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

Santa Ynez, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-11,220 and a median cap rate of 1.0%, on a median sold price of $1,700,000. Prices changed -13.4% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Santa Ynez, CA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Santa Ynez, CA is 1.0%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Santa Ynez, CA?

The median sold price in Santa Ynez, CA is $1,700,000 (about $736 per square foot).

Investing in Santa Ynez, CA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Santa Ynez, 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.

$1,700,000Median sold price

$736Median $/sqft

1.0%Median cap rate

$-11,220Modeled cash flow / mo

-13.4%Appreciation YoY

16.5Months of supply

81Active listings

59Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Santa Ynez numbers say

In Santa Ynez, CA, the median home sold for $1,700,000 (about $736 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 1.0% cap rate with a median $-11,220 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -13.4% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 16.5 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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