Is Amherst, VA a good place to invest in rental property?

Amherst, VA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-935 and a median cap rate of 3.0%, on a median sold price of $315,000. Prices changed +8.2% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Amherst, VA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Amherst, VA is 3.0%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Amherst, VA?

The median sold price in Amherst, VA is $315,000 (about $184 per square foot).

Investing in Amherst, VA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Amherst, VA 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.

$315,000Median sold price

$184Median $/sqft

3.0%Median cap rate

$-935Modeled cash flow / mo

+8.2%Appreciation YoY

8.6Months of supply

82Active listings

115Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Amherst numbers say

In Amherst, VA, the median home sold for $315,000 (about $184 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 3.0% cap rate with a median $-935 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +8.2% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 8.6 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.

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