Is Tampa, FL a good place to invest in rental property?

Tampa, FL has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-1,383 and a median cap rate of 2.8%, on a median sold price of $520,000. Prices changed -5.3% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Tampa, FL?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Tampa, FL is 2.8%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Tampa, FL?

The median sold price in Tampa, FL is $520,000 (about $320 per square foot).

Investing in Tampa, FL Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Tampa, FL 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.

$520,000Median sold price

$320Median $/sqft

2.8%Median cap rate

$-1,383Modeled cash flow / mo

-5.3%Appreciation YoY

92.6Months of supply

4,452Active listings

577Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Tampa numbers say

In Tampa, FL, the median home sold for $520,000 (about $320 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 2.8% cap rate with a median $-1,383 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -5.3% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 92.6 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.

🔨 See 6 fix-and-flip deals in Tampa — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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CashFlowRE ranks every for-sale home in Tampa, FL 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 Tampa deals, or browse the national market data.