Housing affordability ratio comparing purchase prices with household income.
- Unit
- ratio
- Direction
- Lower is better
- Coverage
- 1013 city and 208 country values
Methodology note
STATLAS treats house price to income as a comparable indicator, not a complete judgment about a place. Values are stored with source family, year, confidence, and refresh date. When source series differ by geography, STATLAS keeps the source visible and avoids hiding uncertainty behind a single opaque grade.
FAQs
What does House Price to Income measure?
House Price to Income measures housing affordability ratio comparing purchase prices with household income. STATLAS stores it as a housing metric with values in ratio.
Is a higher House Price to Income value better?
For House Price to Income, lower values are generally better. The direction is shown on metric pages, ranking pages, and comparison tables so users can read the number correctly.
How much coverage does House Price to Income have?
House Price to Income currently has 1013 city values and 208 country values in STATLAS, with source years covering 2026 to 2026.
Which sources support House Price to Income?
House Price to Income currently uses World Bank Open Data as visible source families.