What Airbnb listings in Athens and Southern Athens County earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Columbus, OH.
This area is part of the broader Columbus, OH rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Athens and Southern Athens County is one of 26 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Columbus, OH market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $28,655 on average, were booked for 50% of the nights they were open, and averaged $277 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 13.9%.
Yearly revenue
$28,655
Occupancy
50%
Nightly rate
$277
Gross yield
13.9%
before expenses
Median of 56 listings
Active listings
88
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Athens and Southern Athens County earned an average of $28,655 over the past 12 months. That is 20% less than the Columbus, OH average of $35,763. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Athens and Southern Athens County were booked for an average of 50% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 1 points lower than the Columbus, OH average of 51%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Athens and Southern Athens County was $277 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 17% lower than the Columbus, OH average of $332.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Athens and Southern Athens County is $31,331 a year and the median gross yield is 13.9%. Gross yield is 0.3 points higher than the Columbus, OH 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 Athens and Southern Athens County, at 16.8%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Columbus, OH figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 18 listings | $19,665 Columbus, OH: $25,697 | 13.5% Columbus, OH: 13.6% |
| 2 bedrooms 27 listings | $26,032 Columbus, OH: $27,841 | 16.8% Columbus, OH: 13.1% |
| 3 bedrooms 22 listings | $28,058 Columbus, OH: $34,921 | 13.0% Columbus, OH: 13.6% |
| 4+ bedrooms 18 listings | $43,905 Columbus, OH: $57,747 | 13.4% Columbus, OH: 14.8% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens and Southern Athens County This area 88 listings | $28,655 | 50% | $277 | 13.9% |
| Columbus, OH market 3,258 listings | $35,763 | 51% | $332 | 13.6% |
| Nelsonville and Burr Oak Country 68 listings | $27,641 | 48% | $254 | 24.1% |
| Southern Hocking Hills 311 listings | $51,405 | 50% | $459 | 20.4% |
| Logan and North Hocking Hills 644 listings | $43,769 | 48% | $423 | 16.4% |
| Marietta and Ohio River Country 28 listings | $19,290 | 57% | $182 | 15.1% |
BNBCalc splits the Columbus, OH market into 26 areas drawn from local neighborhood and city boundaries, and counts each listing in the area that contains 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 (88 in Athens and Southern Athens County). 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, OH 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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