Is Seattle, WA a good place to invest in rental property?

Seattle, WA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-2,920 and a median cap rate of 1.7%, on a median sold price of $865,000. Prices changed -3.8% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Seattle, WA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Seattle, WA is 1.7%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Seattle, WA?

The median sold price in Seattle, WA is $865,000 (about $553 per square foot).

Investing in Seattle, WA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Seattle, WA 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.

$865,000Median sold price

$553Median $/sqft

1.7%Median cap rate

$-2,920Modeled cash flow / mo

-3.8%Appreciation YoY

13.0Months of supply

8,455Active listings

7,812Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Seattle numbers say

In Seattle, WA, the median home sold for $865,000 (about $553 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 1.7% cap rate with a median $-2,920 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved -3.8% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 13.0 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 8 fix-and-flip deals in Seattle — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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