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

Ruston, LA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-755 and a median cap rate of 3.0%, on a median sold price of $254,750. Prices changed -3.9% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Ruston, LA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Ruston, LA is 3.0%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Ruston, LA?

The median sold price in Ruston, LA is $254,750 (about $148 per square foot).

Investing in Ruston, LA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Ruston, 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.

$254,750Median sold price

$148Median $/sqft

3.0%Median cap rate

$-755Modeled cash flow / mo

-3.9%Appreciation YoY

27.6Months of supply

322Active listings

140Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Ruston numbers say

In Ruston, LA, the median home sold for $254,750 (about $148 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 3.0% cap rate with a median $-755 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -3.9% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 27.6 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 3 fix-and-flip deals in Ruston — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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CashFlowRE ranks every for-sale home in Ruston, LA by cap rate, cash-on-cash return, DSCR and monthly cash flow — so the best rental deals rise to the top. Create a free account to screen Ruston deals, or browse the national market data.