🇳🇿 New Zealand

Can you afford a house in New Zealand?

Unaffordable — by Demographia's classification

The country median home in New Zealand costs NZ$802,000 and the median household earns NZ$86,000 — a price-to-income ratio of 9.3×. Ranked 23 of 46 for housing cost relative to income.

Median home price
NZ$802,000
New Zealand average
Median household income
NZ$86,000
after tax
Avg mortgage rate
6.45%
min down 20%

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Anchor: New Zealand average median 802,000 NZD · mortgage rate 6.45% · min down 20%

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