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

San Rafael, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-4,948 and a median cap rate of 1.7%, on a median sold price of $1,250,000. Prices changed -4.9% year over year.

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

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in San Rafael, CA is 1.7%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

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

The median sold price in San Rafael, CA is $1,250,000 (about $665 per square foot).

Investing in San Rafael, CA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the San Rafael, 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.

$1,250,000Median sold price

$665Median $/sqft

1.7%Median cap rate

$-4,948Modeled cash flow / mo

-4.9%Appreciation YoY

5.2Months of supply

222Active listings

515Sold (last 12 mo)

What the San Rafael numbers say

In San Rafael, CA, the median home sold for $1,250,000 (about $665 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 1.7% cap rate with a median $-4,948 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -4.9% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 5.2 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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