Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Lancaster, PA (2026)
Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.
| # | ZIP | City | Home value | Rent | Cap rate | 5-yr growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17547 | Marietta, PA | $318,699 | $1,693 | 4.14% | 6.8% |
| 2 | 17584 | Willow Street, PA | $381,892 | $1,956 | 3.99% | 6.4% |
| 3 | 17603 | Lancaster, PA | $312,557 | $1,496 | 3.73% | 6.3% |
| 4 | 17501 | Akron, PA | $350,556 | $1,545 | 3.44% | 6.8% |
| 5 | 17512 | Columbia, PA | $299,587 | $1,318 | 3.43% | 7.2% |
| 6 | 17551 | Millersville, PA | $361,109 | $1,578 | 3.41% | 6.6% |
| 7 | 17543 | Lititz, PA | $467,038 | $2,022 | 3.38% | 7.0% |
| 8 | 17601 | Lancaster, PA | $441,589 | $1,885 | 3.33% | 6.4% |
| 9 | 17545 | Manheim, PA | $399,583 | $1,695 | 3.31% | 6.4% |
| 10 | 17602 | Lancaster, PA | $321,845 | $1,353 | 3.28% | 6.1% |
| 11 | 17520 | East Petersburg, PA | $365,961 | $1,485 | 3.17% | 6.9% |
| 12 | 17554 | Mountville, PA | $350,352 | $1,404 | 3.13% | 6.7% |
| 13 | 17566 | Quarryville, PA | $430,136 | $1,709 | 3.10% | 6.3% |
| 14 | 17517 | Denver, PA | $395,440 | $1,563 | 3.08% | 6.8% |
| 15 | 17552 | Mount Joy, PA | $367,638 | $1,453 | 3.08% | 6.5% |
| 16 | 17540 | Leola, PA | $413,628 | $1,622 | 3.06% | 6.6% |
| 17 | 17022 | Elizabethtown, PA | $368,532 | $1,402 | 2.97% | 6.2% |
| 18 | 17550 | Maytown, PA | $318,916 | $1,206 | 2.95% | 6.3% |
| 19 | 17522 | Ephrata, PA | $375,998 | $1,386 | 2.88% | 6.9% |
| 20 | 19501 | Adamstown, PA | $316,650 | $1,134 | 2.79% | 6.7% |
| 21 | 17582 | Washington Boro, PA | $402,979 | $1,431 | 2.77% | 6.8% |
| 22 | 17557 | New Holland, PA | $421,430 | $1,470 | 2.72% | 6.9% |
| 23 | 17519 | East Earl, PA | $440,121 | $1,521 | 2.70% | 6.2% |
| 24 | 17563 | Peach Bottom, PA | $434,717 | $1,440 | 2.58% | 5.8% |
| 25 | 17569 | Reinholds, PA | $392,500 | $1,296 | 2.58% | 6.6% |
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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