What Airbnb listings in Castro Valley earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Oakland, CA.
This area is part of the broader Oakland, CA rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Castro Valley is one of 26 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Oakland, CA market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $32,391 on average, were booked for 57% of the nights they were open, and averaged $274 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 5.9%.
Yearly revenue
$32,391
Occupancy
57%
Nightly rate
$274
Gross yield
5.9%
before expenses
Median of 60 listings
Active listings
74
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Castro Valley earned an average of $32,391 over the past 12 months. That is 3% more than the Oakland, CA average of $31,538. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Castro Valley were booked for an average of 57% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 4 points lower than the Oakland, CA average of 61%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Castro Valley was $274 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 3% higher than the Oakland, CA average of $267.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Castro Valley is $41,296 a year and the median gross yield is 5.9%. Gross yield is 0.5 points lower than the Oakland, CA 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 Castro Valley, at 7.5%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Oakland, CA figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 7 listings | $16,093 Oakland, CA: $21,212 | – |
| 1 bedroom 24 listings | $19,429 Oakland, CA: $22,372 | 6.7% Oakland, CA: 7.4% |
| 2 bedrooms 17 listings | $27,662 Oakland, CA: $29,980 | 5.3% Oakland, CA: 5.7% |
| 3 bedrooms 16 listings | $39,661 Oakland, CA: $39,297 | 5.6% Oakland, CA: 5.7% |
| 4+ bedrooms 10 listings | $71,318 Oakland, CA: $59,813 | 7.5% Oakland, CA: 6.6% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castro Valley This area 74 listings | $32,391 | 57% | $274 | 5.9% |
| Oakland, CA market 2,193 listings | $31,538 | 61% | $267 | 6.4% |
| San Leandro 56 listings | $24,054 | 62% | $195 | 5.3% |
| East Oakland 71 listings | $21,651 | 62% | $186 | 6.4% |
| Hayward & Union City 91 listings | $37,962 | 57% | $320 | 5.7% |
| Lamorinda 46 listings | $38,361 | 59% | $349 | 3.8% |
BNBCalc splits the Oakland, CA 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 (74 in Castro Valley). 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 Oakland, CA 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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