What Airbnb listings in La Quinta earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Palm Springs, CA.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in La Quinta earned $59,426 on average, were booked for 46% of the nights they were open, and averaged $630 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 9.7%.
Yearly revenue
$59,426
Occupancy
46%
Nightly rate
$630
Gross yield
9.7%
before expenses
Median of 857 listings
Active listings
956
La Quinta's average trailing-year revenue of $59,426 was close to the Palm Springs, CA average of $59,572. The larger-home segment shows why the area average is only a starting point.
Four-bedroom-and-larger listings averaged $123,019 in trailing-year revenue, while the matched home-value sample for that group had a median potential gross yield of 7.0%, compared with 10.4% for the same size group market-wide. That yield is before expenses, financing and taxes. The larger revenue figure needs purchase-price context rather than being treated as a return on its own.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in La Quinta earned an average of $59,426 over the past 12 months. That is about the same as the Palm Springs, CA average of $59,572. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in La Quinta were booked for an average of 46% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 3 points lower than the Palm Springs, CA average of 49%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in La Quinta was $630 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 5% higher than the Palm Springs, CA average of $601.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in La Quinta is $56,563 a year and the median gross yield is 9.7%. Gross yield is 1.5 points lower than the Palm Springs, 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 profitabilityOne-bedroom homes have the highest gross yield in La Quinta, at 12.2%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Palm Springs, CA figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 41 listings | $36,220 Palm Springs, CA: $47,799 | – |
| 1 bedroom 149 listings | $28,051 Palm Springs, CA: $30,486 | 12.2% Palm Springs, CA: 14.4% |
| 2 bedrooms 168 listings | $37,079 Palm Springs, CA: $39,296 | 9.2% Palm Springs, CA: 11.8% |
| 3 bedrooms 418 listings | $54,484 Palm Springs, CA: $52,807 | 9.7% Palm Springs, CA: 10.2% |
| 4+ bedrooms 180 listings | $123,019 Palm Springs, CA: $99,548 | 7.0% Palm Springs, CA: 10.4% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Quinta This area 956 listings | $59,426 | 46% | $630 | 9.7% |
| Palm Springs, CA market 7,276 listings | $59,572 | 49% | $601 | 11.2% |
| Indian Wells 46 listings | $45,951 | 45% | $535 | 5.7% |
| Indio 721 listings | $76,481 | 45% | $800 | 12.0% |
| Bermuda Dunes 93 listings | $105,495 | 47% | $1,050 | 12.9% |
| Coachella 174 listings | $97,073 | 46% | $925 | 15.7% |
The Palm Springs, CA market includes 21 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 (956 in La Quinta). 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 Palm Springs, 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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