What Airbnb listings in Fort Myers Beach — Estero Island earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Cape Coral, FL.
This area is part of the broader Cape Coral, FL rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Fort Myers Beach — Estero Island is one of 29 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Cape Coral, FL market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $49,517 on average, were booked for 50% of the nights they were open, and averaged $509 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 10.1%.
Yearly revenue
$49,517
Occupancy
50%
Nightly rate
$509
Gross yield
10.1%
before expenses
Median of 744 listings
Active listings
790
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Fort Myers Beach — Estero Island earned an average of $49,517 over the past 12 months. That is 36% more than the Cape Coral, FL average of $36,441. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Fort Myers Beach — Estero Island were booked for an average of 50% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 2 points higher than the Cape Coral, FL average of 48%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Fort Myers Beach — Estero Island was $509 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 27% higher than the Cape Coral, FL average of $401.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Fort Myers Beach — Estero Island is $61,151 a year and the median gross yield is 10.1%. Gross yield is 0.6 points higher than the Cape Coral, 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 profitabilityTwo-bedroom homes have the highest gross yield in Fort Myers Beach — Estero Island, at 11.3%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Cape Coral, FL figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 9 listings | $21,967 Cape Coral, FL: $28,082 | – |
| 1 bedroom 155 listings | $26,251 Cape Coral, FL: $25,871 | 10.9% Cape Coral, FL: 12.7% |
| 2 bedrooms 244 listings | $37,646 Cape Coral, FL: $32,944 | 11.3% Cape Coral, FL: 9.5% |
| 3 bedrooms 222 listings | $55,669 Cape Coral, FL: $32,102 | 10.1% Cape Coral, FL: 9.4% |
| 4+ bedrooms 160 listings | $83,171 Cape Coral, FL: $49,467 | 6.7% Cape Coral, FL: 8.6% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Myers Beach — Estero Island This area 790 listings | $49,517 | 50% | $509 | 10.1% |
| Cape Coral, FL market 5,569 listings | $36,441 | 48% | $401 | 9.5% |
| Lovers Key & Big Hickory 38 listings | $27,186 | 48% | $265 | 12.5% |
| West Bonita Springs Mainland 225 listings | $36,219 | 48% | $387 | 6.5% |
| San Carlos Island & Beach Approaches 54 listings | $35,907 | 51% | $356 | 6.7% |
| Iona & Southwest Fort Myers 171 listings | $26,180 | 48% | $286 | 11.1% |
BNBCalc splits the Cape Coral, FL market into 29 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 (790 in Fort Myers Beach — Estero Island). 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 Cape Coral, 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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