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

National City, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-1,979 and a median cap rate of 3.2%, on a median sold price of $715,000. Prices changed -5.3% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in National City, CA?

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

What is the median home price in National City, CA?

The median sold price in National City, CA is $715,000 (about $502 per square foot).

Investing in National City, CA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the National City, 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.

$715,000Median sold price

$502Median $/sqft

3.2%Median cap rate

$-1,979Modeled cash flow / mo

-5.3%Appreciation YoY

5.9Months of supply

69Active listings

141Sold (last 12 mo)

What the National City numbers say

In National City, CA, the median home sold for $715,000 (about $502 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 3.2% cap rate with a median $-1,979 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -5.3% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 5.9 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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