Forster vs Nana Glen

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $900K in Forster and $900K in Nana Glen.

For units, Forster sits at a median of $650K against $565K in Nana Glen, which makes Nana Glen the more affordable unit market and Forster the pricier one.

On cash flow, Forster leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.90%, compared with 3.67% in Nana Glen, a gap of 0.23 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +3.0% in Forster and +13.9% in Nana Glen (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Nana Glen, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Forster and 1.6% in Nana Glen, so landlords in Forster face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Forster is the bigger suburb, with a population of 14,187 against 1,132, roughly 13 times the size of Nana Glen; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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