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A typical active Airbnb in West Palm Beach, FL earned $50,420 in the 12 months to Sep 2026, with the median listing booked 54% of nights and an average nightly rate of $221 in Sep 2026.
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A typical active West Palm Beach Airbnb earned $50,420 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $86,237, about 1.7× that. The bottom 25%, which includes rarely booked listings, averaged $3,714.
$3.7k
Bottom 25% average
$50.4k
Typical listing
$86.2k
Top 25% average
1-bedroom homes are the most common in West Palm Beach (37% of listings).
| Bedrooms | Share of listings | Nightly rate | Occupancy | Est. revenue/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 4% | $128 | 61% | $28,561 |
| 1 bedroom | 37% | $136 | 60% | $29,780 |
| 2 bedrooms | 26% | $223 | 55% | $45,137 |
| 3 bedrooms |
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The best three months, Mar, Feb and Jan, brought in 34% of a typical West Palm Beach listing's revenue over the 12 months to Sep 2026.
Apr–Jun and Sep beat a year earlier; Aug was 5% 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.
Dreher Park Neighborhood Association has the highest gross yield of the 8 West Palm Beach neighborhoods we rank, at 13.1%, with typical revenue of $56,478 a year.
| # | neighborhood | Gross yield | Revenue/yr | Occupancy | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dreher Park Neighborhood Association | 13.1% | $56,478 | ||
| 2 | Singer Island | 7.0% | $60,494 | ||
| 3 | Prospect Heights | 6.7% | $42,951 | ||
| 4 | Old Northwood Historic Neighborhood | locked | locked | locked | locked |
| 5 | Grandview Heights Neighborhood Association | locked | locked | locked | locked |
| 6 | West Palm Beach Downtown Neighborhood Association | locked | locked | locked | locked |
| 7 | Flamingo Park Neighborhood Association | locked | locked | locked | locked |
| 8 | South End Neighborhood Association | locked | locked | locked | locked |
Ranked by gross yield (typical yearly revenue ÷ median home value), last 12 months. 25 neighborhoods have fewer than 20 listings or incomplete data and aren't ranked.
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The median West Palm Beach home is worth $404,294 (Zillow, Aug 2026), up 1.4% in a year. At typical revenue that's a 12.5% gross yield, before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
The 10 largest operators in West Palm Beach each ran 14 or more listings as of May 2025.
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West Palm Beach ranks #14 of the 73 Florida markets we track by gross yield.
| # | Market | Gross yield | Revenue/yr | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deerfield Beach, FL | 18.5% | $50,521 | |
| 2 | Delray Beach, FL | 17.0% | $58,242 | |
| 3 | Hallandale Beach, FL | 16.7% | $46,311 | |
| 4 | Panama City, FL |
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A typical active Airbnb in West Palm Beach, FL earned $50,420 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The median listing was booked 54% of nights, and the average nightly rate was $221 in Sep 2026. Against a median home value of $404,294, that's a 12.5% gross yield before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
A typical active listing earned $50,420 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $86,237 and the bottom 25% $3,714. Estimated by size: 1-bedroom about $29,780; 2-bedroom about $45,137; 3-bedroom about $66,509 and 4-bedroom about $85,198 a year.
The typical listing was booked 54% of nights in the 12 months to Sep 2026, from 84% in February to 43% in September.
Based on 1,369 West Palm Beach 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 West Palm Beach over the last 12 months, and label each number with what it counts. Compare like with like before comparing sites.
| 21% |
| $334 |
| 55% |
| $66,509 |
| 4 bedrooms | 10% | $470 | 50% | $85,198 |
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| 5 bedrooms | 4% | $608 | 34% | $76,383 |
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Estimated revenue = nightly rate × occupancy × 365, last 12 months.
| Month | Revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Revenue a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | $3,029 | 52% | $162 | |
| Nov 2025 | $3,744 | 59% | $190 | |
| Dec 2025 | $4,965 | 66% | $244 | |
| Jan 2026 | $5,108 | 74% | $250 | |
| Feb 2026 | $5,718 | 84% | $296 | |
| Mar 2026 | $6,408 | 83% | $313 | |
| Apr 2026 | $4,531 | 64% | $253 | |
| May 2026 | $3,815 | 54% | $225 | |
| Jun 2026 | $3,733 | 54% | $221 | |
| Jul 2026 | $3,640 | 53% | $212 | |
| Aug 2026 | $2,968 | 47% | $187 | |
| Sep 2026 | $2,760 | 43% | $177 |
Of guests from the top 10 cities, 66% live within a day's drive. Guests book 54 days ahead on average.
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| 16.0% |
| $45,401 |
| 5 | Largo, FL | 14.5% | $48,908 |
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| 6 | Pensacola, FL | 14.5% | $38,588 |
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| 7 | Fort Walton Beach, FL | 14.2% | $45,733 |
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| 8 | Seminole, FL | 13.7% | $52,966 |
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| 14 | West Palm Beach, FL (this market) | 12.5% | $50,420 |
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March; February and January earned the most, bringing in 34% of a typical listing's revenue in the 12 months to Sep 2026.
$404,294 as of August 2026 (Zillow Home Value Index), up 1.4% in a year.
1-bedroom homes make up 37% of listings, earning an estimated $29,780 a year.
The top origin cities are New York, NY (4.6% of guests); West Palm Beach, FL (4.5% of guests) and Miami, FL (3.7% of guests). Of guests from the top 10 cities, 66% live within a day's drive.
Chalet tracks 1,369 short-term rental listings in West Palm Beach, FL, with data through Sep 2026.
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