Is McAllen, TX a good place to invest in rental property?

McAllen, TX has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-559 and a median cap rate of 3.9%, on a median sold price of $265,000. Prices changed +0.0% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in McAllen, TX?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in McAllen, TX is 3.9%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in McAllen, TX?

The median sold price in McAllen, TX is $265,000 (about $150 per square foot).

Investing in McAllen, TX Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the McAllen, TX 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.

$265,000Median sold price

$150Median $/sqft

3.9%Median cap rate

$-559Modeled cash flow / mo

+0.0%Appreciation YoY

17.1Months of supply

1,492Active listings

1,050Sold (last 12 mo)

What the McAllen numbers say

In McAllen, TX, the median home sold for $265,000 (about $150 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 3.9% cap rate with a median $-559 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +0.0% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 17.1 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 18 fix-and-flip deals in McAllen — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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