Meadows vs North Haven
Property investment comparison - Meadows, SA 5201 vs North Haven, SA 5018
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Meadows wins 3, North Haven 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 | Meadows | North Haven |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1M | $1.0M |
| Median unit price | $325K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.66% | 3.43% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 6.44% | - |
| 1-year house growth | +13.8% | +11.8%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +43.0% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.1% | 0.6% |
| Population | 1,717 | 5,585 |
Meadows vs North Haven: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1M in Meadows and $1.0M in North Haven, so Meadows is the cheaper entry point, with North Haven houses about 2% dearer.
On cash flow, Meadows leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.66%, compared with 3.43% in North Haven, a gap of 0.23 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +13.8% in Meadows and +11.8% in North Haven (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Meadows, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.6% in North Haven and 1.1% in Meadows, so landlords in North Haven face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
North Haven is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,585 against 1,717, roughly 3.3 times the size of Meadows; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Meadows for rental income, Meadows for a lower purchase price, Meadows for recent price momentum, North Haven 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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