What Airbnb listings in Southside 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.
Southside is one of 22 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Birmingham, AL market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $27,146 on average, were booked for 53% of the nights they were open, and averaged $237 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 12.2%.
Yearly revenue
$27,146
Occupancy
53%
Nightly rate
$237
Gross yield
12.2%
before expenses
Median of 170 listings
Active listings
218
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Southside earned an average of $27,146 over the past 12 months. That is 1% 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 Southside were booked for an average of 53% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 2 points higher than the Birmingham, AL average of 51%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Southside was $237 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 5% lower than the Birmingham, AL average of $250.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Southside is $24,054 a year and the median gross yield is 12.2%. Gross yield is 1.7 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 profitabilityHomes with four or more bedrooms have the highest gross yield in Southside, at 13.2%. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 13 listings | $19,014 Birmingham, AL: $18,286 | – |
| 1 bedroom 94 listings | $15,604 Birmingham, AL: $16,322 | 12.1% Birmingham, AL: 12.2% |
| 2 bedrooms 57 listings | $21,532 Birmingham, AL: $23,123 | 11.5% Birmingham, AL: 15.2% |
| 3 bedrooms 13 listings | $31,244 Birmingham, AL: $28,260 | 13.1% Birmingham, AL: 14.5% |
| 4+ bedrooms 41 listings | $62,692 Birmingham, AL: $51,276 | 13.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southside This area 218 listings | $27,146 | 53% | $237 | 12.2% |
| Birmingham, AL market 907 listings | $27,548 | 51% | $250 | 13.9% |
| Homewood 37 listings | $25,960 | 49% | $247 | 15.2% |
| Downtown Birmingham 89 listings | $25,728 | 61% | $193 | 9.3% |
| Highland Park 62 listings | $24,013 | 51% | $221 | 15.8% |
| West Birmingham 45 listings | $26,633 | 48% | $302 | 42.4% |
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 (218 in Southside). 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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