What Airbnb listings in Deering & Back Cove earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Portland, ME.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in Deering & Back Cove earned $50,475 on average, were booked for 55% of the nights they were open, and averaged $511 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 14.8%.
Yearly revenue
$50,475
Occupancy
55%
Nightly rate
$511
Gross yield
14.8%
before expenses
Median of 61 listings
Active listings
79
Deering & Back Cove averaged $50,475 in trailing-year booking revenue, compared with $38,984 across Portland, ME. Its median potential gross yield was also higher, at 14.8% versus 10.7%.
That potential yield is before expenses, financing and taxes, not a net return. Local comparables should support the revenue estimate, while the asking price needs to support the yield used to evaluate a purchase.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Deering & Back Cove earned an average of $50,475 over the past 12 months. That is 29% more than the Portland, ME average of $38,984. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Deering & Back Cove were booked for an average of 55% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 2 points higher than the Portland, ME average of 53%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Deering & Back Cove was $511 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 7% higher than the Portland, ME average of $478.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Deering & Back Cove is $69,362 a year and the median gross yield is 14.8%. Gross yield is 4.1 points higher than the Portland, ME 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 profitabilityHomes with four or more bedrooms have the highest gross yield in Deering & Back Cove, at 16.1%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Portland, ME figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 17 listings | $24,912 Portland, ME: $25,221 | 15.0% Portland, ME: 11.4% |
| 2 bedrooms 23 listings | $34,503 Portland, ME: $32,113 | 13.5% Portland, ME: 10.6% |
| 3 bedrooms 21 listings | $56,034 Portland, ME: $41,992 | 14.8% Portland, ME: 10.7% |
| 4+ bedrooms 17 listings | $92,009 Portland, ME: $65,929 | 16.1% Portland, ME: 9.9% |
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| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deering & Back Cove This area 79 listings | $50,475 | 55% | $511 | 14.8% |
| Portland, ME market 3,187 listings | $38,984 | 53% | $478 | 10.7% |
| East Portland Peninsula 226 listings | $45,625 | 54% | $462 | 9.8% |
| Outer West Portland 46 listings | $35,299 | 52% | $402 | 9.9% |
| West Portland Peninsula 160 listings | $43,977 | 54% | $442 | 10.7% |
| South Portland 48 listings | $32,569 | 57% | $323 | 12.0% |
The Portland, ME market includes 41 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing it. Figures cover Deering and Back Cove 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 Deering & Back Cove). 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 Portland, ME 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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