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

Riverside, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-1,657 and a median cap rate of 3.1%, on a median sold price of $640,000. Prices changed -1.2% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Riverside, CA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Riverside, CA is 3.1%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Riverside, CA?

The median sold price in Riverside, CA is $640,000 (about $381 per square foot).

Investing in Riverside, CA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Riverside, 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.

$640,000Median sold price

$381Median $/sqft

3.1%Median cap rate

$-1,657Modeled cash flow / mo

-1.2%Appreciation YoY

11.2Months of supply

1,819Active listings

1,941Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Riverside numbers say

In Riverside, CA, the median home sold for $640,000 (about $381 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 3.1% cap rate with a median $-1,657 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -1.2% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 11.2 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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CashFlowRE ranks every for-sale home in Riverside, 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 Riverside deals, or browse the national market data.