What Airbnb listings in Main Line earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Philadelphia, PA.
This area is part of the broader Philadelphia, PA rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Main Line is one of 14 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Philadelphia, PA market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $35,508 on average, were booked for 54% of the nights they were open, and averaged $338 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 10.4%.
Yearly revenue
$35,508
Occupancy
54%
Nightly rate
$338
Gross yield
10.4%
before expenses
Median of 65 listings
Active listings
74
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Main Line earned an average of $35,508 over the past 12 months. That is 10% more than the Philadelphia, PA average of $32,156. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Main Line were booked for an average of 54% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 1 points higher than the Philadelphia, PA average of 53%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Main Line was $338 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 18% higher than the Philadelphia, PA average of $286.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Main Line is $49,996 a year and the median gross yield is 10.4%. Gross yield is 0.9 points lower than the Philadelphia, PA 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 Main Line, at 14.1%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Philadelphia, PA figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 16 listings | $26,612 Philadelphia, PA: $22,727 | 14.1% Philadelphia, PA: 11.5% |
| 2 bedrooms 22 listings | $28,496 Philadelphia, PA: $29,009 | 11.9% Philadelphia, PA: 10.6% |
| 3 bedrooms 24 listings | $40,318 Philadelphia, PA: $39,398 | 9.2% Philadelphia, PA: 11.6% |
| 4+ bedrooms 11 listings | $52,315 Philadelphia, PA: $60,743 | 7.3% Philadelphia, PA: 11.9% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Line This area 74 listings | $35,508 | 54% | $338 | 10.4% |
| Philadelphia, PA market 2,101 listings | $32,156 | 53% | $286 | 11.3% |
| Northwest Philadelphia 78 listings | $28,961 | 52% | $255 | 15.7% |
| West & Southwest Philadelphia 134 listings | $27,283 | 55% | $238 | 14.0% |
| Delaware County 132 listings | $25,611 | 54% | $251 | 12.0% |
| Center City 630 listings | $34,079 | 52% | $305 | 10.4% |
BNBCalc splits the Philadelphia, PA market into 14 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 Main Line). 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 Philadelphia, PA 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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