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Howth vs Kingston Beach

Property investment comparison - Howth, TAS 7316 vs Kingston Beach, TAS 7050

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Howth wins 2, Kingston Beach wins 2. 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.

MetricHowthKingston Beach
Median house price$945K$945K
Median unit price$630K$640K
Gross rental yield (houses)3.31%3.55%
Gross rental yield (units)3.48%4.05%
1-year house growth-+3.6%estimate
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate1.0%1.0%
Population612,305

Howth vs Kingston Beach: what the numbers say

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $945K in Howth and $945K in Kingston Beach.

For units, Howth sits at a median of $630K against $640K in Kingston Beach, which makes Howth the more affordable unit market and Kingston Beach the pricier one.

On cash flow, Kingston Beach leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.55%, compared with 3.31% in Howth, a gap of 0.24 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 1.0%.

Kingston Beach is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,305 against 61, roughly 38 times the size of Howth; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Kingston Beach for rental income. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.

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