What Airbnb listings in St Joseph and Fair Plain earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of South Bend, IN.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in St Joseph and Fair Plain earned $40,241 on average, were booked for 57% of the nights they were open, and averaged $441 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 24.7%.
Yearly revenue
$40,241
Occupancy
57%
Nightly rate
$441
Gross yield
24.7%
before expenses
Median of 34 listings
Active listings
45
St Joseph and Fair Plain has lower average trailing-year booking revenue than the wider market: $40,241 versus $44,733. Yet its median potential gross yield is higher, at 24.7% versus 14.3%.
Listings booked 57% of available nights on average, a higher share than the market. The yield uses annual room-revenue potential relative to home value, not the trailing-year booking average. It is before expenses, financing and taxes. Check the actual purchase price and operating budget before treating the area's higher potential yield as an advantage for a specific home.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in St Joseph and Fair Plain earned an average of $40,241 over the past 12 months. That is 10% less than the South Bend, IN average of $44,733. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in St Joseph and Fair Plain were booked for an average of 57% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 5 points higher than the South Bend, IN average of 52%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in St Joseph and Fair Plain was $441 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 12% lower than the South Bend, IN average of $502.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in St Joseph and Fair Plain is $55,801 a year and the median gross yield is 24.7%. Gross yield is 10.4 points higher than the South Bend, IN 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 profitabilityThe table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the South Bend, IN figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 10 listings | $29,319 South Bend, IN: $25,134 | Not enough data South Bend, IN: 15.0% |
| 2 bedrooms 20 listings | $35,207 South Bend, IN: $29,001 | 29.3% South Bend, IN: 14.6% |
| 3 bedrooms 8 listings | $35,696 South Bend, IN: $38,055 | 22.4% South Bend, IN: 13.9% |
| 4+ bedrooms 6 listings | $70,830 South Bend, IN: $68,324 | Not enough data South Bend, IN: 14.1% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph and Fair Plain This area 45 listings | $40,241 | 57% | $441 | 24.7% |
| South Bend, IN market 1,423 listings | $44,733 | 52% | $502 | 14.3% |
| Stevensville and Lincoln Township 61 listings | $54,661 | 48% | $616 | 17.3% |
| Benton Harbor and Northern Berrien County 62 listings | $32,649 | 57% | $353 | 22.1% |
| Bridgman and Lake Township 65 listings | $47,517 | 49% | $513 | 14.5% |
| Berrien Springs and Baroda Country 55 listings | $38,352 | 51% | $363 | 14.6% |
The South Bend, IN market includes 24 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing 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 (45 in St Joseph and Fair Plain). 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 South Bend, IN 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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