Endeavour Hills vs Geelong West

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $865K in Endeavour Hills and $865K in Geelong West.

For units, Endeavour Hills sits at a median of $680K against $565K in Geelong West, which makes Geelong West the more affordable unit market and Endeavour Hills the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +7.2% in Endeavour Hills and +4.2% in Geelong West, so recent momentum favours Endeavour Hills, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Endeavour Hills houses are +9.2% and Geelong West houses -5.9%, so Endeavour Hills has compounded faster than Geelong West over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.5% in Endeavour Hills and 2.0% in Geelong West, so landlords in Endeavour Hills face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Endeavour Hills is the bigger suburb, with a population of 24,455 against 7,345, roughly 3.3 times the size of Geelong West; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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