Data

Affordability data

Start with OECD indices and rent-overburden measures. Do not mix them with portal asking prices.

See Measuring Affordability for the method, and the comparison desk for country index values.

Sourced figures

Each figure carries a geography, period, and named source. None of these is a global median home price.

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OECD average price-to-income index

114.8

index, 2015 = 100

Geography: World
Period: 2024
Source: OECD

Average across OECD countries, not a population-weighted world figure.

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Price-to-income index

136.3

index, 2015 = 100

Geography: Canada
Period: 2024
Source: OECD

OECD price-to-income index, 2015 = 100. Canada was among the highest OECD readings in 2024.

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Price-to-income index

128.5

index, 2015 = 100

Geography: United States
Period: 2024
Source: OECD

OECD price-to-income index, not a multiple of annual household income. 100 = 2015. 128.5 means house prices outpaced disposable income per head by 28.5% relative to 2015. Value as reported for 2024 from the OECD housing-prices series.

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Low-income OECD tenants overburdened

1 in 3

share of low-income tenant households

Geography: World
Period: latest OECD AHD compilation
Source: OECD

OECD: on average, one in three low-income tenant households spend over 40% of disposable income on rent. Overburden is higher than half in some countries, including the United States.

Measuring affordability