What Airbnb listings in Kent and Des Moines earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Tacoma, WA.
This area is part of the broader Tacoma, WA rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Kent and Des Moines is one of 17 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Tacoma, WA market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $32,105 on average, were booked for 51% of the nights they were open, and averaged $316 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 8.4%.
Yearly revenue
$32,105
Occupancy
51%
Nightly rate
$316
Gross yield
8.4%
before expenses
Median of 103 listings
Active listings
120
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Kent and Des Moines earned an average of $32,105 over the past 12 months. That is 8% more than the Tacoma, WA average of $29,708. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Kent and Des Moines were booked for an average of 51% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 2 points lower than the Tacoma, WA average of 53%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Kent and Des Moines was $316 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 14% higher than the Tacoma, WA average of $277.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Kent and Des Moines is $37,120 a year and the median gross yield is 8.4%. Gross yield is 0.4 points higher than the Tacoma, WA 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 Kent and Des Moines, at 8.7%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Tacoma, WA figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 5 listings | $18,491 Tacoma, WA: $19,434 | – |
| 1 bedroom 22 listings | $18,661 Tacoma, WA: $19,767 | 8.7% Tacoma, WA: 8.1% |
| 2 bedrooms 25 listings | $23,753 Tacoma, WA: $24,879 | 8.5% Tacoma, WA: 7.7% |
| 3 bedrooms 38 listings | $31,267 Tacoma, WA: $32,878 | 7.6% Tacoma, WA: 7.9% |
| 4+ bedrooms 30 listings | $52,257 Tacoma, WA: $48,236 | 8.4% Tacoma, WA: 8.5% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent and Des Moines This area 120 listings | $32,105 | 51% | $316 | 8.4% |
| Tacoma, WA market 1,505 listings | $29,708 | 53% | $277 | 8.0% |
| Renton 65 listings | $34,389 | 58% | $293 | 8.6% |
| Federal Way and Auburn 107 listings | $29,929 | 47% | $298 | 7.6% |
| Northeast Tacoma Coast 42 listings | $36,920 | 46% | $355 | 7.4% |
| Central and Downtown Tacoma 224 listings | $28,190 | 56% | $234 | 7.8% |
BNBCalc splits the Tacoma, WA market into 17 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 (120 in Kent and Des Moines). 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 Tacoma, WA 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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