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A typical active Airbnb in St. Petersburg, FL earned $34,126 in the 12 months to Sep 2026, with the median listing booked 44% of nights and an average nightly rate of $231 in Sep 2026.
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A typical active St. Petersburg Airbnb earned $34,126 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $65,379, about 1.9× that. The bottom 25%, which includes rarely booked listings, averaged $3,324.
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Bottom 25% average
$34.1k
Typical listing
$65.4k
Top 25% average
2-bedroom homes are the most common in St. Petersburg (40% of listings).
| Bedrooms | Share of listings | Nightly rate | Occupancy | Est. revenue/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 6% | $170 | 52% | $32,168 |
| 1 bedroom | 35% | $170 | 48% | $29,784 |
| 2 bedrooms | 40% | $257 | 44% | $41,691 |
| 3 bedrooms |
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The best three months, Mar, Apr and Jul, brought in 32% of a typical St. Petersburg listing's revenue over the 12 months to Sep 2026.
Mar brings in 2.2× as much as Sep
Typical monthly revenue per listing, Oct 2025–Sep 2026
Central Oak Park has the highest gross yield of the 7 St. Petersburg neighborhoods we rank, at 7.6%, with typical revenue of $25,880 a year.
| # | neighborhood | Gross yield | Revenue/yr | Occupancy | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Oak Park | 7.6% | $25,880 | ||
| 2 | Disston Heights | 7.5% | $26,930 | ||
| 3 | Historic Uptown | 6.2% | $33,121 | ||
| 4 | Historic Kenwood | locked | locked | locked | locked |
| 5 | Euclid St Pauls | locked | locked | locked | locked |
| 6 | Downtown | locked | locked | locked | locked |
| 7 | Historic Old Northeast | locked | locked | locked | locked |
Ranked by gross yield (typical yearly revenue ÷ median home value), last 12 months. 49 neighborhoods have fewer than 20 listings or incomplete data and aren't ranked.
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The median St. Petersburg home is worth $354,074. At typical revenue that's a 9.6% gross yield, before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
The 10 largest operators in St. Petersburg each ran 3 or more listings as of May 2025.
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Of guests from the top 10 cities, 49% live within a day's drive.
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St. Petersburg ranks #39 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 St. Petersburg, FL earned $34,126 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The median listing was booked 44% of nights, and the average nightly rate was $231 in Sep 2026. Against a median home value of $354,074, that's a 9.6% gross yield before the mortgage, taxes and running costs.
A typical active listing earned $34,126 in the 12 months to Sep 2026. The top 25% of listings averaged $65,379 and the bottom 25% $3,324. Estimated by size: 1-bedroom about $29,784; 2-bedroom about $41,691; 3-bedroom about $53,007 and 4-bedroom about $59,002 a year.
The typical listing was booked 44% of nights in the 12 months to Sep 2026, from 77% in March to 27% in September.
Based on 3,391 St. Petersburg 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 St. Petersburg over the last 12 months, and label each number with what it counts. Compare like with like before comparing sites.
| 15% |
| $347 |
| 42% |
| $53,007 |
| 4 bedrooms | 3% | $453 | 36% | $59,002 |
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| 5 bedrooms | 1% | $765 | 35% | $98,725 |
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Estimated revenue = nightly rate × occupancy × 365, last 12 months.
| Month | Revenue | Occupancy | Nightly rate | Revenue a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | $1,934 | 28% | $190 | |
| Nov 2025 | $2,293 | 41% | $197 | |
| Dec 2025 | $2,774 | 42% | $227 | |
| Jan 2026 | $2,597 | 44% | $231 | |
| Feb 2026 | $2,943 | 57% | $294 | |
| Mar 2026 | $4,231 | 77% | $346 | |
| Apr 2026 | $3,445 | 63% | $286 | |
| May 2026 | $3,214 | 57% | $248 | |
| Jun 2026 | $3,169 | 60% | $253 | |
| Jul 2026 | $3,377 | 59% | $261 | |
| Aug 2026 | $2,251 | 33% | $221 | |
| Sep 2026 | $1,897 | 27% | $211 |
| 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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| 39 | St. Petersburg, FL (this market) | 9.6% | $34,126 |
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March; April and July earned the most, bringing in 32% of a typical listing's revenue in the 12 months to Sep 2026.
2-bedroom homes make up 40% of listings, earning an estimated $41,691 a year.
The top origin cities are Tampa, FL (2.9% of guests); St Petersburg, FL (2.8% of guests) and Orlando, FL (2.7% of guests). Of guests from the top 10 cities, 49% live within a day's drive.
Chalet tracks 3,391 short-term rental listings in St. Petersburg, FL, with data through Sep 2026.
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