What Airbnb listings in Southwest Houston earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Houston, TX.
This area is part of the broader Houston, TX rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Southwest Houston is one of 44 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Houston, TX market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $32,596 on average, were booked for 50% of the nights they were open, and averaged $306 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 16.8%.
Yearly revenue
$32,596
Occupancy
50%
Nightly rate
$306
Gross yield
16.8%
before expenses
Median of 115 listings
Active listings
137
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Southwest Houston earned an average of $32,596 over the past 12 months. That is 7% less than the Houston, TX average of $34,976. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Southwest Houston were booked for an average of 50% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 2 points higher than the Houston, TX average of 48%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Southwest Houston was $306 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 9% lower than the Houston, TX average of $336.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Southwest Houston is $36,176 a year and the median gross yield is 16.8%. Gross yield is 4.3 points higher than the Houston, TX 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 Southwest Houston, at 36.4%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Houston, TX figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 23 listings | $16,444 Houston, TX: $18,407 | 36.4% Houston, TX: 14.7% |
| 2 bedrooms 22 listings | $18,160 Houston, TX: $25,323 | 34.3% Houston, TX: 12.4% |
| 3 bedrooms 45 listings | $30,845 Houston, TX: $33,614 | 11.8% Houston, TX: 12.0% |
| 4+ bedrooms 47 listings | $48,934 Houston, TX: $59,048 | 15.5% Houston, TX: 12.0% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Houston This area 137 listings | $32,596 | 50% | $306 | 16.8% |
| Houston, TX market 10,588 listings | $34,976 | 48% | $336 | 12.5% |
| Astrodome, Rice Village, Braeswood & Museum District 485 listings | $28,853 | 53% | $271 | 17.0% |
| Third Ward 534 listings | $35,323 | 47% | $341 | 11.4% |
| Sugar Land, Missouri City & Mission Bend 126 listings | $27,134 | 50% | $273 | 12.5% |
| River Oaks & Upper Kirby 62 listings | $33,490 | 53% | $327 | 9.1% |
BNBCalc splits the Houston, TX market into 44 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 (137 in Southwest Houston). 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 Houston, TX 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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