Airbnb and Short-Term Rental Revenue Calculator
Estimate your monthly and annual revenue from an Airbnb or short-term rental property based on occupancy rate, nightly rate, and costs.
Short-Term Rental Revenue Model
Short-term rentals (Airbnb, VRBO, etc.) can generate significantly more income than long-term leases — but costs and vacancies can also eat into profits quickly.
Key Metrics
Occupancy Rate: the percentage of days per month your property is booked. A 65% occupancy rate means roughly 19–20 nights booked per month. Top Airbnb markets average 50–70% occupancy.
Nightly Rate: your average price per night after seasonal adjustments.
Cleaning Fee: charged per stay (not per night). More stays = more cleaning fees collected, but also more cleaning costs.
Revenue Formula Nights booked per month = 30 × (occupancy rate / 100) Stays per month = nights booked / average stay length Gross nightly revenue = nights booked × nightly rate Cleaning revenue = stays per month × cleaning fee charged Gross monthly revenue = nightly revenue + cleaning revenue
Airbnb host service fee = gross monthly revenue × fee % Net revenue = gross monthly revenue − Airbnb fee Net profit = net revenue − fixed monthly costs
Airbnb Host Service Fee The standard Airbnb host service fee is 3% for most hosts. Hosts using non-refundable pricing may pay slightly less. Some properties in certain regions pay a flat 14–16% (host-only pricing model).
Understanding Profit vs Revenue Gross revenue is the headline number — what you earn before costs. Net profit is what actually matters — after Airbnb fees, mortgage, utilities, and insurance. Many hosts are surprised how thin margins can be at low occupancy.