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

Lafayette, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-7,991 and a median cap rate of 0.9%, on a median sold price of $1,985,000. Prices changed -2.0% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Lafayette, CA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Lafayette, CA is 0.9%, 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 $1,985,000 (about $859 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.

$1,985,000Median sold price

$859Median $/sqft

0.9%Median cap rate

$-7,991Modeled cash flow / mo

-2.0%Appreciation YoY

5.3Months of supply

119Active listings

271Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Lafayette numbers say

In Lafayette, CA, the median home sold for $1,985,000 (about $859 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 0.9% cap rate with a median $-7,991 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -2.0% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 5.3 months of supply. These are medians across recorded sales; individual properties vary widely, which is exactly what CashFlowRE scores listing by listing.

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