What Airbnb listings in South Boston & Waterfront earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Boston, MA.
This area is part of the broader Boston, MA rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
South Boston & Waterfront is one of 48 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Boston, MA market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $60,878 on average, were booked for 48% of the nights they were open, and averaged $573 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 7.4%.
Yearly revenue
$60,878
Occupancy
48%
Nightly rate
$573
Gross yield
7.4%
before expenses
Median of 43 listings
Active listings
48
Regularly available Airbnb listings in South Boston & Waterfront earned an average of $60,878 over the past 12 months. That is 40% more than the Boston, MA average of $43,500. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in South Boston & Waterfront were booked for an average of 48% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 8 points lower than the Boston, MA average of 56%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in South Boston & Waterfront was $573 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 36% higher than the Boston, MA average of $421.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in South Boston & Waterfront is $67,634 a year and the median gross yield is 7.4%. Gross yield is 0.8 points lower than the Boston, MA 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 South Boston & Waterfront, at 10.5%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Boston, MA figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 8 listings | $30,495 Boston, MA: $31,684 | 6.4% Boston, MA: 9.1% |
| 2 bedrooms 19 listings | $53,545 Boston, MA: $39,899 | 7.8% Boston, MA: 7.9% |
| 3 bedrooms 7 listings | $60,757 Boston, MA: $49,723 | 6.1% Boston, MA: 7.7% |
| 4+ bedrooms 11 listings | $103,768 Boston, MA: $71,688 | 10.5% Boston, MA: 7.8% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Boston & Waterfront This area 48 listings | $60,878 | 48% | $573 | 7.4% |
| Boston, MA market 3,952 listings | $43,500 | 56% | $421 | 8.2% |
| Downtown, North End & Beacon Hill 264 listings | $62,234 | 65% | $481 | 9.2% |
| Back Bay & South End 262 listings | $46,499 | 55% | $423 | 7.0% |
| East Boston 51 listings | $44,413 | 56% | $393 | 8.7% |
| Roxbury 94 listings | $47,022 | 56% | $414 | 9.5% |
BNBCalc splits the Boston, MA market into 48 areas drawn from local neighborhood and city boundaries, and counts each listing in the area that contains it. This area combines South Boston and Waterfront, so BNBCalc reports one set of figures for all of 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 (48 in South Boston & Waterfront). 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 Boston, MA 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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