What Airbnb listings in South Lexington earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Lexington, KY.
This area is part of the broader Lexington, KY rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
South Lexington is one of 26 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Lexington, KY market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $33,900 on average, were booked for 57% of the nights they were open, and averaged $291 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 12.3%.
Yearly revenue
$33,900
Occupancy
57%
Nightly rate
$291
Gross yield
12.3%
before expenses
Median of 64 listings
Active listings
84
Regularly available Airbnb listings in South Lexington earned an average of $33,900 over the past 12 months. That is 13% more than the Lexington, KY average of $29,904. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in South Lexington were booked for an average of 57% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 8 points higher than the Lexington, KY average of 49%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in South Lexington was $291 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 1% higher than the Lexington, KY average of $287.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in South Lexington is $41,052 a year and the median gross yield is 12.3%. Gross yield is 1.4 points lower than the Lexington, KY 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 Lexington, KY figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 14 listings | $21,541 Lexington, KY: $17,881 | Not enough data Lexington, KY: 13.7% |
| 2 bedrooms 16 listings | $24,848 Lexington, KY: $22,986 | 12.1% Lexington, KY: 13.5% |
| 3 bedrooms 25 listings | $30,277 Lexington, KY: $30,363 | 12.2% Lexington, KY: 14.0% |
| 4+ bedrooms 29 listings | $47,984 Lexington, KY: $55,541 | 13.8% Lexington, KY: 14.0% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Lexington This area 84 listings | $33,900 | 57% | $291 | 12.3% |
| Lexington, KY market 1,315 listings | $29,904 | 49% | $287 | 13.7% |
| West & Southwest Lexington 50 listings | $26,419 | 59% | $231 | 14.3% |
| Downtown & Central Lexington 174 listings | $26,794 | 48% | $251 | 11.3% |
| Southeast Lexington 109 listings | $38,271 | 53% | $328 | 11.0% |
| East Lexington 24 listings | $30,552 | 47% | $303 | 11.6% |
BNBCalc splits the Lexington, KY market into 26 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 (84 in South Lexington). 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 Lexington, KY 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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