What Airbnb listings in Clayton & Central Rabun earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Helen, GA.
This area is part of the broader Helen, GA rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Clayton & Central Rabun is one of 10 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Helen, GA market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $28,698 on average, were booked for 49% of the nights they were open, and averaged $267 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 8.1%.
Yearly revenue
$28,698
Occupancy
49%
Nightly rate
$267
Gross yield
8.1%
before expenses
Median of 116 listings
Active listings
122
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Clayton & Central Rabun earned an average of $28,698 over the past 12 months. That is 12% less than the Helen, GA average of $32,593. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Clayton & Central Rabun were booked for an average of 49% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 1 points higher than the Helen, GA average of 48%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Clayton & Central Rabun was $267 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 14% lower than the Helen, GA average of $310.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Clayton & Central Rabun is $28,694 a year and the median gross yield is 8.1%. Gross yield is 2.3 points lower than the Helen, GA 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 Clayton & Central Rabun, at 8.8%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Helen, GA figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 15 listings | $19,953 Helen, GA: $24,503 | 8.2% Helen, GA: 13.9% |
| 2 bedrooms 27 listings | $21,622 Helen, GA: $26,562 | 8.8% Helen, GA: 10.1% |
| 3 bedrooms 55 listings | $30,372 Helen, GA: $33,867 | 8.7% Helen, GA: 10.3% |
| 4+ bedrooms 24 listings | $38,605 Helen, GA: $47,177 | 6.2% Helen, GA: 8.4% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton & Central Rabun This area 122 listings | $28,698 | 49% | $267 | 8.1% |
| Helen, GA market 1,222 listings | $32,593 | 48% | $310 | 10.4% |
| Rabun Gap, Dillard & Sky Valley 86 listings | $28,395 | 46% | $301 | 8.2% |
| Lakemont, Tiger & Rabun Lakes 55 listings | $34,299 | 49% | $349 | 9.1% |
| Clarkesville & Habersham 95 listings | $27,510 | 50% | $258 | 10.1% |
| Sautee Nacoochee & Yonah 264 listings | $31,992 | 50% | $281 | 11.2% |
BNBCalc splits the Helen, GA market into 10 areas drawn from local neighborhood and city boundaries, and counts each listing in the area that contains it. This area combines Clayton and Central Rabun, so BNBCalc reports one set of figures for all of 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 (122 in Clayton & Central Rabun). 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 Helen, GA 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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