Is Detroit, MI a good place to invest in rental property?

Detroit, MI has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $300 and a median cap rate of 9.6%, on a median sold price of $100,000. Prices changed -4.1% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Detroit, MI?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Detroit, MI is 9.6%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Detroit, MI?

The median sold price in Detroit, MI is $100,000 (about $71 per square foot).

Investing in Detroit, MI Real Estate

#71 cash-flow market in the U.S.

A data-driven snapshot of the Detroit, MI 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.

$100,000Median sold price

$71Median $/sqft

9.6%Median cap rate

$300Modeled cash flow / mo

-4.1%Appreciation YoY

17.6Months of supply

8,030Active listings

5,480Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Detroit numbers say

In Detroit, MI, the median home sold for $100,000 (about $71 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 9.6% cap rate with a median $300 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -4.1% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 17.6 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 80 fix-and-flip deals in Detroit — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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CashFlowRE ranks every for-sale home in Detroit, MI 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 Detroit deals, or browse the national market data.