Jamisontown vs Lorn
Property investment comparison - Jamisontown, NSW 2750 vs Lorn, NSW 2320
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Jamisontown wins 3, Lorn 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 | Jamisontown | Lorn |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Median unit price | $580K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.27% | 3.45% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.35% | 4.21% |
| 1-year house growth | +10.0%estimate | +8.8% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +22.8% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.1% | 2.0% |
| Population | 5,321 | 1,465 |
Jamisontown vs Lorn: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Jamisontown and $1.1M in Lorn.
On cash flow, Lorn leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.45%, compared with 3.27% in Jamisontown, a gap of 0.18 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +10.0% in Jamisontown (an estimate) and +8.8% in Lorn, so recent momentum favours Jamisontown, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Jamisontown and 2.0% in Lorn, so landlords in Jamisontown face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Jamisontown is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,321 against 1,465, roughly 3.6 times the size of Lorn; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Lorn for rental income, Jamisontown for recent price momentum, Jamisontown 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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