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

Needles, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-262 and a median cap rate of 5.0%, on a median sold price of $139,000. Prices changed -13.6% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Needles, CA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Needles, CA is 5.0%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Needles, CA?

The median sold price in Needles, CA is $139,000 (about $121 per square foot).

Investing in Needles, CA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Needles, 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.

$139,000Median sold price

$121Median $/sqft

5.0%Median cap rate

$-262Modeled cash flow / mo

-13.6%Appreciation YoY

17.9Months of supply

106Active listings

71Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Needles numbers say

In Needles, CA, the median home sold for $139,000 (about $121 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 5.0% cap rate with a median $-262 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -13.6% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 17.9 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.

🔨 See 3 fix-and-flip deals in Needles — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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CashFlowRE ranks every for-sale home in Needles, CA by cap rate, cash-on-cash return, DSCR and monthly cash flow — so the best rental deals rise to the top. Create a free account to screen Needles deals, or browse the national market data.