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

Mason City, IA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-171 and a median cap rate of 5.3%, on a median sold price of $165,500. Prices changed +5.7% year over year.

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

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Mason City, IA is 5.3%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

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

The median sold price in Mason City, IA is $165,500 (about $112 per square foot).

Investing in Mason City, IA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Mason 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.

$165,500Median sold price

$112Median $/sqft

5.3%Median cap rate

$-171Modeled cash flow / mo

+5.7%Appreciation YoY

8.6Months of supply

285Active listings

400Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Mason City numbers say

In Mason City, IA, the median home sold for $165,500 (about $112 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 5.3% cap rate with a median $-171 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +5.7% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 8.6 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 3 fix-and-flip deals in Mason City — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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CashFlowRE ranks every for-sale home in Mason City, IA 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 Mason City deals, or browse the national market data.