What Airbnb listings in Central City earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of New Orleans, LA.
This area is part of the broader New Orleans, LA rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Central City is one of 25 areas BNBCalc tracks in the New Orleans, LA market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $54,563 on average, were booked for 50% of the nights they were open, and averaged $544 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 11.2%.
Yearly revenue
$54,563
Occupancy
50%
Nightly rate
$544
Gross yield
11.2%
before expenses
Median of 249 listings
Active listings
353
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Central City earned an average of $54,563 over the past 12 months. That is 33% more than the New Orleans, LA average of $40,921. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Central City were booked for an average of 50% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 2 points higher than the New Orleans, LA average of 48%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Central City was $544 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 38% higher than the New Orleans, LA average of $394.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Central City is $49,978 a year and the median gross yield is 11.2%. Gross yield is 2.2 points lower than the New Orleans, LA 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 Central City, at 12.0%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the New Orleans, LA figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 31 listings | $20,176 New Orleans, LA: $21,665 | 10.6% New Orleans, LA: 11.2% |
| 2 bedrooms 78 listings | $32,145 New Orleans, LA: $31,372 | 10.3% New Orleans, LA: 13.3% |
| 3 bedrooms 80 listings | $41,845 New Orleans, LA: $38,909 | 11.6% New Orleans, LA: 13.5% |
| 4+ bedrooms 162 listings | $78,692 New Orleans, LA: $72,685 | 12.0% New Orleans, LA: 17.8% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central City This area 353 listings | $54,563 | 50% | $544 | 11.2% |
| New Orleans, LA market 3,395 listings | $40,921 | 48% | $394 | 13.4% |
| Garden & Lower Garden Districts 220 listings | $42,454 | 45% | $446 | 10.9% |
| CBD & Warehouse District 831 listings | $44,103 | 47% | $408 | 11.9% |
| Uptown & Carrollton 250 listings | $34,260 | 50% | $333 | 10.3% |
| Tremé & Tulane-Gravier 155 listings | $57,677 | 45% | $532 | 15.3% |
BNBCalc splits the New Orleans, LA market into 25 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 (353 in Central City). 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 New Orleans, LA 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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