What Airbnb listings in Cle Elum Valley earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Cascades, WA.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in Cle Elum Valley earned $70,144 on average, were booked for 41% of the nights they were open, and averaged $751 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 7.1%.
Yearly revenue
$70,144
Occupancy
41%
Nightly rate
$751
Gross yield
7.1%
before expenses
Median of 151 listings
Active listings
212
In Cle Elum Valley, higher average booking revenue comes alongside lower occupancy than in the wider Cascades, WA market. Average trailing-year booking revenue is $70,144 versus $51,925, while the booked share of available nights is 41% versus 45%.
Average nightly rates are also higher, but these area figures do not prove the cause of the revenue gap. Avoid building a forecast that combines the area's higher rates with the wider market's higher occupancy unless comparable properties support that combination.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Cle Elum Valley earned an average of $70,144 over the past 12 months. That is 35% more than the Cascades, WA average of $51,925. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Cle Elum Valley were booked for an average of 41% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 4 points lower than the Cascades, WA average of 45%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Cle Elum Valley was $751 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 43% higher than the Cascades, WA average of $524.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Cle Elum Valley is $67,554 a year and the median gross yield is 7.1%. Gross yield is about the same as the Cascades, WA 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 Cle Elum Valley, at 9.8%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Cascades, WA figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 6 listings | $21,344 Cascades, WA: $31,539 | – |
| 1 bedroom 31 listings | $31,299 Cascades, WA: $33,190 | 9.8% Cascades, WA: 8.2% |
| 2 bedrooms 24 listings | $36,952 Cascades, WA: $37,218 | 8.6% Cascades, WA: 7.2% |
| 3 bedrooms 24 listings | $53,900 Cascades, WA: $48,336 | 7.4% Cascades, WA: 6.9% |
| 4+ bedrooms 127 listings | $91,273 Cascades, WA: $85,522 | 5.4% Cascades, WA: 6.1% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cle Elum Valley This area 212 listings | $70,144 | 41% | $751 | 7.1% |
| Cascades, WA market 1,256 listings | $51,925 | 45% | $524 | 7.1% |
| Easton and South Kittitas Country 51 listings | $69,088 | 44% | $689 | 7.1% |
| Ronald and Lake Cle Elum Country 158 listings | $55,391 | 43% | $585 | 6.8% |
| Leavenworth and Nearby Valley 235 listings | $43,709 | 44% | $447 | 6.7% |
| North Bend and Snoqualmie Valley 103 listings | $43,706 | 55% | $378 | 6.2% |
The Cascades, WA market includes 10 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing 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 (212 in Cle Elum Valley). 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 Cascades, WA 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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