What Airbnb listings in Hancock Lakes and Forest Country earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Bangor, ME.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in Hancock Lakes and Forest Country earned $30,923 on average, were booked for 59% of the nights they were open, and averaged $390 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 16.4%.
Yearly revenue
$30,923
Occupancy
59%
Nightly rate
$390
Gross yield
16.4%
before expenses
Median of 49 listings
Active listings
83
Hancock Lakes and Forest Country is nearly level with the wider market on revenue potential, but lower on recent booking revenue. Median annual room-revenue potential is $61,854, versus $61,696 across Bangor, ME. Average trailing-year booking revenue is $30,923, compared with $34,810. The median potential and average booking revenue describe different property groups, not a before-and-after result. A close match on potential is therefore no reason to assume existing listings will catch up with the wider market's booking revenue.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Hancock Lakes and Forest Country earned an average of $30,923 over the past 12 months. That is 11% less than the Bangor, ME average of $34,810. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Hancock Lakes and Forest Country were booked for an average of 59% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 1 points higher than the Bangor, ME average of 58%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Hancock Lakes and Forest Country was $390 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 4% lower than the Bangor, ME average of $406.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Hancock Lakes and Forest Country is $61,854 a year and the median gross yield is 16.4%. Gross yield is 1.1 points higher than the Bangor, ME 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 Bangor, ME figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 8 listings | $18,391 Bangor, ME: $24,870 | Not enough data Bangor, ME: 17.8% |
| 2 bedrooms 34 listings | $26,508 Bangor, ME: $31,042 | 21.3% Bangor, ME: 15.2% |
| 3 bedrooms 19 listings | $30,615 Bangor, ME: $38,424 | 15.8% Bangor, ME: 14.8% |
| 4+ bedrooms 19 listings | $46,731 Bangor, ME: $55,747 | 18.9% Bangor, ME: 12.5% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Lakes and Forest Country This area 83 listings | $30,923 | 59% | $390 | 16.4% |
| Bangor, ME market 2,521 listings | $34,810 | 58% | $406 | 15.3% |
| Ellsworth 183 listings | $33,157 | 61% | $354 | 17.8% |
| Trenton and Hancock Coast 264 listings | $40,472 | 59% | $453 | 19.2% |
| Bangor and Brewer Area 189 listings | $25,189 | 52% | $258 | 13.5% |
| Bar Harbor 353 listings | $45,923 | 64% | $529 | 16.2% |
The Bangor, ME market includes 17 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing 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 (83 in Hancock Lakes and Forest Country). 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.
Figures are current as of November 3, 2026 and refresh monthly.
The market page summarizes all of Bangor, ME 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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