Ranked by Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratio

Best Counties for Rental Yield

Counties where home prices are lowest relative to rental income — the best markets for cash-flow positive rental properties.

# County BTI Score P/R Ratio Home Value Proj. Growth HV Ratio
01 Cameron County TX 23 6x $109,600 -0.3% 3.4x
02 Orangeburg County SC 58 7x $105,500 +1.0% 2.9x
03 Robeson County NC 30 7x $87,700 +0.1% 2.6x
04 Suffolk County NY 77 7x $490,800 +1.9% 6.9x
05 McKinley County NM 73 7x $70,200 +1.7% 2.3x
06 Putnam County FL 6 8x $125,700 -2.3% 3.4x
07 Liberty County GA 59 8x $158,400 +1.0% 2.5x
08 Valencia County NM 100 8x $184,400 +5.4% 7.7x
09 Otero County NM 70 8x $139,100 +1.5% 3.2x
10 Steuben County NY 15 8x $121,000 -1.0% 2.4x
11 Taylor County TX 100 8x $169,800 +5.3% 3.2x
12 Liberty County TX 32 8x $145,400 +0.1% 5.3x
13 Oswego County NY 100 8x $131,800 +5.4% 2.2x
14 Bay County MI 97 8x $125,000 +3.6% 3.5x
15 Apache County AZ 37 8x $62,400 +0.3% 1.8x
16 Highlands County FL 14 8x $155,900 -1.1% 5.4x
17 Hidalgo County TX 49 8x $112,700 +0.7% 4.1x
18 Sumter County SC 39 8x $146,300 +0.3% 3.2x
19 Angelina County TX 33 8x $138,600 +0.2% 3.3x
20 Medina County TX 24 8x $186,200 -0.3% 7.8x
21 Talladega County AL 9 8x $131,900 -1.7% 2.9x
22 Lafayette County MS 98 9x $242,800 +4.0% 5.5x
23 Onondaga County NY 96 9x $172,800 +3.6% 2.5x
24 Autauga County AL 60 9x $191,800 +1.1% 6.4x
25 Effingham County GA 46 9x $219,000 +0.6% 6.3x
26 Wichita County TX 29 9x $129,000 -0.0% 2.8x
27 Ontario County NY 89 9x $192,800 +2.8% 3.1x
28 Chemung County NY 43 9x $128,200 +0.5% 2.9x
29 Kershaw County SC 38 9x $173,800 +0.3% 4.3x
30 Muskogee County OK 47 9x $128,900 +0.6% 3.0x
31 El Paso County TX 42 9x $153,600 +0.5% 3.1x
32 Macon County IL 98 9x $119,800 +4.0% 1.8x
33 Eddy County NM 73 9x $188,400 +1.7% 1.2x
34 Wyandotte County KS 40 9x $139,800 +0.4% 1.9x
35 Vermilion County IL 26 9x $91,000 -0.2% 2.1x
36 Hinds County MS 15 9x $141,600 -1.1% 2.6x
37 Clayton County GA 13 9x $167,200 -1.2% 2.3x
38 Richmond County GA 10 9x $142,100 -1.6% 2.2x
39 Lee County NC 57 9x $186,000 +1.0% 3.6x
40 Hoke County NC 37 9x $177,500 +0.3% 7.1x
41 Chaves County NM 1 9x $133,200 -4.5% 3.8x
42 Broome County NY 94 9x $139,200 +3.3% 2.9x
43 Gloucester County NJ 88 9x $265,200 +2.7% 5.5x
44 Ector County TX 86 9x $175,600 +2.5% 2.1x
45 Russell County AL 67 9x $141,900 +1.4% 4.7x
46 Wayne County NC 17 9x $152,300 -0.9% 3.4x
47 Columbia County FL 8 9x $165,300 -1.9% 4.3x
48 Schuylkill County PA 74 9x $127,900 +1.7% 3.7x
49 Cullman County AL 59 9x $166,000 +1.1% 4.5x
50 Barrow County GA 32 9x $228,400 +0.1% 6.7x

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