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A typical active Airbnb in Newark, NJ earned $27,295 in the 12 months to Sep 2026, with the median listing booked 45% of nights and an average nightly rate of $137 in Sep 2026.
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A typical active Newark Airbnb earned $27,295 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $52,752, about 1.9× that. The bottom 25%, which includes rarely booked listings, averaged $1,394.
$1.4k
Bottom 25% average
$27.3k
Typical listing
$52.8k
Top 25% average
1-bedroom homes are the most common in Newark (58% of listings).
| Bedrooms | Share of listings | Nightly rate | Occupancy | Est. revenue/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 3% | $128 | 52% | $24,188 |
| 1 bedroom | 58% | $81 | 45% | $13,287 |
| 2 bedrooms | 18% | $214 | 54% | $42,190 |
| 3 bedrooms |
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The best three months, Jul, Jun and Sep, brought in 37% of a typical Newark listing's revenue over the 12 months to Sep 2026.
Higher than a year earlier in every month we can compare
Typical monthly revenue per listing, Oct 2025–Sep 2026, against the same month a year earlier
No year-earlier data for Oct–Mar yet.
Weequahic has the highest gross yield of the 2 Newark neighborhoods we rank, at 5.2%, with typical revenue of $26,113 a year.
| # | neighborhood | Gross yield | Revenue/yr | Occupancy | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weequahic | 5.2% | $26,113 | ||
| 2 | Upper Clinton Hill | 3.7% | $18,708 |
Ranked by gross yield (typical yearly revenue ÷ median home value), last 12 months. 17 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 Newark home is worth $481,850 (Zillow, Aug 2026), down 1.3% in a year. At typical revenue that's a 5.7% gross yield, before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
The 10 largest operators in Newark each ran 11 or more listings as of May 2025.
and 3 more
Of guests from the top 10 cities, live within a day's drive.
Newark ranks #5 of the 9 New Jersey markets we track by gross yield.
| # | Market | Gross yield | Revenue/yr | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlantic City, NJ | 20.5% | $45,856 | |
| 2 | Cape May, NJ | 7.4% | $55,083 | |
| 3 | Jersey City, NJ | 6.8% | $44,429 | |
| 4 | Seaside Heights, NJ |
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A typical active Airbnb in Newark, NJ earned $27,295 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The median listing was booked 45% of nights, and the average nightly rate was $137 in Sep 2026. Against a median home value of $481,850, that's a 5.7% gross yield before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
A typical active listing earned $27,295 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $52,752 and the bottom 25% $1,394. Estimated by size: 1-bedroom about $13,287; 2-bedroom about $42,190; 3-bedroom about $47,345 and 4-bedroom about $59,524 a year.
The typical listing was booked 45% of nights in the 12 months to Sep 2026, from 63% in September to 15% in January.
Based on 1,206 Newark 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 Newark over the last 12 months, and label each number with what it counts. Compare like with like before comparing sites.
| 17% |
| $288 |
| 45% |
| $47,345 |
| 4 bedrooms | 3% | $339 | 48% | $59,524 |
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| 5 bedrooms | 1% | $495 | 41% | $73,480 |
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Estimated revenue = nightly rate × occupancy × 365, last 12 months.
| Month | Revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Revenue a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | $1,616 | 44% | $116 | |
| Nov 2025 | $1,691 | 44% | $120 | |
| Dec 2025 | $2,229 | 58% | $129 | |
| Jan 2026 | $1,257 | 15% | $111 | |
| Feb 2026 | $1,460 | 29% | $136 | |
| Mar 2026 | $1,734 | 34% | $137 | |
| Apr 2026 | $2,082 | 46% | $140 | |
| May 2026 | $2,555 | 53% | $164 | |
| Jun 2026 | $3,359 | 57% | $203 | |
| Jul 2026 | $3,719 | 50% | $201 | |
| Aug 2026 | $2,563 | 45% | $179 | |
| Sep 2026 | $3,027 | 63% | $160 |
and 3 more
| 6.0% |
| $43,767 |
| 5 | Newark, NJ (this market) | 5.7% | $27,295 |
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| 6 | Hoboken, NJ | 5.4% | $47,761 |
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| 7 | Brigantine, NJ | 5.2% | $37,881 |
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| 8 | Wildwood, NJ | 5.2% | $32,974 |
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July; June and September earned the most, bringing in 37% of a typical listing's revenue in the 12 months to Sep 2026.
$481,850 as of August 2026 (Zillow Home Value Index), down 1.3% in a year.
1-bedroom homes make up 58% of listings, earning an estimated $13,287 a year.
The top origin cities are New York, NY (7.2% of guests); Newark, NJ (2.9% of guests) and Boston, MA (1.8% of guests). Of guests from the top 10 cities, 69% live within a day's drive.
Chalet tracks 1,206 short-term rental listings in Newark, NJ, with data through Sep 2026.
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