Cooks Hill vs The Hill.
Comparing two suburbs with median house prices of $1,590,000 and $2,300,000. Cooks Hill edges out on more headline metrics in this comparison.
Cooks Hill (median $1,590,000) is roughly 31% cheaper to buy into than The Hill ($2,300,000). Over the past year, Cooks Hill (+6.9%) ran 20.1 percentage points ahead of The Hill (-13.2%) on house-price growth.
For buyers
Cooks Hill is the lower entry point at $1,590,000 median, 31% below the other suburb. For first home buyers, that translates to a smaller deposit and lower stamp duty bill.
For investors
Cooks Hill carries both higher gross yield (2.45% vs 1.70%) and stronger 12-month growth. On the headline numbers, it's the cleaner investor case of the two.
For families
School and household data is too similar between the two to call a winner on family fit. Check the individual profiles for street-level school catchments.
Common questions
Is Cooks Hill or The Hill cheaper to buy in?
Cooks Hill has the lower median house price at $1,590,000, roughly 31% below The Hill ($2,300,000). The gap on units is usually similar but worth checking on the full suburb profiles.
Which has stronger property growth, Cooks Hill or The Hill?
Over the past 12 months, Cooks Hill grew +6.9% vs -13.2% in The Hill, a gap of 20.1 percentage points. Twelve-month growth can swing year to year, so weight long-run trends from the individual suburb profiles before making a buy decision.
Which suburb has higher rental yield, Cooks Hill or The Hill?
Gross rental yield on houses is 2.45% in Cooks Hill vs 1.70% in The Hill. Gross yield equals annual rent divided by purchase price. Net yield (after strata, rates, insurance, agent fees and maintenance) typically runs 1.5-2 percentage points lower.
The numbers behind the take
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Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).
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