What Airbnb listings in Ruskin earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Tampa, FL.
This area is part of the broader Tampa, FL rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Ruskin is one of 46 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Tampa, FL market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $23,180 on average, were booked for 48% of the nights they were open, and averaged $238 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 12.8%.
Yearly revenue
$23,180
Occupancy
48%
Nightly rate
$238
Gross yield
12.8%
before expenses
Median of 96 listings
Active listings
129
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Ruskin earned an average of $23,180 over the past 12 months. That is 36% less than the Tampa, FL average of $36,100. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Ruskin were booked for an average of 48% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 4 points lower than the Tampa, FL average of 52%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Ruskin was $238 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 30% lower than the Tampa, FL average of $341.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Ruskin is $32,206 a year and the median gross yield is 12.8%. Gross yield is 2.0 points higher than the Tampa, FL 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 Ruskin, at 14.6%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Tampa, FL figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 28 listings | $15,727 Tampa, FL: $24,046 | – |
| 1 bedroom 14 listings | $14,859 Tampa, FL: $22,377 | 14.6% Tampa, FL: 14.2% |
| 2 bedrooms 31 listings | $21,379 Tampa, FL: $30,708 | 12.9% Tampa, FL: 9.9% |
| 3 bedrooms 36 listings | $27,350 Tampa, FL: $40,146 | 11.7% Tampa, FL: 9.7% |
| 4+ bedrooms 20 listings | $34,726 Tampa, FL: $67,385 | 12.0% Tampa, FL: 10.2% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruskin This area 129 listings | $23,180 | 48% | $238 | 12.8% |
| Tampa, FL market 14,875 listings | $36,100 | 52% | $341 | 10.8% |
| Apollo Beach 127 listings | $39,077 | 52% | $356 | 12.9% |
| South Tampa 271 listings | $38,736 | 53% | $343 | 8.8% |
| Downtown St. Pete & Old Northeast 197 listings | $24,590 | 56% | $232 | 7.4% |
| South St. Pete 131 listings | $21,361 | 51% | $217 | 11.1% |
BNBCalc splits the Tampa, FL market into 46 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 (129 in Ruskin). 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 Tampa, FL 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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