Glendale vs Hill Top
Property investment comparison - Glendale, NSW 2285 vs Hill Top, NSW 2575
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Glendale wins 4, Hill Top wins 1. 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 | Glendale | Hill Top |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $880K | $880K |
| Median unit price | - | $680K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.11% | 4.00% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 2.92% | 4.24% |
| 1-year house growth | +12.0% | +8.5% |
| 3-year house growth | +32.7% | +20.0% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| Population | 3,260 | 2,792 |
Glendale vs Hill Top: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $880K in Glendale and $880K in Hill Top.
On cash flow, Glendale leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.11%, compared with 4.00% in Hill Top, a gap of 0.11 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +12.0% in Glendale and +8.5% in Hill Top, so recent momentum favours Glendale, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Glendale houses are +32.7% and Hill Top houses +20.0%, so Glendale has compounded faster than Hill Top over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 0.2% in Glendale and 0.7% in Hill Top, so landlords in Glendale face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Glendale is the bigger suburb, with a population of 3,260 against 2,792, larger than Hill Top; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Glendale for rental income, Glendale for recent price momentum, Glendale 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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