What Airbnb listings in Central Tucson earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Tucson, AZ.
This area is part of the broader Tucson, AZ rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Central Tucson is one of 27 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Tucson, AZ market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $16,990 on average, were booked for 51% of the nights they were open, and averaged $177 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 9.5%.
Yearly revenue
$16,990
Occupancy
51%
Nightly rate
$177
Gross yield
9.5%
before expenses
Median of 262 listings
Active listings
309
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Central Tucson earned an average of $16,990 over the past 12 months. That is 27% less than the Tucson, AZ average of $23,335. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Central Tucson were booked for an average of 51% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is about the same as the Tucson, AZ average of 51%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Central Tucson was $177 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 25% lower than the Tucson, AZ average of $237.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Central Tucson is $22,813 a year and the median gross yield is 9.5%. Gross yield is 0.2 points lower than the Tucson, AZ 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 Central Tucson, at 11.8%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Tucson, AZ figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 22 listings | $11,132 Tucson, AZ: $14,591 | – |
| 1 bedroom 88 listings | $12,724 Tucson, AZ: $15,112 | 10.5% Tucson, AZ: 12.2% |
| 2 bedrooms 140 listings | $16,663 Tucson, AZ: $18,221 | 8.9% Tucson, AZ: 8.9% |
| 3 bedrooms 34 listings | $19,927 Tucson, AZ: $25,573 | 8.0% Tucson, AZ: 9.1% |
| 4+ bedrooms 25 listings | $34,997 Tucson, AZ: $43,470 | 11.8% Tucson, AZ: 10.0% |
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 Tucson This area 309 listings | $16,990 | 51% | $177 | 9.5% |
| Tucson, AZ market 3,449 listings | $23,335 | 51% | $237 | 9.7% |
| Downtown & University 479 listings | $21,562 | 54% | $210 | 10.6% |
| Casas Adobes 241 listings | $25,336 | 51% | $258 | 10.3% |
| Tucson Westside 279 listings | $24,758 | 52% | $248 | 10.8% |
| Catalina Foothills 417 listings | $31,741 | 48% | $333 | 8.1% |
BNBCalc splits the Tucson, AZ market into 27 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 (309 in Central Tucson). 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 Tucson, AZ 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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