Fyansford vs Tecoma

The median house price is $915K in Fyansford and $920K in Tecoma, so Fyansford is the cheaper entry point, with Tecoma houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Fyansford sits at a median of $665K against $755K in Tecoma, which makes Fyansford the more affordable unit market and Tecoma the pricier one.

On cash flow, Fyansford leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.70%, compared with 2.77% in Tecoma, a gap of 0.93 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved -4.7% in Fyansford (an estimate) and +5.2% in Tecoma, so recent momentum favours Tecoma, while Fyansford went backwards.

Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Tecoma and 2.6% in Fyansford, so landlords in Tecoma face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Tecoma is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,064 against 1,206, larger than Fyansford; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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