What Airbnb listings in 12South & Melrose Area earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Nashville, TN.
This area is part of the broader Nashville, TN rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
12South & Melrose Area is one of 39 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Nashville, TN market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $41,591 on average, were booked for 52% of the nights they were open, and averaged $366 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 9.9%.
Yearly revenue
$41,591
Occupancy
52%
Nightly rate
$366
Gross yield
9.9%
before expenses
Median of 157 listings
Active listings
175
Regularly available Airbnb listings in 12South & Melrose Area earned an average of $41,591 over the past 12 months. That is 9% less than the Nashville, TN average of $45,641. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in 12South & Melrose Area were booked for an average of 52% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 2 points higher than the Nashville, TN average of 50%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in 12South & Melrose Area was $366 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 12% lower than the Nashville, TN average of $414.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in 12South & Melrose Area is $42,415 a year and the median gross yield is 9.9%. Gross yield is 0.2 points higher than the Nashville, 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 profitabilityOne-bedroom homes have the highest gross yield in 12South & Melrose Area, at 12.3%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Nashville, TN figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 8 listings | $26,517 Nashville, TN: $29,098 | – |
| 1 bedroom 65 listings | $25,736 Nashville, TN: $26,336 | 12.3% Nashville, TN: 10.6% |
| 2 bedrooms 27 listings | $38,007 Nashville, TN: $36,350 | 9.9% Nashville, TN: 9.7% |
| 3 bedrooms 41 listings | $44,888 Nashville, TN: $41,077 | 6.9% Nashville, TN: 9.2% |
| 4+ bedrooms 34 listings | $74,321 Nashville, TN: $72,976 | 6.4% Nashville, TN: 9.1% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12South & Melrose Area This area 175 listings | $41,591 | 52% | $366 | 9.9% |
| Nashville, TN market 6,665 listings | $45,641 | 50% | $414 | 9.7% |
| Berry Hill 140 listings | $48,071 | 50% | $386 | 5.7% |
| Woodbine & Southern Nashville 146 listings | $37,201 | 53% | $328 | 9.9% |
| Wedgewood-Houston & Chestnut Hill Area 407 listings | $60,933 | 46% | $558 | 8.7% |
| South Nashville 228 listings | $42,390 | 49% | $380 | 13.5% |
BNBCalc splits the Nashville, TN market into 39 areas drawn from local neighborhood and city boundaries, and counts each listing in the area that contains it. This area combines 12South and Melrose Area, so BNBCalc reports one set of figures for all of 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 (175 in 12South & Melrose Area). 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 Nashville, 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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