median of 351 listings
Active listings
463
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Downtown Austin earned an average of $41,923 over the past 12 months. That is 5% more than the Austin, TX average of $39,772. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Downtown Austin were booked for an average of 57% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 5 points higher than the Austin, TX average of 52%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Downtown Austin was $347 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 7% lower than the Austin, TX average of $374.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Downtown Austin is $47,328 a year and the median gross yield is 8.2%. Gross yield is 1.2 points lower than the Austin, TX 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 profitabilityThe table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Austin, TX figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 45 listings | $26,012 Austin, TX: $23,024 | – |
| 1 bedroom 228 listings | $31,512 Austin, TX: $22,097 | 9.0% Austin, TX: 10.4% |
| 2 bedrooms 156 listings | $48,492 Austin, TX: $29,131 | 7.5% Austin, TX: 8.4% |
| 3 bedrooms 16 listings | $75,679 Austin, TX: $36,041 | 6.6% Austin, TX: 9.4% |
| 4+ bedrooms 18 listings | $126,624 Austin, TX: $72,295 | Not enough data Austin, TX: 9.9% |
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 Austin This area 463 listings | $41,923 | 57% | $347 | 8.2% |
| Austin, TX market 7,242 listings | $39,772 | 52% | $374 | 9.4% |
| Hyde Park & West Campus 283 listings | $25,726 | 55% | $223 | 10.3% |
| Travis Heights 247 listings | $40,231 | 55% | $366 | 8.4% |
| Old West Austin & Tarrytown 213 listings | $42,530 | 56% | $391 | 7.4% |
| East Austin 935 listings | $48,652 | 54% | $425 | 8.5% |
BNBCalc splits the Austin, TX market into 31 areas drawn from local neighborhood and city boundaries, and counts each listing in the area that contains 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 (463 in Downtown Austin). 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 Austin, TX 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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