What Airbnb listings in South Austin earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Austin, TX.
South Austin is one of 31 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Austin, TX market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $35,584 on average, were booked for 52% of the nights they were open, and averaged $329 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 9.7%.
Yearly revenue
$35,584
Occupancy
52%
Nightly rate
$329
Gross yield
9.7%
before expenses
Median of 262 listings
Active listings
329
Regularly available Airbnb listings in South Austin earned an average of $35,584 over the past 12 months. That is 11% less than the Austin, TX average of $39,772. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in South Austin were booked for an average of 52% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is about the same as the Austin, TX average of 52%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in South Austin was $329 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 12% lower than the Austin, TX average of $374.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in South Austin is $38,149 a year and the median gross yield is 9.7%. Gross yield is 0.3 points higher 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 profitabilityHomes with four or more bedrooms have the highest gross yield in South Austin, at 12.8%. The 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 5 listings | $37,301 Austin, TX: $23,024 | – |
| 1 bedroom 45 listings | $17,142 Austin, TX: $22,097 | 8.9% Austin, TX: 10.4% |
| 2 bedrooms 76 listings | $24,106 Austin, TX: $29,131 | 9.5% Austin, TX: 8.4% |
| 3 bedrooms 128 listings | $29,787 Austin, TX: $36,041 | 9.5% Austin, TX: 9.4% |
| 4+ bedrooms 75 listings | $68,058 Austin, TX: $72,295 | 12.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Austin This area 329 listings | $35,584 | 52% | $329 | 9.7% |
| Austin, TX market 7,242 listings | $39,772 | 52% | $374 | 9.4% |
| Bouldin Creek & South Lamar 396 listings | $44,968 | 52% | $441 | 7.7% |
| Zilker & Barton Hills 269 listings | $42,115 | 54% | $395 | 8.3% |
| Travis Heights 247 listings | $40,231 | 55% | $366 | 8.4% |
| East Riverside & Montopolis 310 listings | $34,376 | 55% | $311 | 12.3% |
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 (329 in South 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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