Is East Palo Alto, CA a good place to invest in rental property?

East Palo Alto, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-2,575 and a median cap rate of 3.1%, on a median sold price of $1,025,000. Prices changed +4.8% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in East Palo Alto, CA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in East Palo Alto, CA is 3.1%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in East Palo Alto, CA?

The median sold price in East Palo Alto, CA is $1,025,000 (about $789 per square foot).

Investing in East Palo Alto, CA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the East Palo Alto, 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.

$1,025,000Median sold price

$789Median $/sqft

3.1%Median cap rate

$-2,575Modeled cash flow / mo

+4.8%Appreciation YoY

11.9Months of supply

102Active listings

103Sold (last 12 mo)

What the East Palo Alto numbers say

In East Palo Alto, CA, the median home sold for $1,025,000 (about $789 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 3.1% cap rate with a median $-2,575 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +4.8% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 11.9 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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