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

El Cajon, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-2,079 and a median cap rate of 2.4%, on a median sold price of $735,000. Prices changed -3.8% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in El Cajon, CA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in El Cajon, CA is 2.4%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in El Cajon, CA?

The median sold price in El Cajon, CA is $735,000 (about $478 per square foot).

Investing in El Cajon, CA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the El Cajon, 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.

$735,000Median sold price

$478Median $/sqft

2.4%Median cap rate

$-2,079Modeled cash flow / mo

-3.8%Appreciation YoY

9.3Months of supply

503Active listings

651Sold (last 12 mo)

What the El Cajon numbers say

In El Cajon, CA, the median home sold for $735,000 (about $478 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 2.4% cap rate with a median $-2,079 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -3.8% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 9.3 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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