Where to Invest in Real Estate

The best U.S. markets for rental-property investing, ranked from our own sold history and per-listing cash-flow modeling across 13,333 city markets. Start with a top market below or browse by state — each city page breaks down cap rate, cash flow, price and appreciation.

💵 Top cash-flow markets

Newport, NC $7,019/mo
Springs, NY $5,945/mo
Westhampton, NY $3,774/mo
Cutchogue, NY $3,379/mo
Noyack, NY $3,164/mo
Portage Lakes, OH $2,843/mo
Westhampton Beach, NY $2,665/mo
Northwest Harbor, NY $2,488/mo
Greenport West, NY $1,735/mo
Anson, TX $966/mo
Fife Lake, MI $935/mo
East Cleveland, OH $898/mo

📈 Fastest appreciation

Greenville, PA +136.4% YoY
Sharpsville, PA +112.7% YoY
Highlands, NC +108.7% YoY
River Edge, NJ +100.8% YoY
Westwood, NJ +100.6% YoY
Lake Mohawk, NJ +80.3% YoY
High Bridge, NJ +75.6% YoY
Pine Brook, NJ +74.4% YoY
Ledbetter, TX +74.2% YoY
Bethlehem, NJ +71.2% YoY
Dateland, AZ +69.7% YoY
West Milford, NJ +67.7% YoY

🏷️ Most affordable entry

Browse markets by state

Alaska (43) Alabama (269) Arkansas (172) Arizona (174) California (878) Colorado (225) Connecticut (205) Washington, D.C. (1) Delaware (52) Florida (690) Georgia (375) Hawaii (50) Iowa (179) Idaho (84) Illinois (474) Indiana (288) Kansas (50) Kentucky (220) Louisiana (163) Massachusetts (325) Maryland (315) Maine (71) Michigan (669) Minnesota (336) Missouri (320) Mississippi (85) Montana (79) North Carolina (485) North Dakota (17) Nebraska (49) New Hampshire (151) New Jersey (563) New Mexico (27) Nevada (51) New York (722) Ohio (538) Oklahoma (138) Oregon (179) Pennsylvania (839) Rhode Island (39) South Carolina (199) South Dakota (40) Tennessee (334) Texas (719) Utah (10) Virginia (443) Vermont (63) Washington (359) Wisconsin (442) West Virginia (86) Wyoming (48)

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