Is Chico, CA a good place to invest in rental property?

Chico, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-1,342 and a median cap rate of 2.6%, on a median sold price of $450,000. Prices changed -2.7% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Chico, CA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Chico, CA is 2.6%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Chico, CA?

The median sold price in Chico, CA is $450,000 (about $291 per square foot).

Investing in Chico, CA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Chico, CA 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.

$450,000Median sold price

$291Median $/sqft

2.6%Median cap rate

$-1,342Modeled cash flow / mo

-2.7%Appreciation YoY

10.3Months of supply

829Active listings

965Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Chico numbers say

In Chico, CA, the median home sold for $450,000 (about $291 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 2.6% cap rate with a median $-1,342 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -2.7% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 10.3 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.

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