What Airbnb listings in Chelsea and Hudson Yards earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of New York City, NY.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in Chelsea and Hudson Yards earned $62,167 on average, were booked for 61% of the nights they were open, and averaged $579 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 5.5%.
Yearly revenue
$62,167
Occupancy
61%
Nightly rate
$579
Gross yield
5.5%
before expenses
Median of 28 listings
Active listings
36
Chelsea and Hudson Yards booked a similar share of available nights to the wider New York City, NY market, at 61% versus 62%. Average trailing-year booking revenue showed a wider gap: $62,167 locally compared with $91,036 marketwide. The area's average nightly rate was also lower. Similar occupancy is not enough reason to apply citywide revenue expectations to a property in this area; examine comparable listings' rates and booking revenue together.
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Regularly available Airbnb listings in Chelsea and Hudson Yards earned an average of $62,167 over the past 12 months. That is 32% less than the New York City, NY average of $91,036. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Chelsea and Hudson Yards were booked for an average of 61% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 1 points lower than the New York City, NY average of 62%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Chelsea and Hudson Yards was $579 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 29% lower than the New York City, NY average of $820.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Chelsea and Hudson Yards is $68,644 a year and the median gross yield is 5.5%. Gross yield is 3.4 points lower than the New York City, NY 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.
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| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea and Hudson Yards This area 36 listings | $62,167 | 61% | $579 | 5.5% |
| New York City, NY market 860 listings | $91,036 | 62% | $820 | 8.9% |
| Midtown South and Flatiron 107 listings | $55,706 | 70% | $391 | 5.0% |
| Hell's Kitchen 47 listings | $91,984 | 61% | $791 | 9.6% |
| Midtown and Times Square 135 listings | $107,079 | 56% | $1,167 | 9.3% |
| Gramercy and Kips Bay 63 listings | $89,203 | 65% | $781 | 7.1% |
The New York City, NY market includes 27 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing 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 (36 in Chelsea and Hudson Yards). 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 3, 2026 and refresh monthly.
The market page summarizes all of New York City, NY 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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