Is Chester, PA a good place to invest in rental property?

Chester, PA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $236 and a median cap rate of 8.1%, on a median sold price of $136,500. Prices changed -7.0% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Chester, PA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Chester, PA is 8.1%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Chester, PA?

The median sold price in Chester, PA is $136,500 (about $107 per square foot).

Investing in Chester, PA Real Estate

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

A data-driven snapshot of the Chester, PA 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.

$136,500Median sold price

$107Median $/sqft

8.1%Median cap rate

$236Modeled cash flow / mo

-7.0%Appreciation YoY

16.4Months of supply

301Active listings

220Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Chester numbers say

In Chester, PA, the median home sold for $136,500 (about $107 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 8.1% cap rate with a median $236 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -7.0% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 16.4 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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