Highest Cap Rate Counties
U.S. counties with the strongest estimated rental yield — where rents are high relative to home prices. A starting point for cash-flow-focused investors.
| # | County | Cap rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDowell | 23.1% |
| 2 | Bertie | 19.5% |
| 3 | Phillips | 18.5% |
| 4 | Cochran | 18.3% |
| 5 | Coahoma | 17.9% |
| 6 | Tillman | 16.7% |
| 7 | Washington | 16.3% |
| 8 | East Carroll | 16.3% |
| 9 | Alexander | 15.1% |
| 10 | Knott | 14.7% |
| 11 | Harmon | 14.5% |
| 12 | Hardeman | 14.0% |
| 13 | Cottle | 13.8% |
| 14 | Crosby | 13.7% |
| 15 | Wyoming | 13.7% |
| 16 | Cimarron | 13.4% |
| 17 | Greer | 13.0% |
| 18 | Twiggs | 12.9% |
| 19 | Kiowa | 12.4% |
| 20 | Brooks | 12.4% |
| 21 | Letcher | 12.3% |
| 22 | Allendale | 12.0% |
| 23 | Harper | 11.8% |
| 24 | Leslie | 11.6% |
| 25 | Leflore | 11.6% |
| 26 | Buchanan | 11.4% |
| 27 | Stewart | 11.4% |
| 28 | Prairie | 11.3% |
| 29 | St. Francis | 11.3% |
| 30 | Harlan | 11.2% |
| 31 | Humphreys | 11.0% |
| 32 | Alfalfa | 11.0% |
| 33 | Marlboro | 11.0% |
| 34 | Foard | 10.9% |
| 35 | Mingo | 10.8% |
| 36 | Duval | 10.8% |
| 37 | Pulaski | 10.7% |
| 38 | Webster | 10.7% |
| 39 | Madison | 10.6% |
| 40 | Lauderdale | 10.6% |
| 41 | Monroe | 10.4% |
| 42 | Hall | 10.4% |
| 43 | Fulton | 10.3% |
| 44 | Stonewall | 10.3% |
| 45 | Mineral | 10.3% |
| 46 | Sunflower | 10.3% |
| 47 | Holmes | 10.2% |
| 48 | Woodruff | 10.2% |
| 49 | Floyd | 10.2% |
| 50 | Cameron | 10.1% |