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

Watsonville, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-1,859 and a median cap rate of 2.9%, on a median sold price of $645,000. Prices changed -2.8% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Watsonville, CA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Watsonville, CA is 2.9%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Watsonville, CA?

The median sold price in Watsonville, CA is $645,000 (about $491 per square foot).

Investing in Watsonville, CA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Watsonville, 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.

$645,000Median sold price

$491Median $/sqft

2.9%Median cap rate

$-1,859Modeled cash flow / mo

-2.8%Appreciation YoY

6.0Months of supply

77Active listings

153Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Watsonville numbers say

In Watsonville, CA, the median home sold for $645,000 (about $491 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 2.9% cap rate with a median $-1,859 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -2.8% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 6.0 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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