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

Mason City, IA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-185 and a median cap rate of 5.2%, on a median sold price of $163,375. Prices changed +7.3% 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 5.2%, 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 $163,375 (about $110 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.

$163,375Median sold price

$110Median $/sqft

5.2%Median cap rate

$-185Modeled cash flow / mo

+7.3%Appreciation YoY

5.5Months of supply

191Active listings

416Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Mason City numbers say

In Mason City, IA, the median home sold for $163,375 (about $110 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 5.2% cap rate with a median $-185 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +7.3% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 5.5 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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