What Airbnb listings in Laurel Highlands earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Pittsburgh, PA.
This area is part of the broader Pittsburgh, PA rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Laurel Highlands is one of 8 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Pittsburgh, PA market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $31,730 on average, were booked for 47% of the nights they were open, and averaged $332 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 17.5%.
Yearly revenue
$31,730
Occupancy
47%
Nightly rate
$332
Gross yield
17.5%
before expenses
Median of 320 listings
Active listings
479
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Laurel Highlands earned an average of $31,730 over the past 12 months. That is 10% more than the Pittsburgh, PA average of $28,877. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Laurel Highlands were booked for an average of 47% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 4 points lower than the Pittsburgh, PA average of 51%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Laurel Highlands was $332 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 22% higher than the Pittsburgh, PA average of $272.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Laurel Highlands is $36,326 a year and the median gross yield is 17.5%. Gross yield is 0.4 points higher than the Pittsburgh, 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 Laurel Highlands, at 21.9%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Pittsburgh, PA figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 8 listings | $16,638 Pittsburgh, PA: $19,282 | – |
| 1 bedroom 79 listings | $18,941 Pittsburgh, PA: $19,678 | 21.9% Pittsburgh, PA: 17.2% |
| 2 bedrooms 140 listings | $23,265 Pittsburgh, PA: $23,035 | 17.4% Pittsburgh, PA: 16.9% |
| 3 bedrooms 147 listings | $33,159 Pittsburgh, PA: $31,278 | 17.8% Pittsburgh, PA: 17.3% |
| 4+ bedrooms 105 listings | $51,787 Pittsburgh, PA: $49,336 | 13.5% Pittsburgh, PA: 16.6% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Highlands This area 479 listings | $31,730 | 47% | $332 | 17.5% |
| Pittsburgh, PA market 2,595 listings | $28,877 | 51% | $272 | 17.1% |
| East Suburbs 104 listings | $20,707 | 53% | $200 | 14.5% |
| Pittsburgh City 1,333 listings | $30,728 | 51% | $278 | 17.1% |
| Washington & Greene Country 54 listings | $28,414 | 51% | $279 | 17.4% |
| Pittsburgh Suburbs 377 listings | $24,538 | 53% | $225 | 16.5% |
BNBCalc splits the Pittsburgh, PA market into 8 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 (479 in Laurel Highlands). 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 Pittsburgh, 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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