Medina vs Sunset Beach
Property investment comparison - Medina, WA 6167 vs Sunset Beach, WA 6530
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Medina wins 2, Sunset Beach wins 3. 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 | Medina | Sunset Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $680K | $670K |
| Median unit price | - | $495K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.33% | 5.27% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.49% | 4.65% |
| 1-year house growth | +23.5%estimate | +19.4% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +59.7% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Population | 2,260 | 1,558 |
Medina vs Sunset Beach: what the numbers say
The median house price is $680K in Medina and $670K in Sunset Beach, so Sunset Beach is the cheaper entry point, with Medina houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Sunset Beach leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 5.27%, compared with 4.33% in Medina, a gap of 0.94 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +23.5% in Medina (an estimate) and +19.4% in Sunset Beach, so recent momentum favours Medina, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.4% in Medina and 1.1% in Sunset Beach, so landlords in Medina face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Medina is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,260 against 1,558, larger than Sunset Beach; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Sunset Beach for rental income, Sunset Beach for a lower purchase price, Medina for recent price momentum, Medina 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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