What Airbnb listings in Hillsboro, Litchfield and Carlinville earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Springfield, IL.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in Hillsboro, Litchfield and Carlinville earned $25,787 on average, were booked for 56% of the nights they were open, and averaged $216 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 23.8%.
Yearly revenue
$25,787
Occupancy
56%
Nightly rate
$216
Gross yield
23.8%
before expenses
Median of 20 listings
Active listings
34
Hillsboro, Litchfield and Carlinville averaged $25,787 in trailing-year booking revenue, above the $23,195 average across Springfield, IL. Average occupancy was 56% of available nights, compared with 53% for the wider market, even though the area’s average nightly rate was lower. Booked nights are worth examining alongside rates when evaluating comparable listings. A revenue forecast built only around the nightly rate would miss that difference in booking activity.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Hillsboro, Litchfield and Carlinville earned an average of $25,787 over the past 12 months. That is 11% more than the Springfield, IL average of $23,195. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Hillsboro, Litchfield and Carlinville were booked for an average of 56% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 3 points higher than the Springfield, IL average of 53%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Hillsboro, Litchfield and Carlinville was $216 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 5% lower than the Springfield, IL average of $227.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Hillsboro, Litchfield and Carlinville is $32,488 a year and the median gross yield is 23.8%. Gross yield is 3.7 points higher than the Springfield, IL 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 Springfield, IL figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 9 listings | $16,089 Springfield, IL: $14,210 | Not enough data Springfield, IL: 17.6% |
| 2 bedrooms 10 listings | $17,225 Springfield, IL: $18,589 | 24.8% Springfield, IL: 23.5% |
| 3 bedrooms 9 listings | $25,649 Springfield, IL: $25,811 | 22.3% Springfield, IL: 18.5% |
| 4+ bedrooms 6 listings | $54,811 Springfield, IL: $37,687 | Not enough data Springfield, IL: 17.2% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro, Litchfield and Carlinville This area 34 listings | $25,787 | 56% | $216 | 23.8% |
| Springfield, IL market 818 listings | $23,195 | 53% | $227 | 20.1% |
| Springfield 127 listings | $22,301 | 53% | $208 | 21.4% |
| Taylorville, Shelbyville and Lake Shelbyville Country 37 listings | $20,973 | 58% | $199 | 25.2% |
| Effingham, Vandalia and South-Central Counties 43 listings | $26,575 | 55% | $249 | 15.7% |
| Decatur and Macon County 62 listings | $24,638 | 50% | $231 | 25.4% |
The Springfield, IL market includes 17 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing it. Figures cover Hillsboro and Litchfield and Carlinville 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 (34 in Hillsboro, Litchfield and Carlinville). 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 October 27, 2026 and refresh monthly.
The market page summarizes all of Springfield, IL 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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