What Airbnb listings in Mid City earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Baton Rouge, LA.
This area is part of the broader Baton Rouge, LA rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Mid City is one of 13 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Baton Rouge, LA market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $22,186 on average, were booked for 46% of the nights they were open, and averaged $219 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 12.4%.
Yearly revenue
$22,186
Occupancy
46%
Nightly rate
$219
Gross yield
12.4%
before expenses
Median of 51 listings
Active listings
71
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Mid City earned an average of $22,186 over the past 12 months. That is 2% less than the Baton Rouge, LA average of $22,691. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Mid City were booked for an average of 46% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 2 points lower than the Baton Rouge, LA average of 48%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Mid City was $219 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 2% lower than the Baton Rouge, LA average of $224.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Mid City is $29,557 a year and the median gross yield is 12.4%. Gross yield is 0.8 points lower than the Baton Rouge, LA 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 Baton Rouge, LA figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 19 listings | $13,739 Baton Rouge, LA: $13,162 | Not enough data Baton Rouge, LA: 22.0% |
| 2 bedrooms 22 listings | $19,566 Baton Rouge, LA: $18,493 | 14.2% Baton Rouge, LA: 15.9% |
| 3 bedrooms 22 listings | $27,805 Baton Rouge, LA: $26,108 | 11.0% Baton Rouge, LA: 12.2% |
| 4+ bedrooms 6 listings | $36,759 Baton Rouge, LA: $35,740 | 9.1% Baton Rouge, LA: 10.5% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid City This area 71 listings | $22,186 | 46% | $219 | 12.4% |
| Baton Rouge, LA market 642 listings | $22,691 | 48% | $224 | 13.2% |
| Downtown & Riverfront 56 listings | $20,290 | 48% | $178 | 22.1% |
| LSU & South Baton Rouge 77 listings | $22,874 | 43% | $262 | 12.3% |
| Southwest Baton Rouge & Gardere 84 listings | $23,362 | 45% | $231 | 10.9% |
| Broadmoor & Florida Boulevard 83 listings | $25,455 | 51% | $246 | 14.1% |
BNBCalc splits the Baton Rouge, LA market into 13 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 (71 in Mid City). 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 Baton Rouge, LA 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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