What Airbnb listings in Central Kalamazoo earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Grand Rapids, MI.
This area is part of the broader Grand Rapids, MI rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Central Kalamazoo is one of 22 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Grand Rapids, MI market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $26,300 on average, were booked for 51% of the nights they were open, and averaged $238 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 21.5%.
Yearly revenue
$26,300
Occupancy
51%
Nightly rate
$238
Gross yield
21.5%
before expenses
Median of 42 listings
Active listings
47
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Central Kalamazoo earned an average of $26,300 over the past 12 months. That is 15% less than the Grand Rapids, MI average of $30,964. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Central Kalamazoo were booked for an average of 51% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 2 points lower than the Grand Rapids, MI average of 53%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Central Kalamazoo was $238 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 23% lower than the Grand Rapids, MI average of $310.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Central Kalamazoo is $32,553 a year and the median gross yield is 21.5%. Gross yield is 7.3 points higher than the Grand Rapids, MI 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 Kalamazoo, at 39.9%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Grand Rapids, MI figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 20 listings | $17,884 Grand Rapids, MI: $21,576 | 16.7% Grand Rapids, MI: 13.6% |
| 2 bedrooms 12 listings | $21,515 Grand Rapids, MI: $23,129 | 29.0% Grand Rapids, MI: 14.1% |
| 3 bedrooms 5 listings | $28,131 Grand Rapids, MI: $31,326 | 30.8% Grand Rapids, MI: 13.7% |
| 4+ bedrooms 10 listings | $47,961 Grand Rapids, MI: $49,202 | 39.9% Grand Rapids, MI: 17.9% |
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 Kalamazoo This area 47 listings | $26,300 | 51% | $238 | 21.5% |
| Grand Rapids, MI market 911 listings | $30,964 | 53% | $310 | 14.2% |
| Outer Kalamazoo and Township 41 listings | $25,084 | 56% | $212 | 19.3% |
| Portage, Vicksburg and Schoolcraft 28 listings | $36,760 | 48% | $356 | 16.7% |
| Delton and Gull Lake Country 53 listings | $29,732 | 55% | $302 | 16.8% |
| Gun Lake and Wayland 43 listings | $28,689 | 49% | $349 | 13.8% |
BNBCalc splits the Grand Rapids, MI market into 22 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 (47 in Central Kalamazoo). 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 Grand Rapids, MI 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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