What Airbnb listings in Reston & Herndon earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Washington DC, DC.
This area is part of the broader Washington DC, DC rental market. The map below defines the area used for these figures; market boundaries may include neighboring cities and towns.
Reston & Herndon is one of 31 areas BNBCalc tracks in the Washington DC, DC market. Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings here earned $29,960 on average, were booked for 57% of the nights they were open, and averaged $256 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 10.5%.
Yearly revenue
$29,960
Occupancy
57%
Nightly rate
$256
Gross yield
10.5%
before expenses
Median of 73 listings
Active listings
83
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Reston & Herndon earned an average of $29,960 over the past 12 months. That is 18% less than the Washington DC, DC average of $36,358. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Reston & Herndon were booked for an average of 57% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 1 points higher than the Washington DC, DC average of 56%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Reston & Herndon was $256 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 19% lower than the Washington DC, DC average of $316.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Reston & Herndon is $40,862 a year and the median gross yield is 10.5%. Gross yield is 1.4 points higher than the Washington DC, DC 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 Reston & Herndon, at 12.2%. The table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Washington DC, DC figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 39 listings | $25,839 Washington DC, DC: $24,764 | 12.2% Washington DC, DC: 10.3% |
| 2 bedrooms 19 listings | $33,227 Washington DC, DC: $35,273 | 10.2% Washington DC, DC: 8.5% |
| 3 bedrooms 10 listings | $32,004 Washington DC, DC: $43,550 | 9.2% Washington DC, DC: 7.7% |
| 4+ bedrooms 12 listings | $41,033 Washington DC, DC: $63,927 | 5.1% Washington DC, DC: 7.9% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reston & Herndon This area 83 listings | $29,960 | 57% | $256 | 10.5% |
| Washington DC, DC market 4,783 listings | $36,358 | 56% | $316 | 9.1% |
| Tysons, McLean & Falls Church 145 listings | $33,884 | 60% | $312 | 7.7% |
| Centreville, Fair Lakes & Chantilly 87 listings | $30,934 | 55% | $285 | 8.1% |
| North Arlington 197 listings | $45,392 | 57% | $390 | 7.7% |
| Rockville, Gaithersburg & North Bethesda 94 listings | $27,892 | 54% | $267 | 7.4% |
BNBCalc splits the Washington DC, DC market into 31 areas drawn from local neighborhood and city boundaries, and counts each listing in the area that contains it. This area combines Reston and Herndon, so BNBCalc reports one set of figures for all of 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 (83 in Reston & Herndon). 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 Washington DC, DC 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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