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

San Diego, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-3,372 and a median cap rate of 2.0%, on a median sold price of $963,243. Prices changed -3.7% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in San Diego, CA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in San Diego, CA is 2.0%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in San Diego, CA?

The median sold price in San Diego, CA is $963,243 (about $679 per square foot).

Investing in San Diego, CA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the San Diego, 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.

$963,243Median sold price

$679Median $/sqft

2.0%Median cap rate

$-3,372Modeled cash flow / mo

-3.7%Appreciation YoY

6.3Months of supply

4,976Active listings

9,546Sold (last 12 mo)

What the San Diego numbers say

In San Diego, CA, the median home sold for $963,243 (about $679 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 2.0% cap rate with a median $-3,372 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -3.7% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 6.3 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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