What Airbnb listings in South Shore & Southeast Chicago earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Chicago, IL.
This area is part of the broader Chicago, IL rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
South Shore & Southeast Chicago is one of 46 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Chicago, IL market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $29,779 on average, were booked for 53% of the nights they were open, and averaged $277 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 22.0%.
Yearly revenue
$29,779
Occupancy
53%
Nightly rate
$277
Gross yield
22.0%
before expenses
Median of 24 listings
Active listings
28
Regularly available Airbnb listings in South Shore & Southeast Chicago earned an average of $29,779 over the past 12 months. That is 30% less than the Chicago, IL average of $42,822. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in South Shore & Southeast Chicago were booked for an average of 53% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 2 points lower than the Chicago, IL average of 55%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in South Shore & Southeast Chicago was $277 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 25% lower than the Chicago, IL average of $370.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in South Shore & Southeast Chicago is $30,410 a year and the median gross yield is 22.0%. Gross yield is 9.5 points higher than the Chicago, IL 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 Chicago, IL figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 5 listings | $20,875 Chicago, IL: $26,092 | Not enough data Chicago, IL: 15.6% |
| 2 bedrooms 8 listings | $22,949 Chicago, IL: $37,054 | 20.7% Chicago, IL: 12.6% |
| 4+ bedrooms 11 listings | $39,642 Chicago, IL: $70,995 | 19.5% Chicago, IL: 11.2% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Shore & Southeast Chicago This area 28 listings | $29,779 | 53% | $277 | 22.0% |
| Chicago, IL market 5,213 listings | $42,822 | 55% | $370 | 12.5% |
| Hyde Park, Kenwood & Woodlawn 132 listings | $26,500 | 52% | $251 | 15.7% |
| Midway & Southwest Side 31 listings | $24,891 | 55% | $192 | 11.3% |
| Near South Side & Bronzeville 257 listings | $42,835 | 49% | $383 | 14.6% |
| South Suburbs 99 listings | $34,648 | 56% | $313 | 21.1% |
BNBCalc splits the Chicago, IL market into 46 areas drawn from local neighborhood and city boundaries, and counts each listing in the area that contains it. This area combines South Shore and Southeast Chicago, so BNBCalc reports one set of figures for all of 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 (28 in South Shore & Southeast Chicago). 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 Chicago, IL 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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