What Airbnb listings in Northeast Los Angeles & El Sereno earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Pasadena, CA.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in Northeast Los Angeles & El Sereno earned $40,222 on average, were booked for 62% of the nights they were open, and averaged $332 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 6.4%.
Yearly revenue
$40,222
Occupancy
62%
Nightly rate
$332
Gross yield
6.4%
before expenses
Median of 65 listings
Active listings
79
Northeast Los Angeles & El Sereno averaged $40,222 in trailing-year booking revenue, above the wider market’s $33,217. Listings were booked for an average of 62% of available nights, compared with 58% market-wide.
Median potential gross yield was 6.4%, also above the wider market. It measures annual room-revenue potential against matched home values, before expenses, financing and taxes. The stronger revenue and occupancy figures are useful operating benchmarks, but they do not make that potential yield a realized return.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Northeast Los Angeles & El Sereno earned an average of $40,222 over the past 12 months. That is 21% more than the Pasadena, CA average of $33,217. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Northeast Los Angeles & El Sereno were booked for an average of 62% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 4 points higher than the Pasadena, CA average of 58%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Northeast Los Angeles & El Sereno was $332 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 20% higher than the Pasadena, CA average of $276.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Northeast Los Angeles & El Sereno is $60,497 a year and the median gross yield is 6.4%. Gross yield is 1.1 points higher than the Pasadena, 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 profitabilityTwo-bedroom homes have the highest gross yield in Northeast Los Angeles & El Sereno, at 8.0%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Pasadena, CA figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 12 listings | $24,935 Pasadena, CA: $21,532 | – |
| 1 bedroom 23 listings | $28,347 Pasadena, CA: $23,091 | 5.7% Pasadena, CA: 5.5% |
| 2 bedrooms 22 listings | $41,213 Pasadena, CA: $31,781 | 8.0% Pasadena, CA: 5.1% |
| 3 bedrooms 11 listings | $55,448 Pasadena, CA: $40,455 | 7.3% Pasadena, CA: 5.3% |
| 4+ bedrooms 11 listings | $64,525 Pasadena, CA: $58,887 | 6.8% Pasadena, CA: 5.9% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Los Angeles & El Sereno This area 79 listings | $40,222 | 62% | $332 | 6.4% |
| Pasadena, CA market 1,430 listings | $33,217 | 58% | $276 | 5.3% |
| South Pasadena 51 listings | $35,445 | 62% | $283 | 4.6% |
| Pasadena 314 listings | $34,494 | 58% | $299 | 5.4% |
| Alhambra 285 listings | $32,944 | 58% | $258 | 5.4% |
| Altadena 28 listings | $34,910 | 64% | $318 | 6.2% |
The Pasadena, CA market includes 14 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing it. Figures cover Northeast Los Angeles and El Sereno together.
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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 (79 in Northeast Los Angeles & El Sereno). 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 Pasadena, 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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