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

Forest City, IA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-323 and a median cap rate of 4.1%, on a median sold price of $159,000. Prices changed -22.9% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Forest City, IA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Forest City, IA is 4.1%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Forest City, IA?

The median sold price in Forest City, IA is $159,000 (about $100 per square foot).

Investing in Forest City, IA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Forest City, 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.

$159,000Median sold price

$100Median $/sqft

4.1%Median cap rate

$-323Modeled cash flow / mo

-22.9%Appreciation YoY

9.5Months of supply

42Active listings

53Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Forest City numbers say

In Forest City, IA, the median home sold for $159,000 (about $100 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 4.1% cap rate with a median $-323 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -22.9% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 9.5 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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