Is Opelousas, LA a good place to invest in rental property?

Opelousas, LA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-377 and a median cap rate of 4.0%, on a median sold price of $138,000. Prices changed -4.0% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Opelousas, LA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Opelousas, LA is 4.0%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Opelousas, LA?

The median sold price in Opelousas, LA is $138,000 (about $95 per square foot).

Investing in Opelousas, LA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Opelousas, LA 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.

$138,000Median sold price

$95Median $/sqft

4.0%Median cap rate

$-377Modeled cash flow / mo

-4.0%Appreciation YoY

9.5Months of supply

187Active listings

237Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Opelousas numbers say

In Opelousas, LA, the median home sold for $138,000 (about $95 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 4.0% cap rate with a median $-377 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -4.0% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 9.5 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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