What Airbnb listings in Downtown Birmingham earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Birmingham, AL.
This area is part of the broader Birmingham, AL rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Downtown Birmingham is one of 22 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Birmingham, AL market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $25,728 on average, were booked for 61% of the nights they were open, and averaged $193 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 9.3%.
Yearly revenue
$25,728
Occupancy
61%
Nightly rate
$193
Gross yield
9.3%
before expenses
Median of 73 listings
Active listings
89
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Downtown Birmingham earned an average of $25,728 over the past 12 months. That is 7% less than the Birmingham, AL average of $27,548. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Downtown Birmingham were booked for an average of 61% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 10 points higher than the Birmingham, AL average of 51%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Downtown Birmingham was $193 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 23% lower than the Birmingham, AL average of $250.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Downtown Birmingham is $27,669 a year and the median gross yield is 9.3%. Gross yield is 4.6 points lower than the Birmingham, AL 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 Birmingham, AL figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 8 listings | $19,374 Birmingham, AL: $18,286 | – |
| 1 bedroom 42 listings | $19,045 Birmingham, AL: $16,322 | 9.5% Birmingham, AL: 12.2% |
| 2 bedrooms 31 listings | $27,410 Birmingham, AL: $23,123 | 9.3% Birmingham, AL: 15.2% |
| 4+ bedrooms 7 listings | $62,839 Birmingham, AL: $51,276 | Not enough data Birmingham, AL: 13.8% |
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 Birmingham This area 89 listings | $25,728 | 61% | $193 | 9.3% |
| Birmingham, AL market 907 listings | $27,548 | 51% | $250 | 13.9% |
| Highland Park 62 listings | $24,013 | 51% | $221 | 15.8% |
| Southside 218 listings | $27,146 | 53% | $237 | 12.2% |
| Avondale & Crestwood 84 listings | $33,469 | 52% | $275 | 12.8% |
| Homewood 37 listings | $25,960 | 49% | $247 | 15.2% |
BNBCalc splits the Birmingham, AL market into 22 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 (89 in Downtown Birmingham). 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 Birmingham, AL 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.
With BNBCalc Markets, compare Downtown Birmingham by bedroom count and performance level, see home prices, and browse its listings on the map.