Airbnb Calculator: How Much Can You Make On Airbnb?
Easily find out how much your property can make on the short-term rental market with our Airbnb earnings calculator.
Airbnb Calculator: How Much Can You Make On Airbnb? [2021]
Whether you’re thinking of putting your vacation home on Airbnb, have been hosting guests for a while, or are even thinking about investing in a vacation rental property, the biggest question for most is simply, “How much money can I make?”
The answer to that question depends on a lot of variables. What’s your property like? Where is it? How many guests can it host? How much will you be using the property yourself? What kind of average occupancy rate can you expect? At what price will you offer your Airbnb listing for rent? The answer to these questions and many others will be the main determinant of how much you’ll make from your property.
However, you can still get a good idea of what is possible and which factors are most important by looking at the data. We’ve compiled Airbnb revenue statistics across the world to see what the average host makes on Airbnb.
Contents
- Average Annual Host Revenue By Region
- Average Annual Host Revenue By Country
- Average Annual Host Revenue By U.S. State
- Average Annual Host Revenue By City - United States
- Average Annual Host Revenue By City - Canada
- Average Annual Host Revenue By City - United Kingdom
- Average Annual Host Revenue By City - Australia
- Average Annual Host Revenue By Arrangement Type
- Average Annual Host Revenue By Room Count
- Average Annual Host Revenue By By Review Count
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Estimate Your Airbnb Rental Property Income
Estimate a vacation rental’s Airbnb earnings using the AllTheRooms Airbnb Calculator.
- Worldwide Coverage - Analyze the potential earnings for any type of property in any part of the world
- Easy to Use - Simply input your property's key parameters: the street address, the number of guests who can stay, how many bedrooms, how many bathrooms
- Accurate Rental Income Estimates - We take your property's parameters and combine it with the world's most comprehensive short-term rental performance database to give you an estimate of the revenue that your Airbnb property can expect to make.
Project Your Airbnb Rental Property Costs
Running a short-term rental property incurrs a lot of costs, some of which you might not even have thought of. The AllTheRooms Airbnb Calculator helps you plan for these expenses.
- Project Airbnb Costs - Create detailed monthly expense projections for your Airbnb rental property
- Estimate Your Property's Operating Income - Combine these with your Airbnb earnings estimates to generate your Airbnb property's estimated net income
- Customizable Expense Templates - Use our cost templates, which cover all typical short-term rental expenses, and then add any custom costs that are specific to your property
Calculate Your Airbnb Rental Property Profit
Using your projected Airbnb earnings and costs, the AllTheRooms Calculator then creates your Airbnb property’s financial statement, giving you a detailed analysis of your expected Airbnb rental property’s return on investment.
- Analyze the profitability of your potential Airbnb investment and generate capitalization rates for as many properties as you want
- Compare Airbnb properties to find the best vacation rental property investment for you
- Purchasing a property using a mortgage? Add your financing terms to generate Cash-on-Cash returns
How Much Can You Earn As A Host On Airbnb?
The easiest way to try and work out how much you can make as a host on Airbnb is by looking at the market average gross revenues. To calculate this we take all the money made by hosts and the total number of listings in a market and divide the former by the latter. This gives you a quick feel for how much the average host is making on Airbnb.
If you want an estimate specifically for your property, give the tool at the top of the page a try – it’ll tell you have much you should expect to make in your market based on some of your property’s key parameters. Being armed with a data-driven expectation of what your property could earn comes in handy when evaluating a potential investment or when talking to prospective vacation rental property managers.
Average Annual Host Revenue By Region: 2020/2019
North America is the highest earning region – the average Airbnb host in North America makes $22,894 in host earnings on Airbnb in 2020. Asia-Pacific is the 2nd highest earning region, with an average host earnings of $8,621 in 2020. In Europe the average host made $7,257 in Airbnb earnings in 2020. Airbnb hosts in Latin America and Africa made less on average, with hosts making $5,146 and $4,939 in 2020, respectively in those regions.
| Region | Average Annual Host Earnings 2020 | Average Annual Host Earnings 2019 |
|---|---|---|
|
North America |
$22,894 |
$22,102 |
|
Europe |
$7,257 |
$10,157 |
|
Asia Pacific |
$8,621 |
$11,502 |
|
Latin America |
$5,146 |
$6,129 |
|
Africa |
$4,939 |
$6,809 |
Average Annual Host Revenue By Country (Top 10): 2020/2019
The country with the highest average Airbnb host earnings is the United States of America. The average host in the USA made $24,886 in host earnings on Airbnb in 2020, compared to $23,786 in 2019. Australia is the second highest earning country, with hosts pocketing on average $16,148 in 2020, which is slightly down from the $16,524 they made in 2019. The UK comes in third, with British Airbnb hosts making $12,154 in 2020 on average. This represents a significant drop from 2019 when they made $14,532 on average.
| Country | Average Annual Host Earnings 2020 | Average Annual Host Earnings 2019 |
|---|---|---|
|
USA |
$24,886 |
$23,786 |
|
Australia |
$16,148 |
$16,524 |
|
United Kingdom |
$12,154 |
$14,532 |
|
Canada |
$11,308 |
$13,225 |
|
Portugal |
$8,703 |
$15,456 |
|
Mexico |
$8,166 |
$8,935 |
|
Thailand |
$8,091 |
$14,765 |
|
Spain |
$7,452 |
$13,120 |
|
Indonesia |
$7,239 |
$14,892 |
|
France |
$6,700 |
$8,080 |
Average Annual Host Revenue By State (United States): 2020/2019
Within the United States, the state where Airbnb hosts made the most earnings on average in 2020 was California. Airbnb hosts in California made on average $32,876 of host earnings during 2020, slightly up from $32,142 in 2019.
Traditionally strong vacation rental states topped the charts in 2020, with hosts in states like Colorado ($32,441), South Carolina ($27,615) and Florida ($27,362) pulling in the highest Airbnb hosts earnings on average.
| State | Average Annual Host Earnings 2020 | Average Annual Host Earnings 2019 |
|---|---|---|
|
California |
$32,876 |
$32,142 |
|
Colorado |
$32,441 |
$27,214 |
|
South Carolina |
$27,615 |
$24,237 |
|
Florida |
$27,362 |
$27,236 |
|
Arizona |
$25,262 |
$21,176 |
|
North Carolina |
$23,591 |
$17,940 |
|
Texas |
$23,316 |
$21,048 |
|
Washington |
$21,273 |
$22,177 |
|
Georgia |
$20,065 |
$17,059 |
|
New York |
$16,877 |
$17,863 |
Best Cities For Average Vacation Rental Income (United States): 2020/2019
Of the 15 largest markets in the country, the U.S. city with the highest average Airbnb host earnings is San Diego, where hosts on average made $35,073 in 2020 on Airbnb – this represents a slight drop from $35,911 in 2019. In second place comes Kissimmee, where Airbnb hosts on average made $33,726 in 2020, which was significantly down from 2019 when hosts made $39,398. Las Vegas rounds out the top three, with Airbnb hosts on average making $24,971 in 2020, a drop from 2019 when they made $29,213 on average.
| City | Average Annual Host Earnings 2020 | Average Annual Host Earnings 2019 |
|---|---|---|
|
San Diego, CA |
$35,073 |
$35,911 |
|
Kissimmee, FL |
$33,726 |
$39,398 |
|
Las Vegas, NV |
$24,971 |
$29,213 |
|
Miami, FL |
$23,655 |
$27,385 |
|
Los Angeles, CA |
$21,696 |
$31,285 |
|
Austin, TX |
$21,663 |
$23,902 |
|
San Francisco, CA |
$16,222 |
$33,841 |
|
Philadelphia, PA |
$15,095 |
$24,657 |
|
Atlanta, GA |
$14,726 |
$15,696 |
|
Houston, TX |
$14,426 |
$15,747 |
Best Cities For Average Vacation Rental Income (Canada): 2020/2019
When looking at the 15 largest markets in Canada, the Canadian city with the highest average Airbnb host earnings is Whistler. Airbnb hosts made on average $33,496 in this ski resort market in 2020 – considerably lower than in 2019 when they made $41,128 on average. In second place in Canada is Les Laurentides, where Airbnb hosts made $21,522 on average in 2020, up from $19,077 in 2019. Third place goes to Kelowna, where hosts made $13,303 on average in 2020, slightly up from $13,138 in 2019.
| City | Average Annual Host Earnings 2020 | Average Annual Host Earnings 2019 |
|---|---|---|
|
Whistler |
$33,496 |
$41,128 |
|
Les Laurentides |
$21,522 |
$19,077 |
|
Kelowna |
$13,303 |
$13,138 |
|
Victoria |
$10,917 |
$15,250 |
|
Vancouver |
$9,514 |
$17,956 |
Best Cities For Average Vacation Rental Income (United Kingdom): 2020/2019
Filtering for the 15 largest UK markets, the British city with the highest average Airbnb host earnings is Bath. Airbnb hosts in the historical city of Bath took home on average $20,401 in 2020. Like many markets in the UK and worldwide, the short-term rental market in Bath suffered during 2020 due to COVID-19. In 2019 Airbnb hosts in the same market generated $25,005 on average. The next highest earning location in the UK for Airbnb hosts was the city of York, where hosts made $15,597 on average in 2020, again down from 2019 when they made $21,795. After Bath and York, Cheltenham was the third highest earning location. Airbnb hosts in Cheltenham made on average $13,458 in 2020, down from $15,773 in 2019.
| City | Average Annual Host Earnings 2020 | Average Annual Host Earnings 2019 |
|---|---|---|
|
Bath |
$20,401 |
$25,005 |
|
York |
$15,597 |
$21,795 |
|
Cheltenham |
$13,458 |
$15,274 |
|
Brighton |
$13,221 |
$15,773 |
|
Norwich |
$12,357 |
$11,686 |
Best Cities For Average Vacation Rental Income (Australia): 2020/2019
Of the 15 largest Australian markets, the Australian city with the highest average Airbnb host earnings is the coastal town of Byron Bay. Airbnb hosts in Byron Bay made on average $45,587 in 2020 – not far off from their 2019 average of $43,102. The second highest earning location for Airbnb hosts was Noosa Heads, where hosts made on average $31,544 in 2020, which was slightly higher than 2019 when they made $43,102. The third highest average Airbnb host earnings in Australia in 2020 were found in Surfers Paradise in Queensland, where hosts pulled in $22,673, slightly down from 2019 when they made $28,729 on average.
| City | Average Annual Host Earnings 2020 | Average Annual Host Earnings 2019 |
|---|---|---|
|
Byron Bay |
$45,587 |
$43,102 |
|
Noosa Heads |
$31,544 |
$33,421 |
|
Surfers Paradise |
$22,673 |
$28,729 |
|
Broadbeach |
$20,726 |
$22,995 |
|
Rye |
$20,469 |
$21,069 |
Average Annual Host Revenue In The U.S. By Arrangement Type: 2020/2019
As you would expect, entire home listings generate the most revenue on Airbnb. On average hosts of entire home Airbnb listings made $29,258 on Airbnb in the U.S. in 2020, which was slightly higher than in 2019 when they made $27,154.
| Arrangement Type | Average Annual Host Earnings 2020 | Average Annual Host Earnings 2019 |
|---|---|---|
|
Entire Home |
$29,258 |
$27,154 |
|
Hotel Room |
$28,752 |
$30,610 |
|
Private Room |
$6,472 |
$8,918 |
|
Shared Room |
$3,636 |
$5,473 |
Average Annual Host Revenue In The U.S. By Room Count: 2020/2019
On average, the more rooms your listing has, and the more guests you can accommodate, the more you can expect to earn on Airbnb.
For listings with 4 rooms or more the average Airbnb host earnings in the U.S. was $43,709 in 2020 – a significant jump from 2019 when 4+ room Airbnb properties made their hosts on average $36,626. Listings with 3 rooms made on average $26,417 in 2020, slightly up from the 2019 level of $24,164, and listings with 2 rooms pulled in $19,726 on average in 2020, which was more or less flat vs. 2019 when they made $20,874 on average.
As you would expect, listings with smaller room counts like 1 room and studio apartment listings made their hosts the least, with 1 room listings making $11,878 on average in 2020 (compared to $13,861 in 2019) and studio apartments made $13,305 on average in 2020 (compared to $16,346 in 2019).
| Room Count | Average Annual Host Earnings 2020 | Average Annual Host Earnings 2019 |
|---|---|---|
|
Studio |
$13,305 |
$16,346 |
|
1 Room |
$11,878 |
$13,861 |
|
2 Rooms |
$19,726 |
$20,874 |
|
3 Rooms |
$26,417 |
$24,164 |
|
4+ Rooms |
$43,709 |
$36,626 |
Average Annual Host Revenue In The U.S. By Review Count: 2020/2019
In theory, you might expect that the more favorable reviews an Airbnb listing has, the greater it’s earning potential. This is true up to a point – Airbnb listings with 51-100 reviews on average earned $25,012 in the U.S. in 2020, which is higher than the average for listings with more than 100 reviews, which was $23,694 in 2020 and $31,122 in 2019.
Properties with zero or a few reviews tend to make less for their hosts. Airbnb hosts listing short-term rental properties with 0 reviews made on average $5,799 in 2020, which was significantly lower than the $8,635 they made in 2019. Airbnb hosts operating listings with 1-5 reviews took home $7,320 on average, which was higher than the $5,291 they made in 2019.
| Review Count | Average Annual Host Earnings 2020 | Average Annual Host Earnings 2019 |
|---|---|---|
|
0 Reviews |
$5,799 |
$8,635 |
|
1-5 Reviews |
$7,320 |
$5,291 |
|
6-10 Reviews |
$13,124 |
$10,542 |
|
11-20 Reviews |
$17,645 |
$15,201 |
|
21-50 Reviews |
$23,427 |
$21,525 |
|
51-100 Reviews |
$25,012 |
$25,680 |
|
101+ Reviews |
$23,694 |
$31,112 |