What Airbnb listings in West Bradenton & Cortez earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Bradenton-Sarasota, FL.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in West Bradenton & Cortez earned $50,875 on average, were booked for 51% of the nights they were open, and averaged $482 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 11.8%.
Yearly revenue
$50,875
Occupancy
51%
Nightly rate
$482
Gross yield
11.8%
before expenses
Median of 827 listings
Active listings
891
West Bradenton & Cortez's median annual room-revenue potential is close to the wider market at $58,741, compared with $59,909 across Bradenton-Sarasota, FL. The more useful difference is median potential gross yield: 11.8% locally against 9.2% market-wide. Similar revenue potential makes the purchase-price side of the analysis especially important. Gross yield is before expenses, financing and taxes, so the yield advantage does not establish how much cash a property would leave after costs.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in West Bradenton & Cortez earned an average of $50,875 over the past 12 months. That is 7% less than the Bradenton-Sarasota, FL average of $54,811. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in West Bradenton & Cortez were booked for an average of 51% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 2 points lower than the Bradenton-Sarasota, FL average of 53%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in West Bradenton & Cortez was $482 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 14% lower than the Bradenton-Sarasota, FL average of $560.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in West Bradenton & Cortez is $58,741 a year and the median gross yield is 11.8%. Gross yield is 2.6 points higher than the Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 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 profitabilityOne-bedroom homes have the highest gross yield in West Bradenton & Cortez, at 20.6%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Bradenton-Sarasota, FL figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 8 listings | $31,138 Bradenton-Sarasota, FL: $47,274 | – |
| 1 bedroom 31 listings | $21,404 Bradenton-Sarasota, FL: $33,216 | 20.6% Bradenton-Sarasota, FL: 14.1% |
| 2 bedrooms 103 listings | $28,566 Bradenton-Sarasota, FL: $36,067 | 15.0% Bradenton-Sarasota, FL: 8.7% |
| 3 bedrooms 421 listings | $43,106 Bradenton-Sarasota, FL: $51,732 | 11.8% Bradenton-Sarasota, FL: 8.9% |
| 4+ bedrooms 328 listings | $71,120 Bradenton-Sarasota, FL: $101,802 | 10.7% Bradenton-Sarasota, FL: 7.9% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bradenton & Cortez This area 891 listings | $50,875 | 51% | $482 | 11.8% |
| Bradenton-Sarasota, FL market 9,900 listings | $54,811 | 53% | $560 | 9.2% |
| Bradenton Beach 1,068 listings | $56,653 | 54% | $579 | 9.3% |
| Holmes Beach 1,299 listings | $56,995 | 53% | $630 | 8.0% |
| Downtown Bradenton & Riverfront 233 listings | $39,795 | 53% | $354 | 16.5% |
| Longboat Key 297 listings | $41,697 | 54% | $457 | 10.2% |
The Bradenton-Sarasota, FL market includes 19 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing it. Figures cover West Bradenton and Cortez together.
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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 (891 in West Bradenton & Cortez). 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 November 3, 2026 and refresh monthly.
The market page summarizes all of Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 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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