Clarence Town vs Niagara Park
Property investment comparison - Clarence Town, NSW 2321 vs Niagara Park, NSW 2250
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Clarence Town wins 3, Niagara Park wins 3. The better choice depends on whether you're optimising for cash flow, growth, affordability, or liquidity, the table below highlights the winner on each metric.
| Metric | Clarence Town | Niagara Park |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $965K | $970K |
| Median unit price | $605K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.95% | 3.79% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.90% | 4.40% |
| 1-year house growth | -4.2% | +8.7% |
| 3-year house growth | +1.9% | +18.3% |
| Vacancy rate | 3.2% | 1.5% |
| Population | 2,265 | 2,779 |
Clarence Town vs Niagara Park: what the numbers say
The median house price is $965K in Clarence Town and $970K in Niagara Park, so Clarence Town is the cheaper entry point, with Niagara Park houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Clarence Town leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.95%, compared with 3.79% in Niagara Park, a gap of 0.16 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved -4.2% in Clarence Town and +8.7% in Niagara Park, so recent momentum favours Niagara Park, while Clarence Town went backwards.
Looking back three years, Clarence Town houses are +1.9% and Niagara Park houses +18.3%, so Niagara Park has compounded faster than Clarence Town over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Niagara Park and 3.2% in Clarence Town, so landlords in Niagara Park face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Niagara Park is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,779 against 2,265, larger than Clarence Town; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Clarence Town for rental income, Clarence Town for a lower purchase price, Niagara Park for recent price momentum, Niagara Park for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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