What Airbnb listings in Central & West St. Louis County earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of St. Louis, MO.
This area is part of the broader St. Louis, MO rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Central & West St. Louis County is one of 20 areas BNBCalc tracks in the St. Louis, MO market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $25,811 on average, were booked for 53% of the nights they were open, and averaged $238 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 15.0%.
Yearly revenue
$25,811
Occupancy
53%
Nightly rate
$238
Gross yield
15.0%
before expenses
Median of 141 listings
Active listings
164
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Central & West St. Louis County earned an average of $25,811 over the past 12 months. That is 10% less than the St. Louis, MO average of $28,809. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Central & West St. Louis County were booked for an average of 53% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 2 points higher than the St. Louis, MO average of 51%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Central & West St. Louis County was $238 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 12% lower than the St. Louis, MO average of $272.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Central & West St. Louis County is $33,503 a year and the median gross yield is 15.0%. Gross yield is 1.3 points higher than the St. Louis, MO 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 Central & West St. Louis County, at 20.2%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the St. Louis, MO figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 26 listings | $16,241 St. Louis, MO: $17,593 | 20.2% St. Louis, MO: 15.5% |
| 2 bedrooms 63 listings | $20,616 St. Louis, MO: $23,032 | 17.0% St. Louis, MO: 13.5% |
| 3 bedrooms 44 listings | $29,159 St. Louis, MO: $31,718 | 12.5% St. Louis, MO: 13.6% |
| 4+ bedrooms 28 listings | $42,142 St. Louis, MO: $48,319 | 10.4% St. Louis, MO: 12.4% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central & West St. Louis County This area 164 listings | $25,811 | 53% | $238 | 15.0% |
| St. Louis, MO market 2,260 listings | $28,809 | 51% | $272 | 13.7% |
| The Hill & Southwest St. Louis 146 listings | $21,325 | 58% | $182 | 13.1% |
| Central West End & Forest Park 237 listings | $32,898 | 53% | $286 | 13.5% |
| Historic St. Charles & Riverfront 159 listings | $28,235 | 49% | $250 | 12.5% |
| Shaw & Botanical Garden 82 listings | $36,780 | 52% | $321 | 10.7% |
BNBCalc splits the St. Louis, MO market into 20 areas drawn from local neighborhood and city boundaries, and counts each listing in the area that contains it. This area combines Central and West St. Louis County, so BNBCalc reports one set of figures for all of 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 (164 in Central & West St. Louis County). 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 St. Louis, MO 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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