For residential real estate investment returns, Elk Grove ranks high

A recent study by the personal finance website WalletHub.com rating the best American real estate markets ranked Elk Grove in the top 20 percent of mid-size cities.

Of the 99 mid-size cities rated by WalletHub, Elk Grove was ranked 19th and 43 among all 300 locations. First place for all and mid-size cities was Frisco, Tx. Last was Shreveport, La.

In determining the rankings, 80 percent of the ranking weight were 10 items, including data from Zillow.com showing expected appreciation, foreclosure rate, and building permit activity. The other 20 percent was affordability and economic activity, including unemployment rates, population growth, and consumer credit scores.

As noted by WalletHub;

If you aim for long-term growth, equity and profit with your housing purchase, you’ll need to look beyond tangible factors like square footage and style. Those factors certainly drive up property values. From an investor’s standpoint, though, they hold less significance than historical market trends and the economic health of residents.

Interestingly, the Zillow data for appreciation evaluation was from May 2022, when forecasts for Elk Grove showed double-digit growth. A Zillow study released this week on Elk Grove’s 95757 zip code forecast a 12-month .01 percent price decline.