Is Ely, IA a good place to invest in rental property?

Ely, IA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-1,465 and a median cap rate of 1.1%, on a median sold price of $367,900. Prices changed +5.9% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Ely, IA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Ely, IA is 1.1%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Ely, IA?

The median sold price in Ely, IA is $367,900 (about $162 per square foot).

Investing in Ely, IA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Ely, IA 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.

$367,900Median sold price

$162Median $/sqft

1.1%Median cap rate

$-1,465Modeled cash flow / mo

+5.9%Appreciation YoY

7.3Months of supply

33Active listings

54Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Ely numbers say

In Ely, IA, the median home sold for $367,900 (about $162 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 1.1% cap rate with a median $-1,465 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +5.9% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 7.3 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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