What Airbnb listings in West Portland and Downtown earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Portland, OR.
This area is part of the broader Portland, OR rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
West Portland and Downtown is one of 24 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Portland, OR market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $30,426 on average, were booked for 54% of the nights they were open, and averaged $257 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 8.4%.
Yearly revenue
$30,426
Occupancy
54%
Nightly rate
$257
Gross yield
8.4%
before expenses
Median of 224 listings
Active listings
282
Regularly available Airbnb listings in West Portland and Downtown earned an average of $30,426 over the past 12 months. That is 2% more than the Portland, OR average of $29,745. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in West Portland and Downtown were booked for an average of 54% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 2 points lower than the Portland, OR average of 56%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in West Portland and Downtown was $257 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is about the same as the Portland, OR average of $256.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in West Portland and Downtown is $34,507 a year and the median gross yield is 8.4%. Gross yield is 0.1 points higher than the Portland, OR 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 West Portland and Downtown, at 10.0%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Portland, OR figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 26 listings | $21,068 Portland, OR: $20,094 | – |
| 1 bedroom 124 listings | $21,540 Portland, OR: $20,139 | 10.0% Portland, OR: 8.6% |
| 2 bedrooms 89 listings | $29,723 Portland, OR: $27,643 | 7.7% Portland, OR: 8.2% |
| 3 bedrooms 18 listings | $43,609 Portland, OR: $34,389 | 7.1% Portland, OR: 8.0% |
| 4+ bedrooms 25 listings | $77,245 Portland, OR: $56,964 | 7.2% Portland, OR: 8.6% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Portland and Downtown This area 282 listings | $30,426 | 54% | $257 | 8.4% |
| Portland, OR market 3,643 listings | $29,745 | 56% | $256 | 8.3% |
| Lake Oswego and South Metro 141 listings | $35,304 | 54% | $324 | 8.4% |
| Southeast Portland 487 listings | $26,412 | 61% | $209 | 7.8% |
| Beaverton and East Westside 315 listings | $31,501 | 55% | $276 | 8.5% |
| Northeast Portland 813 listings | $29,345 | 59% | $231 | 8.3% |
BNBCalc splits the Portland, OR market into 24 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 (282 in West Portland and Downtown). 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 Portland, OR 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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