Gloucester vs Muswellbrook
Property investment comparison - Gloucester, NSW 2422 vs Muswellbrook, NSW 2333
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Gloucester wins 1, Muswellbrook wins 3. 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 | Gloucester | Muswellbrook |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $610K | $615K |
| Median unit price | - | $445K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.25% | - |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.50% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +5.4% | +9.8% |
| 3-year house growth | +16.7% | +37.4% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.3% | 1.9% |
| Population | 3,133 | 12,272 |
Gloucester vs Muswellbrook: what the numbers say
The median house price is $610K in Gloucester and $615K in Muswellbrook, so Gloucester is the cheaper entry point, with Muswellbrook houses about 1% dearer.
Over the past year house prices moved +5.4% in Gloucester and +9.8% in Muswellbrook, so recent momentum favours Muswellbrook, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Gloucester houses are +16.7% and Muswellbrook houses +37.4%, so Muswellbrook has compounded faster than Gloucester over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 1.9% in Muswellbrook and 2.3% in Gloucester, so landlords in Muswellbrook face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Muswellbrook is the bigger suburb, with a population of 12,272 against 3,133, roughly 3.9 times the size of Gloucester; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Gloucester for a lower purchase price, Muswellbrook for recent price momentum, Muswellbrook 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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