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

Costa Mesa, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-5,319 and a median cap rate of 1.8%, on a median sold price of $1,510,000. Prices changed +7.3% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Costa Mesa, CA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Costa Mesa, CA is 1.8%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Costa Mesa, CA?

The median sold price in Costa Mesa, CA is $1,510,000 (about $858 per square foot).

Investing in Costa Mesa, CA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Costa Mesa, 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.

$1,510,000Median sold price

$858Median $/sqft

1.8%Median cap rate

$-5,319Modeled cash flow / mo

+7.3%Appreciation YoY

9.6Months of supply

493Active listings

616Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Costa Mesa numbers say

In Costa Mesa, CA, the median home sold for $1,510,000 (about $858 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 1.8% cap rate with a median $-5,319 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +7.3% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 9.6 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 4 fix-and-flip deals in Costa Mesa — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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CashFlowRE ranks every for-sale home in Costa Mesa, CA 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 Costa Mesa deals, or browse the national market data.