What Airbnb listings in Ouray & Ridgway earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Telluride, CO.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in Ouray & Ridgway earned $41,333 on average, were booked for 45% of the nights they were open, and averaged $465 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 8.0%.
Yearly revenue
$41,333
Occupancy
45%
Nightly rate
$465
Gross yield
8.0%
before expenses
Median of 196 listings
Active listings
278
Four-bedroom-and-larger rentals in Ouray & Ridgway averaged $63,442 in trailing-year booking revenue, below the Telluride, CO figure of $101,691 for that bedroom group. At the area level, median potential gross yield was 8.0%, above the market's 6.2%.
The bedroom comparison describes past booking revenue, while the area-wide yield is a potential gross measure before expenses, financing and taxes. For a larger property, compare its purchase price and operating costs rather than applying the area-wide yield to that bedroom group.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Ouray & Ridgway earned an average of $41,333 over the past 12 months. That is 20% less than the Telluride, CO average of $51,582. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Ouray & Ridgway were booked for an average of 45% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 4 points lower than the Telluride, CO average of 49%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Ouray & Ridgway was $465 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 25% lower than the Telluride, CO average of $620.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Ouray & Ridgway is $55,381 a year and the median gross yield is 8.0%. Gross yield is 1.8 points higher than the Telluride, CO 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 profitabilityTwo-bedroom homes have the highest gross yield in Ouray & Ridgway, at 8.2%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Telluride, CO figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 6 listings | $29,990 Telluride, CO: $30,854 | – |
| 1 bedroom 59 listings | $26,521 Telluride, CO: $36,192 | 6.0% Telluride, CO: 7.7% |
| 2 bedrooms 77 listings | $38,859 Telluride, CO: $45,195 | 8.2% Telluride, CO: 6.2% |
| 3 bedrooms 100 listings | $44,698 Telluride, CO: $52,444 | 8.1% Telluride, CO: 5.9% |
| 4+ bedrooms 36 listings | $63,442 Telluride, CO: $101,691 | 5.7% Telluride, CO: 3.5% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouray & Ridgway This area 278 listings | $41,333 | 45% | $465 | 8.0% |
| Telluride, CO market 1,470 listings | $51,582 | 49% | $620 | 6.2% |
| Telluride 539 listings | $54,587 | 49% | $639 | 5.4% |
| Mountain Village 288 listings | $86,952 | 51% | $1,124 | 5.2% |
| Montrose & Olathe 187 listings | $23,959 | 52% | $238 | 7.3% |
| Silverton Country 37 listings | $33,860 | 56% | $388 | 9.5% |
The Telluride, CO market includes 13 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing it. Figures cover Ouray and Ridgway together.
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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 (278 in Ouray & Ridgway). 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.
Figures are current as of November 3, 2026 and refresh monthly.
The market page summarizes all of Telluride, CO 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.
With BNBCalc Markets, compare Ouray & Ridgway by bedroom count and performance level, see home prices, and browse its listings on the map.