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Enter any U.S. address and property size to see what it could earn as a short-term rental — projected annual revenue, average daily rate, and occupancy, modeled from real performance data for comparable Airbnbs in that market.

By the VaultSTR editors · Last updated August 4, 2026

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Questions answered

Airbnb revenue estimates, explained

How accurate is an Airbnb revenue calculator?
Treat any calculator as a market-level starting point, not an appraisal. The projection reflects how comparable short-term rentals near the address actually perform — but your design, photos, pricing strategy, and reviews can move real results 30% in either direction. Use the number to screen deals, then underwrite the survivors line by line in the pro forma builder.
What data powers this estimate?
Estimates are modeled from observed short-term rental performance data — nightly rates, occupancy, and revenue of active listings in the surrounding market — matched to your bedroom, bathroom, and guest count. It is the same style of comp-based analysis lenders and institutional buyers run before acquiring STR properties.
Is projected revenue the same as profit?
No. This is gross booking revenue before platform fees, cleaning and turnover, software, insurance, utilities, supplies, capital reserves, and the mortgage. On a typical STR, operating costs and financing consume 50–75% of gross revenue. The pro forma builder models the full cost stack down to cash-on-cash return.
What should I check before trusting the number?
Two things kill more STR deals than bad revenue estimates: regulations and seasonality. Confirm the market actually allows short-term rentals — our state-by-state regulation guides cover permits, taxes, and restrictions — and check whether revenue concentrates in a short peak season that a bad launch month could miss.
Under the hood

How this calculator builds its estimate

Every estimate starts from the performance of real short-term rentals near the address you enter — the same comparable-listing approach a lender's underwriter uses. We look at nightly rates and booked nights for similar-sized properties nearby, then report the three numbers that drive every STR decision: projected annual revenue, average daily rate (ADR), and occupancy. No credit card, no account, no sampled averages from a whole metro when your street behaves differently.

A worked example. A 3-bedroom near Blue Ridge, GA returns roughly $62,000 projected revenue at a $285 ADR and 60% occupancy. That top-line number is where analysis starts, not ends: subtract cleaning and turnover, management or your own hours, utilities, supplies, STR insurance, and a capex reserve, then layer financing. The free pro forma builder does exactly that hand-off in one click, and our Airbnb pro forma template guide explains every line item.

Instant estimates are ceilings. Any tool that projects from established comps — this one, or AirDNA's Rentalizer — describes mature listings, not your launch year. We recommend modeling year one at 60–75% of the estimate; our AirDNA Rentalizer analysis covers why, and our AirDNA review compares the paid data platforms. Buying in a regulated market? Check the STR regulation guides before the number matters.