What Airbnb listings in North Knoxville earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Knoxville, TN.
This area is part of the broader Knoxville, TN rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
North Knoxville is one of 37 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Knoxville, TN market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $28,000 on average, were booked for 52% of the nights they were open, and averaged $262 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 13.0%.
Yearly revenue
$28,000
Occupancy
52%
Nightly rate
$262
Gross yield
13.0%
before expenses
Median of 81 listings
Active listings
92
Regularly available Airbnb listings in North Knoxville earned an average of $28,000 over the past 12 months. That is 5% less than the Knoxville, TN average of $29,338. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in North Knoxville were booked for an average of 52% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 3 points higher than the Knoxville, TN average of 49%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in North Knoxville was $262 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 12% lower than the Knoxville, TN average of $297.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in North Knoxville is $30,708 a year and the median gross yield is 13.0%. Gross yield is 2.2 points higher than the Knoxville, TN 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 North Knoxville, at 14.7%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Knoxville, TN figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 6 listings | $20,297 Knoxville, TN: $21,168 | – |
| 1 bedroom 16 listings | $13,553 Knoxville, TN: $18,496 | 8.8% Knoxville, TN: 10.5% |
| 2 bedrooms 35 listings | $24,403 Knoxville, TN: $24,249 | 14.0% Knoxville, TN: 12.2% |
| 3 bedrooms 19 listings | $29,343 Knoxville, TN: $28,341 | 11.9% Knoxville, TN: 10.1% |
| 4+ bedrooms 16 listings | $51,609 Knoxville, TN: $48,433 | 14.7% Knoxville, TN: 9.8% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Knoxville This area 92 listings | $28,000 | 52% | $262 | 13.0% |
| Knoxville, TN market 1,452 listings | $29,338 | 49% | $297 | 10.8% |
| Downtown Knoxville & Campus Area 119 listings | $30,518 | 43% | $329 | 8.7% |
| South Knoxville Urban Area 96 listings | $27,707 | 49% | $267 | 11.4% |
| Northwest Knoxville 54 listings | $22,494 | 48% | $224 | 13.2% |
| East Knoxville Area 48 listings | $24,684 | 52% | $234 | 13.1% |
BNBCalc splits the Knoxville, TN market into 37 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 (92 in North Knoxville). 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 Knoxville, TN 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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