What Airbnb listings in Beaufort & Northern Countryside earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Emerald Isle, NC.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in Beaufort & Northern Countryside earned $28,102 on average, were booked for 48% of the nights they were open, and averaged $302 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 8.5%.
Yearly revenue
$28,102
Occupancy
48%
Nightly rate
$302
Gross yield
8.5%
before expenses
Median of 112 listings
Active listings
148
Beaufort & Northern Countryside's revenue gap with the wider market looks different by bedroom size. Among the qualifying bedroom groups, one-bedroom rentals average $21,892 in trailing-year booking revenue, close to the market's $21,337. Rentals with four or more bedrooms average $41,131, below $50,452 for the same size group marketwide.
That makes a blanket discount to marketwide revenue a poor shortcut. For a larger-home purchase, the higher marketwide average for the same bedroom group is a more aggressive starting assumption than the local figure.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Beaufort & Northern Countryside earned an average of $28,102 over the past 12 months. That is 20% less than the Emerald Isle, NC average of $35,024. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Beaufort & Northern Countryside 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 Emerald Isle, NC average of 49%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Beaufort & Northern Countryside was $302 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 26% lower than the Emerald Isle, NC average of $407.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Beaufort & Northern Countryside is $35,504 a year and the median gross yield is 8.5%. Gross yield is 0.6 points higher than the Emerald Isle, NC 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 Emerald Isle, NC figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 29 listings | $21,892 Emerald Isle, NC: $21,337 | Not enough data Emerald Isle, NC: 13.0% |
| 2 bedrooms 25 listings | $24,191 Emerald Isle, NC: $27,523 | 9.0% Emerald Isle, NC: 8.3% |
| 3 bedrooms 66 listings | $28,136 Emerald Isle, NC: $33,661 | 7.9% Emerald Isle, NC: 7.9% |
| 4+ bedrooms 24 listings | $41,131 Emerald Isle, NC: $50,452 | 9.3% Emerald Isle, NC: 6.4% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort & Northern Countryside This area 148 listings | $28,102 | 48% | $302 | 8.5% |
| Emerald Isle, NC market 1,423 listings | $35,024 | 49% | $407 | 7.9% |
| Morehead City & Surroundings 87 listings | $28,003 | 47% | $281 | 8.6% |
| Harkers Island 31 listings | $35,668 | 51% | $350 | 11.1% |
| Atlantic Beach & Fort Macon Surroundings 343 listings | $31,501 | 49% | $360 | 7.6% |
| Down East Mainland & Cedar Island 56 listings | $28,420 | 46% | $299 | 8.5% |
The Emerald Isle, NC market includes 10 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing it. Figures cover Beaufort and Northern Countryside 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 (148 in Beaufort & Northern Countryside). 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 2, 2026 and refresh monthly.
The market page summarizes all of Emerald Isle, NC 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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