What Airbnb listings in East Lake 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.
East Lake is one of 22 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Birmingham, AL market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $21,682 on average, were booked for 39% of the nights they were open, and averaged $230 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 23.2%.
Yearly revenue
$21,682
Occupancy
39%
Nightly rate
$230
Gross yield
23.2%
before expenses
Median of 29 listings
Active listings
29
Regularly available Airbnb listings in East Lake earned an average of $21,682 over the past 12 months. That is 21% 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 East Lake were booked for an average of 39% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 12 points lower than the Birmingham, AL average of 51%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in East Lake was $230 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 8% lower than the Birmingham, AL average of $250.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in East Lake is $22,933 a year and the median gross yield is 23.2%. Gross yield is 9.3 points higher 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 profitabilityTwo-bedroom homes have the highest gross yield in East Lake, at 26.6%. The 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 bedrooms 8 listings | $15,481 Birmingham, AL: $23,123 | 26.6% Birmingham, AL: 15.2% |
| 3 bedrooms 15 listings | $19,489 Birmingham, AL: $28,260 | 22.5% Birmingham, AL: 14.5% |
| 4+ bedrooms 6 listings | $35,432 Birmingham, AL: $51,276 | 20.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Lake This area 29 listings | $21,682 | 39% | $230 | 23.2% |
| Birmingham, AL market 907 listings | $27,548 | 51% | $250 | 13.9% |
| Avondale & Crestwood 84 listings | $33,469 | 52% | $275 | 12.8% |
| Highland Park 62 listings | $24,013 | 51% | $221 | 15.8% |
| Downtown Birmingham 89 listings | $25,728 | 61% | $193 | 9.3% |
| Southside 218 listings | $27,146 | 53% | $237 | 12.2% |
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 (29 in East Lake). 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.
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