What Airbnb listings in Davidson & Inland Surroundings earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Lake Norman, NC.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in Davidson & Inland Surroundings earned $25,148 on average, were booked for 52% of the nights they were open, and averaged $250 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 8.5%.
Yearly revenue
$25,148
Occupancy
52%
Nightly rate
$250
Gross yield
8.5%
before expenses
Median of 33 listings
Active listings
46
Davidson & Inland Surroundings has substantially lower booking revenue than the wider market: $25,148 on average over the trailing year, compared with $52,962. Its average nightly rate is also lower, at $250 versus $530.
Those figures describe different mixes of listings, not a forecast for an individual home. An investor considering a property in this area should compare it with listings of similar size and features rather than relying on the wider market average.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Davidson & Inland Surroundings earned an average of $25,148 over the past 12 months. That is 53% less than the Lake Norman, NC average of $52,962. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Davidson & Inland Surroundings were booked for an average of 52% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 1 points higher than the Lake Norman, NC average of 51%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Davidson & Inland Surroundings was $250 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 53% lower than the Lake Norman, NC average of $530.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Davidson & Inland Surroundings is $38,149 a year and the median gross yield is 8.5%. Gross yield is 3.1 points lower than the Lake Norman, NC 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 profitabilityThe table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Lake Norman, NC figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 10 listings | $17,975 Lake Norman, NC: $20,934 | Not enough data Lake Norman, NC: 12.8% |
| 2 bedrooms 18 listings | $29,187 Lake Norman, NC: $23,866 | 10.8% Lake Norman, NC: 11.0% |
| 3 bedrooms 13 listings | $26,946 Lake Norman, NC: $36,867 | 5.8% Lake Norman, NC: 10.1% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson & Inland Surroundings This area 46 listings | $25,148 | 52% | $250 | 8.5% |
| Lake Norman, NC market 964 listings | $52,962 | 51% | $530 | 11.6% |
| Mooresville Town & Inland Surroundings 43 listings | $26,697 | 49% | $264 | 11.2% |
| Cornelius 74 listings | $36,761 | 53% | $367 | 9.1% |
| Kannapolis 53 listings | $27,492 | 55% | $251 | 11.9% |
| Brawley Peninsula 125 listings | $74,927 | 50% | $795 | 13.1% |
The Lake Norman, NC market includes 18 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing it. Figures cover Davidson and Inland Surroundings together.
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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 (46 in Davidson & Inland Surroundings). 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 2, 2026 and refresh monthly.
The market page summarizes all of Lake Norman, NC 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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