What Airbnb listings in The Loop & South Loop 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.
The Loop & South Loop is one of 46 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Chicago, IL market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $72,882 on average, were booked for 60% of the nights they were open, and averaged $543 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 19.4%.
Yearly revenue
$72,882
Occupancy
60%
Nightly rate
$543
Gross yield
19.4%
before expenses
Median of 151 listings
Active listings
174
Regularly available Airbnb listings in The Loop & South Loop earned an average of $72,882 over the past 12 months. That is 70% more than the Chicago, IL average of $42,822. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in The Loop & South Loop were booked for an average of 60% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 5 points higher than the Chicago, IL average of 55%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in The Loop & South Loop was $543 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 47% higher than the Chicago, IL average of $370.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in The Loop & South Loop is $89,155 a year and the median gross yield is 19.4%. Gross yield is 6.9 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 profitabilityTwo-bedroom homes have the highest gross yield in The Loop & South Loop, at 20.0%. The 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 8 listings | $22,367 Chicago, IL: $26,275 | – |
| 1 bedroom 28 listings | $38,722 Chicago, IL: $26,092 | 19.4% Chicago, IL: 15.6% |
| 2 bedrooms 98 listings | $70,076 Chicago, IL: $37,054 | 20.0% Chicago, IL: 12.6% |
| 3 bedrooms 26 listings | $90,774 Chicago, IL: $45,568 | 11.9% Chicago, IL: 11.4% |
| 4+ bedrooms 14 listings | $156,489 Chicago, IL: $70,995 | 15.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Loop & South Loop This area 174 listings | $72,882 | 60% | $543 | 19.4% |
| Chicago, IL market 5,213 listings | $42,822 | 55% | $370 | 12.5% |
| Near North Side 313 listings | $86,380 | 60% | $689 | 15.6% |
| Near South Side & Bronzeville 257 listings | $42,835 | 49% | $383 | 14.6% |
| West Town & Wicker Park 416 listings | $50,791 | 55% | $437 | 9.5% |
| Lincoln Park 181 listings | $52,323 | 59% | $412 | 11.3% |
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 The Loop and South Loop, 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 (174 in The Loop & South Loop). 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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