What Airbnb listings in East and South 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.
East and South Tacoma is one of 17 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Tacoma, WA market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $23,191 on average, were booked for 57% of the nights they were open, and averaged $211 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 7.2%.
Yearly revenue
$23,191
Occupancy
57%
Nightly rate
$211
Gross yield
7.2%
before expenses
Median of 70 listings
Active listings
78
Regularly available Airbnb listings in East and South Tacoma earned an average of $23,191 over the past 12 months. That is 22% 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 East and South Tacoma were booked for an average of 57% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 4 points higher than the Tacoma, WA average of 53%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in East and South Tacoma was $211 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 24% lower than the Tacoma, WA average of $277.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in East and South Tacoma is $26,630 a year and the median gross yield is 7.2%. Gross yield is 0.8 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 profitabilityHomes with four or more bedrooms have the highest gross yield in East and South Tacoma, at 8.6%. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 26 listings | $15,729 Tacoma, WA: $19,767 | 6.5% Tacoma, WA: 8.1% |
| 2 bedrooms 21 listings | $21,134 Tacoma, WA: $24,879 | 8.1% Tacoma, WA: 7.7% |
| 3 bedrooms 15 listings | $24,411 Tacoma, WA: $32,878 | 6.3% Tacoma, WA: 7.9% |
| 4+ bedrooms 12 listings | $44,249 Tacoma, WA: $48,236 | 8.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East and South Tacoma This area 78 listings | $23,191 | 57% | $211 | 7.2% |
| Tacoma, WA market 1,505 listings | $29,708 | 53% | $277 | 8.0% |
| Central and Downtown Tacoma 224 listings | $28,190 | 56% | $234 | 7.8% |
| Northeast Tacoma Coast 42 listings | $36,920 | 46% | $355 | 7.4% |
| Parkland and South Pierce 56 listings | $33,810 | 54% | $306 | 9.4% |
| 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 (78 in East and South 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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