Home·Best of·Best US cities for cash-flow real estate investing Cities with 8%+ gross rental yield AND momentum score 45+ — cash flow viable without sliding market underneath.
Pure cash-flow investing means buying for monthly income, not appreciation. The cities here have high yields without being in active decline.
Mostly Midwest, Rust Belt, and Deep South. Many investors target these markets for buy-and-hold rental income.
1Detroit, MIDetroit-Warren-Dearborn · pop 645,70549Stable20.99%gross yield 2Youngstown, OHYoungstown-Warren-Boardman · pop 59,12375Rising18.46%gross yield 3Flint, MIFlint · pop 79,73557Stable18.06%gross yield 4Gary, INChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 67,55551Stable17.42%gross yield 5Cleveland, OHCleveland-Elyria · pop 365,37958Stable14.53%gross yield 6Meridian, MSMeridian · pop 33,54946Cooling14.42%gross yield 7Camden, NJPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington · pop 71,74958Stable14.31%gross yield 8Inkster, MIDetroit-Warren-Dearborn · pop 25,10871Rising14.08%gross yield 9Danville, ILDanville · pop 27,98146Cooling13.12%gross yield 10Calumet City, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 34,85558Stable13.05%gross yield 11Port Arthur, TXBeaumont-Port Arthur · pop 55,79957Stable12.38%gross yield 12Bessemer, ALBirmingham-Hoover · pop 25,07948Stable12.07%gross yield 14Pontiac, MIDetroit-Warren-Dearborn · pop 62,52871Rising11.39%gross yield 15Decatur, ILDecatur · pop 68,76370Rising11.26%gross yield 16Baltimore, MDBaltimore-Columbia-Towson · pop 568,27154Stable11.02%gross yield 17Eastpointe, MIDetroit-Warren-Dearborn · pop 33,94370Rising10.94%gross yield 19Dayton, OHDayton-Kettering · pop 136,34667Rising10.36%gross yield 20Toledo, OHToledo · pop 265,63871Rising10.35%gross yield 21Garden City, MIDetroit-Warren-Dearborn · pop 26,41065Rising10.35%gross yield 22Peoria, ILPeoria · pop 111,69670Rising10.35%gross yield 23Euclid, OHCleveland-Elyria · pop 48,42169Rising10.33%gross yield 25Lauderhill, FLMiami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach · pop 76,62745Cooling10.30%gross yield 26Southgate, MIDetroit-Warren-Dearborn · pop 29,08167Rising10.23%gross yield 27Memphis, TNMemphis · pop 610,91947Cooling10.23%gross yield 28Rock Island, ILDavenport-Moline-Rock Island · pop 36,43457Stable10.23%gross yield 29Enid, OKEnid · pop 50,51964Rising10.21%gross yield 30Brownsville, TXBrownsville-Harlingen · pop 191,96773Rising10.12%gross yield 31Warren, OHYoungstown-Warren-Boardman · pop 38,68379Hot10.07%gross yield 35Muskogee, OKMuskogee · pop 36,84962Rising10.01%gross yield 36Monroe, LAMonroe · pop 46,62254Stable9.91%gross yield 38Abilene, TXAbilene · pop 130,50175Rising9.78%gross yield 39Delray Beach, FLMiami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach · pop 70,14054Stable9.77%gross yield 40Ardmore, OKArdmore · pop 25,06463Rising9.73%gross yield 41Akron, OHAkron · pop 189,66469Rising9.70%gross yield 43Hammond, INChicago-Naperville-Elgin · pop 76,03066Rising9.67%gross yield 45Hartford, CTHartford-East Hartford-Middletown · pop 122,12970Rising9.61%gross yield 46Lancaster, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · pop 40,78050Stable9.60%gross yield 47Roswell, NMRoswell · pop 47,17652Stable9.59%gross yield 48Union City, GAAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta · pop 28,19555Stable9.57%gross yield 50Jamestown, NYJamestown-Dunkirk-Fredonia · pop 27,69968Rising9.52%gross yield