United States - Housing Affordability

Since 2014, United States Housing Affordability was down by 0points year on year. At 81.8 Percent of Household Income Minus Housing Cost in 2019, the country was number 7 comparing other countries in Housing Affordability. South Korea ranked the highest with 85.1 Percent of Household Income Minus Housing Cost in 2019, a growth of 0.2points versus 2018. Estonia, Hungary and Russia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Latvia recorded the best 5 years average growth at +0.4points per year, while Finland witnessed the worst performance at -0.4points per year.

Loading...

Date Percent of Household Income Minus Housing Cost
2019 81.80
2018 81.80
2017 81.70
2016 81.60
2015 81.80
Download all data from 2005 to 2019

How does United States rank in Housing Affordability?

# 35 Countries Percent of Household Income Minus Housing Cost Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
South Korea
85.10 % 2019 +0.2 % +0.2 % View data
2 #2
Estonia
83.60 % 2019 +0.2 % +0.3 % View data
5 #5
Norway
81.90 % 2019 +0.1 % -0.1 % View data
7 #7
United States
81.80 % 2019 +0.0 % -0.0 % View data
8 #8
Chile
81.60 % 2019 +0.0 % -0.1 % View data
Compare all 35 countries

Go Top