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

Polk City, IA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-1,749 and a median cap rate of 1.7%, on a median sold price of $403,740. Prices changed +2.6% year over year.

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

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Polk City, IA is 1.7%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

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

The median sold price in Polk City, IA is $403,740 (about $274 per square foot).

Investing in Polk City, IA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Polk 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.

$403,740Median sold price

$274Median $/sqft

1.7%Median cap rate

$-1,749Modeled cash flow / mo

+2.6%Appreciation YoY

9.0Months of supply

141Active listings

187Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Polk City numbers say

In Polk City, IA, the median home sold for $403,740 (about $274 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 1.7% cap rate with a median $-1,749 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +2.6% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 9.0 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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