What Airbnb listings in Buffalo West Side earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Buffalo, NY.
This area is part of the broader Buffalo, NY rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Buffalo West Side is one of 18 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Buffalo, NY market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $29,503 on average, were booked for 50% of the nights they were open, and averaged $271 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 14.6%.
Yearly revenue
$29,503
Occupancy
50%
Nightly rate
$271
Gross yield
14.6%
before expenses
Median of 98 listings
Active listings
129
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Buffalo West Side earned an average of $29,503 over the past 12 months. That is 8% more than the Buffalo, NY average of $27,429. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Buffalo West Side were booked for an average of 50% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is about the same as the Buffalo, NY average of 50%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Buffalo West Side was $271 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 3% higher than the Buffalo, NY average of $263.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Buffalo West Side is $33,327 a year and the median gross yield is 14.6%. Gross yield is 1.8 points higher than the Buffalo, NY 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 Buffalo, NY figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 19 listings | $17,213 Buffalo, NY: $17,984 | Not enough data Buffalo, NY: 17.2% |
| 2 bedrooms 37 listings | $22,245 Buffalo, NY: $22,018 | 14.2% Buffalo, NY: 12.6% |
| 3 bedrooms 41 listings | $27,247 Buffalo, NY: $27,921 | 15.0% Buffalo, NY: 12.5% |
| 4+ bedrooms 31 listings | $48,680 Buffalo, NY: $46,231 | 14.9% Buffalo, NY: 14.4% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo West Side This area 129 listings | $29,503 | 50% | $271 | 14.6% |
| Buffalo, NY market 944 listings | $27,429 | 50% | $263 | 12.8% |
| Elmwood Area 108 listings | $30,020 | 54% | $260 | 9.8% |
| North Buffalo 101 listings | $24,017 | 47% | $242 | 11.7% |
| East Buffalo 32 listings | $21,076 | 49% | $204 | 16.6% |
| South Buffalo 32 listings | $23,265 | 43% | $230 | 11.8% |
BNBCalc splits the Buffalo, NY market into 18 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 (129 in Buffalo West Side). 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 Buffalo, NY 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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