Can you afford a house?

Enter your income and savings. We tell you what kind of home that buys, how many years it takes to save the down payment, and how affordability has shifted since 1990.

๐ŸŒ OECD avg price-to-income 7.6ร—๐Ÿ“‰ Historical (90-10): 4.3ร—
OECD avg
7.6ร—
Historical avg (90-10)
4.3ร—
Most unaffordable
Vietnam 19.4ร—
Most affordable
South Africa 4.2ร—

Country median home price / median household income.

Data: OECD Affordable Housing + BIS Property Prices + ECB + Federal Reserve. See methodology.

Tell us about your finances

Annual numbers. We use country-typical interest rates and minimum down payments unless you change them.

Anchor: United States average median 412,000 USD ยท mortgage rate 6.85% ยท min down 5%

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