What Airbnb listings in Crystal Beach & Kelly Plantation earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Destin, FL.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in Crystal Beach & Kelly Plantation earned $63,880 on average, were booked for 47% of the nights they were open, and averaged $665 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 9.0%.
Yearly revenue
$63,880
Occupancy
47%
Nightly rate
$665
Gross yield
9.0%
before expenses
Median of 1,425 listings
Active listings
1,792
Crystal Beach & Kelly Plantation has higher booking revenue but lower potential gross yield than the wider Destin, FL market. Average trailing-year booking revenue is $63,880, compared with $52,592 across the market.
In the separate matched home-value group, median potential gross yield is 9.0%, below the market's 10.8%, before expenses, financing and taxes. Higher booking revenue alone does not justify a higher asking price. Check comparable rentals with the same bedroom count before deciding how much that revenue is worth for the property you're considering.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Crystal Beach & Kelly Plantation earned an average of $63,880 over the past 12 months. That is 21% more than the Destin, FL average of $52,592. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Crystal Beach & Kelly Plantation were booked for an average of 47% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 3 points lower than the Destin, FL average of 50%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Crystal Beach & Kelly Plantation was $665 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 22% higher than the Destin, FL average of $546.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Crystal Beach & Kelly Plantation is $63,698 a year and the median gross yield is 9.0%. Gross yield is 1.8 points lower than the Destin, FL 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 Crystal Beach & Kelly Plantation, at 10.7%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Destin, FL figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 19 listings | $58,063 Destin, FL: $50,367 | – |
| 1 bedroom 195 listings | $33,965 Destin, FL: $36,686 | 10.7% Destin, FL: 13.3% |
| 2 bedrooms 484 listings | $36,169 Destin, FL: $42,477 | 9.0% Destin, FL: 11.1% |
| 3 bedrooms 323 listings | $54,973 Destin, FL: $54,768 | 10.3% Destin, FL: 9.9% |
| 4+ bedrooms 771 listings | $92,716 Destin, FL: $89,405 | 7.2% Destin, FL: 7.3% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Beach & Kelly Plantation This area 1,792 listings | $63,880 | 47% | $665 | 9.0% |
| Destin, FL market 13,521 listings | $52,592 | 50% | $546 | 10.8% |
| Central Destin & Indian Bayou 1,168 listings | $51,892 | 55% | $492 | 11.0% |
| Miramar Beach & Seascape 4,088 listings | $51,441 | 49% | $545 | 9.6% |
| Holiday Isle & Gulf-front Destin 3,582 listings | $53,283 | 52% | $529 | 13.3% |
| Sandestin & Baytowne 2,665 listings | $46,324 | 46% | $521 | 10.6% |
The Destin, FL market includes 5 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing it. Figures cover Crystal Beach and Kelly Plantation together.
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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 (1,792 in Crystal Beach & Kelly Plantation). 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 Destin, FL 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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