Mayfield vs Windsor

Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.1M in Mayfield and $1.1M in Windsor.

For units, Mayfield sits at a median of $830K against $535K in Windsor, which makes Windsor the more affordable unit market and Mayfield the pricier one.

Gross rental yield on houses is effectively level, at 3.47% in Mayfield and 3.51% in Windsor, so neither suburb has a cash flow edge on houses.

Over the past year house prices moved +10.5% in Mayfield and +8.2% in Windsor, so recent momentum favours Mayfield, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Looking back three years, Mayfield houses are +27.7% and Windsor houses +27.9%, so Windsor has compounded faster than Mayfield over the longer window.

Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Mayfield and 2.0% in Windsor, so landlords in Mayfield face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Mayfield is the bigger suburb, with a population of 9,760 against 1,915, roughly 5 times the size of Windsor; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Mayfield for recent price momentum, Mayfield for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.