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

National City, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-1,998 and a median cap rate of 2.9%, on a median sold price of $715,000. Prices changed -1.4% 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 2.9%, 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 $504 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

$504Median $/sqft

2.9%Median cap rate

$-1,998Modeled cash flow / mo

-1.4%Appreciation YoY

11.7Months of supply

131Active listings

134Sold (last 12 mo)

What the National City numbers say

In National City, CA, the median home sold for $715,000 (about $504 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 2.9% cap rate with a median $-1,998 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -1.4% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 11.7 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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