Airbnb Income Estimator

What the Airbnb Income Estimator does

Short-term rental income depends on the nightly rate, how many nights are booked and how often guests turn over, because each stay brings a cleaning fee and a cleaning cost. This estimator models a month of bookings and subtracts platform fees, cleaning, running costs and housing costs.

Formula

• Booked nights = 30.4 × occupancy; stays = nights ÷ average stay
• Revenue = nights × rate + stays × cleaning fee
• Profit = revenue − platform and management fees − cleaning costs − running costs − housing

Worked example

Using the starting values in the calculator above:

How to read the result

Break-even occupancy shows how much demand you need just to cover costs. If it is above typical occupancy in your area, the numbers are fragile.

Check local short-term rental rules, licences and taxes before buying; many cities restrict or tax short lets.

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