Alexandra Hills vs Bald Hills

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Alexandra Hills and $1.1M in Bald Hills.

Over the past year house prices moved +16.7% in Alexandra Hills and +16.2% in Bald Hills, so recent momentum favours Alexandra Hills, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Alexandra Hills houses are +47.2% and Bald Hills houses +53.3%, so Bald Hills has compounded faster than Alexandra Hills over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Alexandra Hills and 0.9% in Bald Hills, so landlords in Alexandra Hills face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Alexandra Hills is the bigger suburb, with a population of 16,472 against 7,000, roughly 2.4 times the size of Bald Hills; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Alexandra Hills for recent price momentum, Alexandra Hills for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.