Is Opelika, AL a good place to invest in rental property?

Opelika, AL has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-764 and a median cap rate of 3.6%, on a median sold price of $332,100. Prices changed +7.5% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Opelika, AL?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Opelika, AL is 3.6%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Opelika, AL?

The median sold price in Opelika, AL is $332,100 (about $179 per square foot).

Investing in Opelika, AL Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Opelika, AL rental-property market, built from recently sold homes and CashFlowRE's per-listing investment modeling — median price, cap rate, monthly cash flow, appreciation and inventory — so you can judge the market before you ever open a listing.

$332,100Median sold price

$179Median $/sqft

3.6%Median cap rate

$-764Modeled cash flow / mo

+7.5%Appreciation YoY

14.6Months of supply

1,093Active listings

899Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Opelika numbers say

In Opelika, AL, the median home sold for $332,100 (about $179 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 3.6% cap rate with a median $-764 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +7.5% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 14.6 months of supply — a looser, buyer-friendly market. These are medians across recorded sales; individual properties vary widely, which is exactly what CashFlowRE scores listing by listing.

🔨 See 12 fix-and-flip deals in Opelika — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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CashFlowRE ranks every for-sale home in Opelika, AL by cap rate, cash-on-cash return, DSCR and monthly cash flow — so the best rental deals rise to the top. Create a free account to screen Opelika deals, or browse the national market data.