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

Lafayette, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-7,185 and a median cap rate of 1.2%, on a median sold price of $1,966,575. Prices changed -1.4% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Lafayette, CA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Lafayette, CA is 1.2%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Lafayette, CA?

The median sold price in Lafayette, CA is $1,966,575 (about $874 per square foot).

Investing in Lafayette, CA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Lafayette, 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.

$1,966,575Median sold price

$874Median $/sqft

1.2%Median cap rate

$-7,185Modeled cash flow / mo

-1.4%Appreciation YoY

10.8Months of supply

239Active listings

266Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Lafayette numbers say

In Lafayette, CA, the median home sold for $1,966,575 (about $874 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 1.2% cap rate with a median $-7,185 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -1.4% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 10.8 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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