Is Waltham, MA a good place to invest in rental property?

Waltham, MA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-2,530 and a median cap rate of 2.6%, on a median sold price of $815,500. Prices changed +2.8% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Waltham, MA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Waltham, MA is 2.6%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Waltham, MA?

The median sold price in Waltham, MA is $815,500 (about $473 per square foot).

Investing in Waltham, MA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Waltham, MA 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.

$815,500Median sold price

$473Median $/sqft

2.6%Median cap rate

$-2,530Modeled cash flow / mo

+2.8%Appreciation YoY

11.0Months of supply

353Active listings

384Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Waltham numbers say

In Waltham, MA, the median home sold for $815,500 (about $473 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 2.6% cap rate with a median $-2,530 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +2.8% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 11.0 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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