What Airbnb listings in Lower Township & the Villas earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Cape May, NJ.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in Lower Township & the Villas earned $48,772 on average, were booked for 52% of the nights they were open, and averaged $507 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 10.3%.
Yearly revenue
$48,772
Occupancy
52%
Nightly rate
$507
Gross yield
10.3%
before expenses
Median of 349 listings
Active listings
397
Three-bedroom rentals in Lower Township & the Villas have a higher median potential gross yield than rentals with four or more bedrooms among the qualifying groups. Three-bedroom rentals average $48,395 in trailing-year booking revenue, with a median potential gross yield of 11.4%. The larger group averages $73,436 in revenue and has a median potential gross yield of 9.1%.
The figures give a yield-focused investor a reason to investigate three-bedroom options rather than choose by booking totals alone. Potential gross yield is before expenses, financing and taxes, so the higher yield is not a promise of better net returns.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Lower Township & the Villas earned an average of $48,772 over the past 12 months. That is 23% more than the Cape May, NJ average of $39,668. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Lower Township & the Villas were booked for an average of 52% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is about the same as the Cape May, NJ average of 52%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Lower Township & the Villas was $507 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is about the same as the Cape May, NJ average of $505.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Lower Township & the Villas is $58,032 a year and the median gross yield is 10.3%. Gross yield is 0.6 points higher than the Cape May, NJ 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 profitabilityThree-bedroom homes have the highest gross yield in Lower Township & the Villas, at 11.4%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Cape May, NJ figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 50 listings | $31,863 Cape May, NJ: $26,081 | 6.4% Cape May, NJ: 10.8% |
| 2 bedrooms 110 listings | $35,738 Cape May, NJ: $31,046 | 10.4% Cape May, NJ: 10.0% |
| 3 bedrooms 143 listings | $48,395 Cape May, NJ: $40,321 | 11.4% Cape May, NJ: 9.7% |
| 4+ bedrooms 93 listings | $73,436 Cape May, NJ: $61,935 | 9.1% Cape May, NJ: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Township & the Villas This area 397 listings | $48,772 | 52% | $507 | 10.3% |
| Cape May, NJ market 1,600 listings | $39,668 | 52% | $505 | 9.7% |
| Cape May 284 listings | $38,822 | 49% | $559 | 7.7% |
| The Wildwoods 682 listings | $32,909 | 53% | $431 | 10.5% |
| Middle Township 75 listings | $42,361 | 47% | $507 | 12.0% |
| Avalon & Stone Harbor 69 listings | $51,920 | 49% | $927 | 3.3% |
The Cape May, NJ market includes 7 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing it. Figures cover Lower Township and the Villas 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 (397 in Lower Township & the Villas). 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 Cape May, NJ 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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