Glass House Mountains vs Moggill

The median house price is $1.2M in Glass House Mountains and $1.2M in Moggill, so Glass House Mountains is the cheaper entry point.

Gross rental yield on houses is effectively level, at 3.37% in Glass House Mountains and 3.34% in Moggill, so neither suburb has a cash flow edge on houses.

Over the past year house prices moved +18.5% in Glass House Mountains and +5.0% in Moggill (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Glass House Mountains, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.1% in Glass House Mountains and 1.8% in Moggill, so landlords in Glass House Mountains face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Glass House Mountains is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,601 against 5,029, larger than Moggill; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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