Lake Heights vs Maryland
Property investment comparison - Lake Heights, NSW 2502 vs Maryland, NSW 2287
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Lake Heights wins 0, Maryland wins 4. 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 | Lake Heights | Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $925K | $925K |
| Median unit price | $790K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.84% | 4.09% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 4.15% |
| 1-year house growth | +4.7% | +12.0% |
| 3-year house growth | +20.0% | +23.1% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.0% | 1.0% |
| Population | 4,105 | 7,714 |
Lake Heights vs Maryland: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $925K in Lake Heights and $925K in Maryland.
On cash flow, Maryland leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.09%, compared with 3.84% in Lake Heights, a gap of 0.25 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +4.7% in Lake Heights and +12.0% in Maryland, so recent momentum favours Maryland, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Lake Heights houses are +20.0% and Maryland houses +23.1%, so Maryland has compounded faster than Lake Heights over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 1.0% in Maryland and 2.0% in Lake Heights, so landlords in Maryland face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Maryland is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,714 against 4,105, larger than Lake Heights; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Maryland for rental income, Maryland for recent price momentum, Maryland 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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