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

Mountain View, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-6,457 and a median cap rate of 1.5%, on a median sold price of $1,740,000. Prices changed -0.3% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Mountain View, CA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Mountain View, CA is 1.5%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Mountain View, CA?

The median sold price in Mountain View, CA is $1,740,000 (about $1,065 per square foot).

Investing in Mountain View, CA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Mountain View, 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.

$1,740,000Median sold price

$1,065Median $/sqft

1.5%Median cap rate

$-6,457Modeled cash flow / mo

-0.3%Appreciation YoY

10.2Months of supply

498Active listings

584Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Mountain View numbers say

In Mountain View, CA, the median home sold for $1,740,000 (about $1,065 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 1.5% cap rate with a median $-6,457 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -0.3% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 10.2 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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