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

El Centro, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-1,196 and a median cap rate of 3.2%, on a median sold price of $398,000. Prices changed +5.8% year over year.

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

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in El Centro, CA is 3.2%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

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

The median sold price in El Centro, CA is $398,000 (about $246 per square foot).

Investing in El Centro, CA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the El Centro, 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.

$398,000Median sold price

$246Median $/sqft

3.2%Median cap rate

$-1,196Modeled cash flow / mo

+5.8%Appreciation YoY

11.1Months of supply

100Active listings

108Sold (last 12 mo)

What the El Centro numbers say

In El Centro, CA, the median home sold for $398,000 (about $246 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 3.2% cap rate with a median $-1,196 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +5.8% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 11.1 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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