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

Urbandale, IA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-1,163 and a median cap rate of 2.4%, on a median sold price of $352,500. Prices changed +0.9% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Urbandale, IA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Urbandale, IA is 2.4%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Urbandale, IA?

The median sold price in Urbandale, IA is $352,500 (about $222 per square foot).

Investing in Urbandale, IA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Urbandale, 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.

$352,500Median sold price

$222Median $/sqft

2.4%Median cap rate

$-1,163Modeled cash flow / mo

+0.9%Appreciation YoY

9.9Months of supply

816Active listings

985Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Urbandale numbers say

In Urbandale, IA, the median home sold for $352,500 (about $222 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 2.4% cap rate with a median $-1,163 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +0.9% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 9.9 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.

🔨 See 4 fix-and-flip deals in Urbandale — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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