What Airbnb listings in Central Fort Wayne earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Fort Wayne, IN.
This area is part of the broader Fort Wayne, IN rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Central Fort Wayne is one of 11 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Fort Wayne, IN market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $18,684 on average, were booked for 64% of the nights they were open, and averaged $154 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 21.2%.
Yearly revenue
$18,684
Occupancy
64%
Nightly rate
$154
Gross yield
21.2%
before expenses
Median of 174 listings
Active listings
224
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Central Fort Wayne earned an average of $18,684 over the past 12 months. That is 16% less than the Fort Wayne, IN average of $22,165. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Central Fort Wayne were booked for an average of 64% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 6 points higher than the Fort Wayne, IN average of 58%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Central Fort Wayne was $154 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 26% lower than the Fort Wayne, IN average of $209.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Central Fort Wayne is $28,703 a year and the median gross yield is 21.2%. Gross yield is 5.5 points higher than the Fort Wayne, IN 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 profitabilityHomes with four or more bedrooms have the highest gross yield in Central Fort Wayne, at 22.8%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Fort Wayne, IN figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 5 listings | $11,619 Fort Wayne, IN: $12,172 | – |
| 1 bedroom 68 listings | $13,512 Fort Wayne, IN: $14,233 | 20.2% Fort Wayne, IN: 17.3% |
| 2 bedrooms 86 listings | $17,311 Fort Wayne, IN: $18,331 | 19.4% Fort Wayne, IN: 15.4% |
| 3 bedrooms 46 listings | $24,217 Fort Wayne, IN: $24,491 | 21.7% Fort Wayne, IN: 15.2% |
| 4+ bedrooms 19 listings | $31,875 Fort Wayne, IN: $36,188 | 22.8% Fort Wayne, IN: 15.8% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Fort Wayne This area 224 listings | $18,684 | 64% | $154 | 21.2% |
| Fort Wayne, IN market 487 listings | $22,165 | 58% | $209 | 15.7% |
| Southwest Fort Wayne 26 listings | $22,807 | 62% | $216 | 13.2% |
| North Fort Wayne and Huntertown 67 listings | $28,182 | 59% | $250 | 14.7% |
| North Webster and Barbee Lakes 36 listings | $27,178 | 50% | $291 | 14.6% |
| Syracuse and Lake Wawasee 35 listings | $29,228 | 49% | $358 | 10.2% |
BNBCalc splits the Fort Wayne, IN market into 11 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 (224 in Central Fort Wayne). 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 September 30, 2026. They update when BNBCalc refreshes its market data each month.
The market page summarizes all of Fort Wayne, IN 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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