Alfords Point vs Mascot

The median house price is $2.0M in Alfords Point and $2.0M in Mascot, so Mascot is the cheaper entry point, with Alfords Point houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Alfords Point sits at a median of $1.1M against $900K in Mascot, which makes Mascot the more affordable unit market and Alfords Point the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +5.7% in Alfords Point and +5.0% in Mascot, so recent momentum favours Alfords Point, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Alfords Point houses are +17.1% and Mascot houses +2.2%, so Alfords Point has compounded faster than Mascot over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 2.4% in Mascot and 9.8% in Alfords Point, so landlords in Mascot face less competition for tenants.

Mascot is the bigger suburb, with a population of 21,591 against 3,131, roughly 7 times the size of Alfords Point; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Mascot for a lower purchase price, Alfords Point for recent price momentum, Mascot for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.