What Airbnb listings in South Berkeley & Elmwood 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.
South Berkeley & Elmwood is one of 26 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Oakland, CA market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $29,057 on average, were booked for 64% of the nights they were open, and averaged $259 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 4.5%.
Yearly revenue
$29,057
Occupancy
64%
Nightly rate
$259
Gross yield
4.5%
before expenses
Median of 100 listings
Active listings
120
Regularly available Airbnb listings in South Berkeley & Elmwood earned an average of $29,057 over the past 12 months. That is 8% less than the Oakland, CA average of $31,538. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in South Berkeley & Elmwood were booked for an average of 64% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 3 points higher than the Oakland, CA average of 61%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in South Berkeley & Elmwood was $259 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 3% lower than the Oakland, CA average of $267.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in South Berkeley & Elmwood is $39,758 a year and the median gross yield is 4.5%. Gross yield is 1.9 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 profitabilityThe 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 14 listings | $18,704 Oakland, CA: $21,212 | – |
| 1 bedroom 51 listings | $22,650 Oakland, CA: $22,372 | 5.2% Oakland, CA: 7.4% |
| 2 bedrooms 34 listings | $31,559 Oakland, CA: $29,980 | 4.1% Oakland, CA: 5.7% |
| 3 bedrooms 18 listings | $38,723 Oakland, CA: $39,297 | 4.0% Oakland, CA: 5.7% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Berkeley & Elmwood This area 120 listings | $29,057 | 64% | $259 | 4.5% |
| Oakland, CA market 2,193 listings | $31,538 | 61% | $267 | 6.4% |
| North Oakland & Emeryville 191 listings | $30,620 | 63% | $243 | 7.1% |
| North & West Berkeley 155 listings | $32,425 | 68% | $257 | 5.4% |
| West Oakland 80 listings | $32,925 | 62% | $259 | 7.2% |
| Downtown & Lake Merritt 150 listings | $31,427 | 67% | $249 | 7.4% |
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. This area combines South Berkeley and Elmwood, 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 (120 in South Berkeley & Elmwood). 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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