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

Union City, NJ has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-1,310 and a median cap rate of 3.1%, on a median sold price of $562,500. Prices changed -6.8% year over year.

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

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Union City, NJ is 3.1%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

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

The median sold price in Union City, NJ is $562,500 (about $455 per square foot).

Investing in Union City, NJ Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Union 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.

$562,500Median sold price

$455Median $/sqft

3.1%Median cap rate

$-1,310Modeled cash flow / mo

-6.8%Appreciation YoY

14.0Months of supply

288Active listings

246Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Union City numbers say

In Union City, NJ, the median home sold for $562,500 (about $455 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 3.1% cap rate with a median $-1,310 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -6.8% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 14.0 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.

🔨 See 7 fix-and-flip deals in Union City — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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