Best Buy & Hold Rental Markets

The Overall City Market Score identifies markets with a strong combination of cash-flow potential, economic and housing-market growth, and long-term stability. Thirteen factors across three categories (Cash Flow, Growth, and Stability) roll up into a single 0–100 Overall score, an A–F grade, and a national rank, so you can compare markets consistently across multiple considerations rather than relying on a single metric. It is a research and screening tool, not a guarantee of investment performance. Buy & Hold is the default: qualifying markets are ordered by Overall fundamentals. Choose Overall fundamentals to explore the broader ranking. The financial screen uses a 7% rate, 30-year term, local tax, a 0.5% insurance allowance, and published operating reserves. How this score works →