Most Affordable ZIP Codes in Modesto, CA (2026)

The lowest entry prices that still hold a decent investability rating — cheap is only useful if the market underneath it is sound.

# ZIP City Home value Rent Cap rate 5-yr growth
1 95319 Empire, CA $361,893 $1,269 2.74% 3.8%
2 95351 Modesto, CA $380,970 $1,623 3.32% 3.4%
3 95354 Modesto, CA $399,949 $1,853 3.61% 3.0%
4 95350 Modesto, CA $428,691 $1,967 3.58% 2.9%
5 95328 Keyes, CA $432,210 $1,359 2.45% 3.5%
6 95386 Waterford, CA $432,551 $1,557 2.81% 2.9%
7 95358 Modesto, CA $434,445 $2,350 4.22% 2.9%
8 95360 Newman, CA $438,260 $1,368 2.43% 2.3%
9 95380 Turlock, CA $449,025 $1,794 3.12% 2.5%
10 95307 Ceres, CA $456,594 $1,960 3.35% 3.3%
11 95367 Riverbank, CA $487,363 $2,083 3.33% 2.8%
12 95368 Salida, CA $490,661 $2,350 3.74% 2.1%
13 95355 Modesto, CA $491,729 $2,131 3.38% 2.5%
14 95357 Modesto, CA $508,470 $2,079 3.19% 2.6%
15 95363 Patterson, CA $508,571 $2,448 3.75% 2.2%
16 95382 Turlock, CA $516,376 $2,449 3.70% 2.6%
17 95356 Modesto, CA $524,010 $2,130 3.17% 2.4%
18 95326 Hughson, CA $555,332 $1,755 2.47% 3.3%
19 95361 Oakdale, CA $559,681 $2,120 2.95% 2.6%

Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →

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