Is Jersey City, NJ a good place to invest in rental property?

Jersey City, NJ has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-2,462 and a median cap rate of 2.1%, on a median sold price of $749,500. Prices changed +2.2% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Jersey City, NJ?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Jersey City, NJ is 2.1%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Jersey City, NJ?

The median sold price in Jersey City, NJ is $749,500 (about $647 per square foot).

Investing in Jersey City, NJ Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Jersey City, NJ 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.

$749,500Median sold price

$647Median $/sqft

2.1%Median cap rate

$-2,462Modeled cash flow / mo

+2.2%Appreciation YoY

11.7Months of supply

1,764Active listings

1,808Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Jersey City numbers say

In Jersey City, NJ, the median home sold for $749,500 (about $647 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 2.1% cap rate with a median $-2,462 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +2.2% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 11.7 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 11 fix-and-flip deals in Jersey City — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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CashFlowRE ranks every for-sale home in Jersey City, NJ 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 Jersey City deals, or browse the national market data.