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A typical active Airbnb in Arlington, TX earned $40,295 in the 12 months to Sep 2026, with the median listing booked 46% of nights and an average nightly rate of $206 in Sep 2026.
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A typical active Arlington Airbnb earned $40,295 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $63,287, about 1.6× that. The bottom 25%, which includes rarely booked listings, averaged $2,069.
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Bottom 25% average
$40.3k
Typical listing
$63.3k
Top 25% average
1-bedroom homes are the most common in Arlington (31% of listings).
| Bedrooms | Share of listings | Nightly rate | Occupancy | Est. revenue/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 1% | $127 | 35% | $16,306 |
| 1 bedroom | 31% | $112 | 44% | $18,109 |
| 2 bedrooms | 28% | $191 | 48% | $33,320 |
| 3 bedrooms |
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The best three months, Jun, Jul and May, brought in 39% of a typical Arlington listing's revenue over the 12 months to Sep 2026.
Apr–Jul and Sep beat a year earlier; Aug was 9% lower
Typical monthly revenue per listing, Oct 2025–Sep 2026, against the same month a year earlier
No year-earlier data for Oct–Mar yet.
East has the highest gross yield of the 5 Arlington neighborhoods we rank, at 20.1%, with typical revenue of $50,113 a year.
Ranked by gross yield (typical yearly revenue ÷ median home value), last 12 months. 1 neighborhood has fewer than 20 listings or incomplete data and isn't ranked.
Yield isn't everything: zoning and HOA rules decide which streets allow short-term rentals.
The median Arlington home is worth $309,891 (Zillow, Aug 2026), down 0.8% in a year. At typical revenue that's a 13.0% gross yield, before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
The 10 largest operators in Arlington each ran 14 or more listings as of May 2025.
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Arlington ranks #14 of the 41 Texas markets we track by gross yield.
| # | Market | Gross yield | Revenue/yr | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freeport, TX | 28.2% | $46,086 | |
| 2 | Abilene, TX | 23.3% | $52,262 | |
| 3 | Waco, TX | 19.7% | $39,037 | |
| 4 | Corpus Christi, TX | 17.8% |
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A typical active Airbnb in Arlington, TX earned $40,295 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The median listing was booked 46% of nights, and the average nightly rate was $206 in Sep 2026. Against a median home value of $309,891, that's a 13.0% gross yield before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
A typical active listing earned $40,295 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $63,287 and the bottom 25% $2,069. Estimated by size: 1-bedroom about $18,109; 2-bedroom about $33,320; 3-bedroom about $39,896 and 4-bedroom about $47,524 a year.
The typical listing was booked 46% of nights in the 12 months to Sep 2026, from 56% in March to 33% in August.
Based on 705 Arlington 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 Arlington over the last 12 months, and label each number with what it counts. Compare like with like before comparing sites.
| 26% |
| $275 |
| 40% |
| $39,896 |
| 4 bedrooms | 11% | $345 | 38% | $47,524 |
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| 5 bedrooms | 3% | $463 | 47% | $79,803 |
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Estimated revenue = nightly rate × occupancy × 365, last 12 months.
| Month | Revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Revenue a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | $2,423 | 50% | $158 | |
| Nov 2025 | $2,850 | 47% | $206 | |
| Dec 2025 | $3,228 | 49% | $220 | |
| Jan 2026 | $2,432 | 45% | $163 | |
| Feb 2026 | $2,210 | 42% | $173 | |
| Mar 2026 | $3,116 | 56% | $186 | |
| Apr 2026 | $2,931 | 46% | $205 | |
| May 2026 | $3,571 | 48% | $224 | |
| Jun 2026 | $6,856 | 52% | $414 | |
| Jul 2026 | $5,427 | 45% | $338 | |
| Aug 2026 | $2,464 | 33% | $215 | |
| Sep 2026 | $2,788 | 39% | $219 |
Of guests from the top 10 cities, 95% live within a day's drive. Guests book 50 days ahead on average.
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| $39,629 |
| 5 | Grand Prairie, TX | 17.0% | $53,441 |
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| 6 | Lubbock, TX | 16.4% | $34,761 |
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| 7 | Amarillo, TX | 16.1% | $34,017 |
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| 8 | San Antonio, TX | 14.6% | $36,111 |
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| 14 | Arlington, TX (this market) | 13.0% | $40,295 |
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June; July and May earned the most, bringing in 39% of a typical listing's revenue in the 12 months to Sep 2026.
$309,891 as of August 2026 (Zillow Home Value Index), down 0.8% in a year.
1-bedroom homes make up 31% of listings, earning an estimated $18,109 a year.
The top origin cities are Houston, TX (4.8% of guests); San Antonio, TX (3.2% of guests) and Austin, TX (3.2% of guests). Of guests from the top 10 cities, 95% live within a day's drive.
Chalet tracks 705 short-term rental listings in Arlington, TX, with data through Sep 2026.
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