What Airbnb listings in Frankenmuth and Birch Run Country earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Bay City, MI.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in Frankenmuth and Birch Run Country earned $35,917 on average, were booked for 48% of the nights they were open, and averaged $392 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 17.4%.
Yearly revenue
$35,917
Occupancy
48%
Nightly rate
$392
Gross yield
17.4%
before expenses
Median of 41 listings
Active listings
56
Frankenmuth and Birch Run Country averages $35,917 in trailing-year booking revenue, well above $25,138 for the wider Bay City, MI market. Potential gross yield is much closer: the median is 17.4%, slightly below the market's 17.8%.
The higher booking revenue is not, by itself, a reason to pay a premium for a property. Gross yield uses revenue potential rather than trailing-year bookings and is before expenses, financing and taxes. The purchase price still has to work with a property-specific revenue estimate.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Frankenmuth and Birch Run Country earned an average of $35,917 over the past 12 months. That is 43% more than the Bay City, MI average of $25,138. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Frankenmuth and Birch Run Country were booked for an average of 48% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 3 points lower than the Bay City, MI average of 51%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Frankenmuth and Birch Run Country was $392 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 45% higher than the Bay City, MI average of $270.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Frankenmuth and Birch Run Country is $49,711 a year and the median gross yield is 17.4%. Gross yield is 0.4 points lower than the Bay City, MI 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 Bay City, MI figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 5 listings | $18,048 Bay City, MI: $15,305 | Not enough data Bay City, MI: 33.8% |
| 2 bedrooms 15 listings | $27,125 Bay City, MI: $19,987 | 18.3% Bay City, MI: 17.9% |
| 3 bedrooms 12 listings | $32,656 Bay City, MI: $27,341 | 16.5% Bay City, MI: 17.1% |
| 4+ bedrooms 24 listings | $46,766 Bay City, MI: $39,639 | 16.9% Bay City, MI: 16.9% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankenmuth and Birch Run Country This area 56 listings | $35,917 | 48% | $392 | 17.4% |
| Bay City, MI market 468 listings | $25,138 | 51% | $270 | 17.8% |
| Saginaw and Western County Country 32 listings | $17,671 | 52% | $190 | 21.2% |
| Bay City and Bay County River Country 91 listings | $22,990 | 50% | $219 | 18.9% |
| Caseville and Western Thumb Coast Country 62 listings | $26,852 | 48% | $349 | 19.0% |
| Midland and Tittabawassee River Country 83 listings | $23,628 | 56% | $213 | 16.7% |
The Bay City, MI market includes 10 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 (56 in Frankenmuth and Birch Run 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 October 27, 2026 and refresh monthly.
The market page summarizes all of Bay City, MI 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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