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

Menlo Park, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-12,091 and a median cap rate of 0.8%, on a median sold price of $2,825,000. Prices changed +10.6% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Menlo Park, CA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Menlo Park, CA is 0.8%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Menlo Park, CA?

The median sold price in Menlo Park, CA is $2,825,000 (about $1,512 per square foot).

Investing in Menlo Park, CA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Menlo Park, 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.

$2,825,000Median sold price

$1,512Median $/sqft

0.8%Median cap rate

$-12,091Modeled cash flow / mo

+10.6%Appreciation YoY

3.4Months of supply

87Active listings

304Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Menlo Park numbers say

In Menlo Park, CA, the median home sold for $2,825,000 (about $1,512 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 0.8% cap rate with a median $-12,091 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +10.6% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 3.4 months of supply — a tight, seller-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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