What Airbnb listings in Central and Downtown Tacoma 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.
Central and Downtown Tacoma is one of 17 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Tacoma, WA market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $28,190 on average, were booked for 56% of the nights they were open, and averaged $234 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 7.8%.
Yearly revenue
$28,190
Occupancy
56%
Nightly rate
$234
Gross yield
7.8%
before expenses
Median of 157 listings
Active listings
224
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Central and Downtown Tacoma earned an average of $28,190 over the past 12 months. That is 5% less than the Tacoma, WA average of $29,708. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Central and Downtown Tacoma 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 Tacoma, WA average of 53%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Central and Downtown Tacoma was $234 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 16% lower than the Tacoma, WA average of $277.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Central and Downtown Tacoma is $34,591 a year and the median gross yield is 7.8%. Gross yield is 0.2 points lower 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 Central and Downtown Tacoma, at 9.2%. 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 13 listings | $18,496 Tacoma, WA: $19,434 | – |
| 1 bedroom 77 listings | $21,265 Tacoma, WA: $19,767 | 9.2% Tacoma, WA: 8.1% |
| 2 bedrooms 64 listings | $25,045 Tacoma, WA: $24,879 | 7.9% Tacoma, WA: 7.7% |
| 3 bedrooms 36 listings | $28,384 Tacoma, WA: $32,878 | 6.6% Tacoma, WA: 7.9% |
| 4+ bedrooms 34 listings | $53,295 Tacoma, WA: $48,236 | 5.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central and Downtown Tacoma This area 224 listings | $28,190 | 56% | $234 | 7.8% |
| Tacoma, WA market 1,505 listings | $29,708 | 53% | $277 | 8.0% |
| North and West Tacoma 123 listings | $31,279 | 56% | $277 | 7.3% |
| East and South Tacoma 78 listings | $23,191 | 57% | $211 | 7.2% |
| Northeast Tacoma Coast 42 listings | $36,920 | 46% | $355 | 7.4% |
| Lakewood and West Pierce 102 listings | $30,838 | 57% | $281 | 9.1% |
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 (224 in Central and Downtown Tacoma). 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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