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

Spirit Lake, IA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-1,717 and a median cap rate of 1.8%, on a median sold price of $400,000. Prices changed +10.8% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Spirit Lake, IA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Spirit Lake, IA is 1.8%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Spirit Lake, IA?

The median sold price in Spirit Lake, IA is $400,000 (about $226 per square foot).

Investing in Spirit Lake, IA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Spirit Lake, 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.

$400,000Median sold price

$226Median $/sqft

1.8%Median cap rate

$-1,717Modeled cash flow / mo

+10.8%Appreciation YoY

15.9Months of supply

247Active listings

187Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Spirit Lake numbers say

In Spirit Lake, IA, the median home sold for $400,000 (about $226 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 1.8% cap rate with a median $-1,717 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +10.8% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 15.9 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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