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A typical active Airbnb in Lubbock, TX earned $27,428 in the 12 months to Sep 2026, with the median listing booked 43% of nights and an average nightly rate of $172 in Sep 2026.
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A typical active Lubbock Airbnb earned $27,428 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $32,691, about 1.2× that. The bottom 25%, which includes rarely booked listings, averaged $3,104.
$3.1k
Bottom 25% average
$27.4k
Typical listing
$32.7k
Top 25% average
3-bedroom homes are the most common in Lubbock (43% of listings).
| Bedrooms | Share of listings | Nightly rate | Occupancy | Est. revenue/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 1% | $118 | 59% | $25,291 |
| 1 bedroom | 18% | $115 | 43% | $17,941 |
| 2 bedrooms | 22% | $161 | 49% | $28,543 |
| 3 bedrooms |
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The best three months, Mar, Aug and Jun, brought in 31% of a typical Lubbock listing's revenue over the 12 months to Sep 2026.
Mar brings in 2.1× as much as Jan
Typical monthly revenue per listing, Oct 2025–Sep 2026
Maxey Park has the highest gross yield of the 6 Lubbock neighborhoods we rank, at 30.4%, with typical revenue of $45,469 a year.
| # | neighborhood | Gross yield | Revenue/yr | Occupancy | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxey Park | 30.4% | $45,469 | ||
| 2 | Heart Of Lubbock | 26.6% | $30,977 | ||
| 3 | Wheelock Monterey | 25.9% | $35,598 | ||
| 4 | North By Northwest | locked | locked | locked | locked |
| 5 | Tech Terrace | locked | locked | locked | locked |
| 6 | South Overton | locked | locked | locked | locked |
Ranked by gross yield (typical yearly revenue ÷ median home value), last 12 months. 24 neighborhoods have fewer than 20 listings or incomplete data and aren't ranked.
Yield isn't everything: zoning and HOA rules decide which streets allow short-term rentals.
The median Lubbock home is worth $212,039 (Zillow, Aug 2026), up 2.1% in a year. At typical revenue that's a 12.9% gross yield, before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
The 10 largest operators in Lubbock each ran 3 or more listings as of May 2025.
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Lubbock ranks #10 of the 41 Texas markets we track by gross yield.
| # | Market | Gross yield | Revenue/yr | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abilene, TX | 26.5% | $59,601 | |
| 2 | Freeport, TX | 22.7% | $37,098 | |
| 3 | Corpus Christi, TX | 16.7% | $37,152 | |
| 4 | Houston, TX | 16.6% |
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A typical active Airbnb in Lubbock, TX earned $27,428 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The median listing was booked 43% of nights, and the average nightly rate was $172 in Sep 2026. Against a median home value of $212,039, that's a 12.9% gross yield before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
A typical active listing earned $27,428 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $32,691 and the bottom 25% $3,104. Estimated by size: 1-bedroom about $17,941; 2-bedroom about $28,543; 3-bedroom about $34,819 and 4-bedroom about $44,755 a year.
The typical listing was booked 43% of nights in the 12 months to Sep 2026, from 58% in July to 35% in February.
Based on 666 Lubbock short-term rental listings tracked by Chalet, with data through Sep 2026. Home values come from the Zillow Home Value Index.
Airbnb data sites count different things. Some average every listing, including ones that are rarely booked; some use a whole metro area instead of the town; some use a calendar year. We show typical figures for active listings in Lubbock over the last 12 months, and label each number with what it counts. Compare like with like before comparing sites.
| 43% |
| $209 |
| 46% |
| $34,819 |
| 4 bedrooms | 14% | $285 | 43% | $44,755 |
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| 5 bedrooms | 2% | $435 | 38% | $59,689 |
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Estimated revenue = nightly rate × occupancy × 365, last 12 months.
| Month | Revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Revenue a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | $1,971 | 35% | $165 | |
| Nov 2025 | $2,305 | 42% | $170 | |
| Dec 2025 | $2,308 | 43% | $172 | |
| Jan 2026 | $1,520 | 35% | $145 | |
| Feb 2026 | $2,077 | 35% | $169 | |
| Mar 2026 | $3,152 | 48% | $172 | |
| Apr 2026 | $2,360 | 41% | $180 | |
| May 2026 | $1,789 | 46% | $203 | |
| Jun 2026 | $2,613 | 57% | $203 | |
| Jul 2026 | $2,267 | 58% | $199 | |
| Aug 2026 | $2,697 | 45% | $220 | |
| Sep 2026 | $2,369 | 44% | $214 |
Of guests from the top 10 cities, 80% live within a day's drive.
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| $43,512 |
| 5 | Brownsville, TX | 15.9% | $31,688 |
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| 6 | Amarillo, TX | 14.9% | $31,558 |
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| 7 | Waco, TX | 14.4% | $28,505 |
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| 8 | Grand Prairie, TX | 13.4% | $42,013 |
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| 10 | Lubbock, TX (this market) | 12.9% | $27,428 |
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March; August and June earned the most, bringing in 31% of a typical listing's revenue in the 12 months to Sep 2026.
$212,039 as of August 2026 (Zillow Home Value Index), up 2.1% in a year.
3-bedroom homes make up 43% of listings, earning an estimated $34,819 a year.
The top origin cities are Austin, TX (5.2% of guests); Lubbock, TX (4.8% of guests) and Dallas, TX (3.6% of guests). Of guests from the top 10 cities, 80% live within a day's drive.
Chalet tracks 666 short-term rental listings in Lubbock, TX, with data through Sep 2026.
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