Updated November 2, 2026 · live data

The best markets for cash flow, ranked. Then underwrite every listing in them.

Most best-markets lists are written once a year. This one ranks 20 markets by the median cap rate of listings on the market right now, and recomputes every hour. 20 markets show live deals today.

Exhibit 1 · Live cap-rate ranking

20 markets

#	Market	Median cap	Top deal cap	Listings
1	Houston, TX	23.7%	28.9%	8
2	Denver, CO	16.9%	19.6%	8
3	Minneapolis, MN	16.7%	27.2%	8
4	Nashville, TN	16.6%	28.5%	8
5	Los Angeles, CA	15.3%	22.8%	8
6	San Diego, CA	11.4%	13.2%	8
7	Detroit, MI	11.2%	11.9%	8
8	Dallas, TX	11.2%	11.9%	8
9	Atlanta, GA	10.9%	11.7%	8
10	Boston, MA	10.9%	16.9%	8
11	New York, NY	10.3%	11.8%	8
12	Washington DC	10.1%	11.7%	8
13	Chicago, IL	9.8%	16.7%	8
14	Baltimore, MD	9.3%	11.8%	8
15	Philadelphia, PA	8.8%	12.0%	8
16	Portland, OR	7.6%	9.3%	8
17	Austin, TX	7.6%	8.5%	8
18	San Francisco, CA	6.0%	10.8%	8
19	Phoenix, AZ	5.9%	6.4%	8
20	Seattle, WA	5.8%	11.2%	8

Live figures are the median listed cap rate of today's ranked listings in each market. Rows marked “~” show the market baseline until today's scan is cached. Listed cap rates are unverified; the full analysis underwrites each deal against nearby sales.

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Market

Median cap

23.7%

16.9%

16.7%

16.6%

15.3%

11.4%

11.2%

11.2%

10.9%

10.9%

10.3%

10.1%

9.8%

9.3%

8.8%

7.6%

7.6%

6.0%

5.9%

5.8%