ATTOM’s Best Counties for Buying Single-Family Rentals in 2025

ATTOM Data recently released their Q1 2025 Single-Family Rental Market report, which ranks the best U.S. markets for buying single-family rental properties in 2025.  According to the report, the average annual gross rental yield on three-bedroom properties, (annualized gross rent income divided by purchase price) among the counties analyzed is projected to be 7.45% in 2025.  In addition, ATTOM says investment returns for landlords are slipping as home prices are going up faster than rents across slightly more than half the country.  Their data show that from 2024 to 2025, median single-family home prices rose more than median three-bedroom rents in 54%, of the markets analyzed.

“The fallout from rising single-family home values is proving beneficial for long-time landlords, as increasing property prices drive rents higher. However, for new investors entering the rental market, conditions are becoming more challenging nationwide…Unless home prices stabilize or more properties become available for sale, this trend is likely to persist in the near future.”  Said Rob Barber, CEO at ATTOM.