What Airbnb listings in Central & East Macon earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Columbus, GA.
This area is part of the broader Columbus, GA rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Central & East Macon is one of 27 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Columbus, GA market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $19,703 on average, were booked for 48% of the nights they were open, and averaged $183 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 43.5%.
Yearly revenue
$19,703
Occupancy
48%
Nightly rate
$183
Gross yield
43.5%
before expenses
Median of 53 listings
Active listings
83
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Central & East Macon earned an average of $19,703 over the past 12 months. That is 21% less than the Columbus, GA average of $24,897. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Central & East Macon were booked for an average of 48% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 1 points lower than the Columbus, GA average of 49%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Central & East Macon was $183 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 25% lower than the Columbus, GA average of $243.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Central & East Macon is $27,576 a year and the median gross yield is 43.5%. Gross yield is 28.1 points higher than the Columbus, GA 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 Columbus, GA figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 7 listings | $13,067 Columbus, GA: $16,548 | – |
| 1 bedroom 18 listings | $14,187 Columbus, GA: $15,671 | Not enough data Columbus, GA: 20.1% |
| 2 bedrooms 39 listings | $18,915 Columbus, GA: $19,137 | 47.8% Columbus, GA: 21.0% |
| 3 bedrooms 13 listings | $22,406 Columbus, GA: $23,728 | 28.5% Columbus, GA: 14.1% |
| 4+ bedrooms 6 listings | $43,258 Columbus, GA: $39,163 | 17.1% Columbus, GA: 12.0% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central & East Macon This area 83 listings | $19,703 | 48% | $183 | 43.5% |
| Columbus, GA market 1,765 listings | $24,897 | 49% | $243 | 15.4% |
| Milledgeville & Lake Sinclair 77 listings | $33,920 | 50% | $347 | 17.4% |
| Warner Robins & Centerville 158 listings | $20,910 | 56% | $195 | 13.3% |
| West & North Macon 71 listings | $24,314 | 52% | $242 | 21.8% |
| Eatonton, Lake Oconee & West Sinclair 109 listings | $42,633 | 44% | $461 | 9.4% |
BNBCalc splits the Columbus, GA market into 27 areas drawn from local neighborhood and city boundaries, and counts each listing in the area that contains it. This area combines Central and East Macon, 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 (83 in Central & East Macon). 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 Columbus, GA 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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