What Airbnb listings in Carpenter Dam and Lake Catherine West earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Hot Springs, AR.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in Carpenter Dam and Lake Catherine West earned $39,435 on average, were booked for 47% of the nights they were open, and averaged $394 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 16.2%.
Yearly revenue
$39,435
Occupancy
47%
Nightly rate
$394
Gross yield
16.2%
before expenses
Median of 40 listings
Active listings
48
Carpenter Dam and Lake Catherine West combines higher average booking revenue than the wider market with a higher median potential gross yield. Listings averaged $39,435 in trailing-year booking revenue, versus $33,214 citywide. Median potential gross yield is 16.2%, compared with 13.7% for the city. That measure relates annual room-revenue potential to matched home values; it is not a yield calculated from the trailing-year booking revenue above. It is also before expenses, financing and taxes, not a net return.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Carpenter Dam and Lake Catherine West earned an average of $39,435 over the past 12 months. That is 19% more than the Hot Springs, AR average of $33,214. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Carpenter Dam and Lake Catherine West were booked for an average of 47% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 1 points higher than the Hot Springs, AR average of 46%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Carpenter Dam and Lake Catherine West was $394 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 24% higher than the Hot Springs, AR average of $319.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Carpenter Dam and Lake Catherine West is $33,995 a year and the median gross yield is 16.2%. Gross yield is 2.5 points higher than the Hot Springs, AR 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 Carpenter Dam and Lake Catherine West, at 19.0%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Hot Springs, AR figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 9 listings | $20,245 Hot Springs, AR: $25,173 | 19.0% Hot Springs, AR: 18.2% |
| 2 bedrooms 8 listings | $22,928 Hot Springs, AR: $23,231 | 16.6% Hot Springs, AR: 13.6% |
| 3 bedrooms 14 listings | $32,648 Hot Springs, AR: $31,071 | 15.7% Hot Springs, AR: 13.0% |
| 4+ bedrooms 16 listings | $63,403 Hot Springs, AR: $61,660 | 12.9% Hot Springs, AR: 11.8% |
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| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter Dam and Lake Catherine West This area 48 listings | $39,435 | 47% | $394 | 16.2% |
| Hot Springs, AR market 1,639 listings | $33,214 | 46% | $319 | 13.7% |
| Lake Hamilton South Shore 229 listings | $36,465 | 43% | $354 | 13.2% |
| Diamondhead and Lake Catherine East 59 listings | $32,666 | 47% | $309 | 14.1% |
| Lake Hamilton North Shore 157 listings | $30,294 | 44% | $304 | 12.6% |
| Oaklawn and Central Hot Springs 117 listings | $24,612 | 46% | $233 | 12.6% |
The Hot Springs, AR market includes 15 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing 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 (48 in Carpenter Dam and Lake Catherine West). 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 Hot Springs, AR 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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