What Airbnb listings in Gulf Shores Central Beach earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Mobile, AL.
This area is part of the broader Mobile, AL rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Gulf Shores Central Beach is one of 35 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Mobile, AL market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $41,507 on average, were booked for 50% of the nights they were open, and averaged $404 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 13.3%.
Yearly revenue
$41,507
Occupancy
50%
Nightly rate
$404
Gross yield
13.3%
before expenses
Median of 1,621 listings
Active listings
1,646
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Gulf Shores Central Beach earned an average of $41,507 over the past 12 months. That is 11% less than the Mobile, AL average of $46,759. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Gulf Shores Central Beach were booked for an average of 50% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is about the same as the Mobile, AL average of 50%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Gulf Shores Central Beach was $404 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 14% lower than the Mobile, AL average of $468.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Gulf Shores Central Beach is $54,413 a year and the median gross yield is 13.3%. Gross yield is 2.3 points higher than the Mobile, AL 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 Gulf Shores Central Beach, at 14.4%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Mobile, AL figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 11 listings | $39,764 Mobile, AL: $48,292 | – |
| 1 bedroom 396 listings | $34,268 Mobile, AL: $32,146 | 14.4% Mobile, AL: 11.9% |
| 2 bedrooms 593 listings | $36,449 Mobile, AL: $36,513 | 12.9% Mobile, AL: 10.8% |
| 3 bedrooms 541 listings | $45,945 Mobile, AL: $49,305 | 13.2% Mobile, AL: 10.7% |
| 4+ bedrooms 105 listings | $74,688 Mobile, AL: $75,093 | 13.4% Mobile, AL: 11.1% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Shores Central Beach This area 1,646 listings | $41,507 | 50% | $404 | 13.3% |
| Mobile, AL market 16,362 listings | $46,759 | 50% | $468 | 11.0% |
| North Gulf Shores 49 listings | $23,391 | 45% | $271 | 6.8% |
| Orange Beach Gulf Front 5,862 listings | $50,485 | 51% | $485 | 10.0% |
| Gulf Shores Lagoon & Canal 80 listings | $30,738 | 53% | $307 | 7.6% |
| Orange Beach Canal Road & Bear Point 266 listings | $34,589 | 44% | $386 | 7.0% |
BNBCalc splits the Mobile, AL market into 35 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 (1,646 in Gulf Shores Central Beach). 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 September 30, 2026. They update when BNBCalc refreshes its market data each month.
The market page summarizes all of Mobile, AL 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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