What Airbnb listings in Alexandria Bay and Orleans earn, how often they're booked, and how that compares with the rest of Watertown, NY.

Over the past 12 months, regularly available listings in Alexandria Bay and Orleans earned $26,946 on average, were booked for 55% of the nights they were open, and averaged $384 a night. The median gross yield, before expenses, is 18.7%.
Yearly revenue
$26,946
Occupancy
55%
Nightly rate
$384
Gross yield
18.7%
before expenses
Median of 52 listings
Active listings
87
Alexandria Bay and Orleans averages $26,946 in trailing-year booking revenue, above Watertown, NY's $22,531. Median annual room-revenue potential is also higher, at $52,655 versus $37,651.
Those figures answer different questions: trailing-year revenue describes past bookings, while potential comes from a different matched home-value sample. The gap is not a projected increase in existing listings' revenue. The area's median potential gross yield of 18.7% is before expenses, financing and taxes, not a realized return.
Commentary uses groups of at least 20 listings. Tables may include smaller groups.
Regularly available Airbnb listings in Alexandria Bay and Orleans earned an average of $26,946 over the past 12 months. That is 20% more than the Watertown, NY average of $22,531. That is booking revenue including cleaning fees, before Airbnb fees, operating costs and taxes.
Listings in Alexandria Bay and Orleans were booked for an average of 55% of the nights they were open for booking over the past 12 months. That is 5 points higher than the Watertown, NY average of 50%. Nights a host blocked off don't count.
The average nightly rate in Alexandria Bay and Orleans was $384 over the past 12 months, including cleaning fees. That is 25% higher than the Watertown, NY average of $308.
For homes with a matched home value, the median room-revenue potential in Alexandria Bay and Orleans is $52,655 a year and the median gross yield is 18.7%. Gross yield is 3.6 points higher than the Watertown, NY 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 profitabilityThe table shows average yearly revenue and median gross yield for each home size, with the Watertown, NY figure for the same size under each one.
| Bedrooms | Yearly revenue | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom 17 listings | $16,122 Watertown, NY: $14,742 | Not enough data |
| 2 bedrooms 26 listings | $24,225 Watertown, NY: $20,149 | 15.4% Watertown, NY: 14.0% |
| 3 bedrooms 29 listings | $27,122 Watertown, NY: $23,818 | 19.7% Watertown, NY: 16.1% |
| 4+ bedrooms 14 listings | $45,937 Watertown, NY: $34,592 | 36.2% Watertown, NY: 17.3% |
Every row uses the same method and data date. Nearby areas link to their own pages.
| Area | Yearly revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Bay and Orleans This area 87 listings | $26,946 | 55% | $384 | 18.7% |
| Watertown, NY market 437 listings | $22,531 | 50% | $308 | 15.1% |
| Clayton and the River Islands 71 listings | $21,754 | 49% | $318 | 15.2% |
| Cape Vincent and Chaumont Bay 93 listings | $20,493 | 48% | $308 | 13.7% |
| Watertown and Eastern Jefferson 58 listings | $20,633 | 54% | $196 | 17.1% |
| Henderson and Sandy Creek 50 listings | $23,461 | 49% | $294 | 13.5% |
The Watertown, NY market includes 7 areas based on local neighborhood and city boundaries. Each listing is counted in the area containing 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 (87 in Alexandria Bay and Orleans). 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 October 31, 2026 and refresh monthly.
The market page summarizes all of Watertown, NY 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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