Housing Affordability Index by Comarca
Price per square metre doesn't tell the whole story: a cheap comarca with low incomes can be less affordable than an expensive one with high incomes. This index divides the market price (Idealista) by average household income (Idescat) for each comarca, showing what share of annual income one square metre costs.
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| # | Comarca | Province | % income / m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarragona | 3.1% income/m² | |
| 2 | Lleida | 3.8% income/m² | |
| 3 | Tarragona | 4.0% income/m² | |
| 4 | Barcelona | 4.4% income/m² | |
| 5 | Lleida | 4.4% income/m² | |
| 6 | Lleida | 4.7% income/m² | |
| 7 | Tarragona | 4.9% income/m² | |
| 8 | Lleida | 5.3% income/m² | |
| 9 | Lleida | 5.4% income/m² | |
| 10 | Lleida | 5.5% income/m² | |
| 11 | Girona | 5.8% income/m² | |
| 12 | Tarragona | 6.7% income/m² | |
| 13 | Tarragona | 6.7% income/m² | |
| 14 | Tarragona | 6.9% income/m² | |
| 15 | Tarragona | 7.4% income/m² | |
| 16 | Lleida | 8.0% income/m² | |
| 17 | Barcelona | 8.2% income/m² | |
| 18 | Girona | 8.4% income/m² | |
| 19 | Lleida | 8.4% income/m² | |
| 20 | Barcelona | 8.7% income/m² | |
| 21 | Lleida | 8.7% income/m² | |
| 22 | Barcelona | 9.1% income/m² | |
| 23 | Girona | 9.3% income/m² | |
| 24 | Barcelona | 9.9% income/m² | |
| 25 | Girona | 10.2% income/m² | |
| 26 | Lleida | 10.3% income/m² | |
| 27 | Barcelona | 13.0% income/m² | |
| 28 | Barcelona | 13.1% income/m² | |
| 29 | Tarragona | 13.4% income/m² | |
| 30 | Barcelona | 13.7% income/m² | |
| 31 | Tarragona | 14.0% income/m² | |
| 32 | Girona | 14.2% income/m² | |
| 33 | Barcelona | 14.2% income/m² | |
| 34 | Girona | 15.0% income/m² | |
| 35 | Tarragona | 15.1% income/m² | |
| 36 | Girona | 18.0% income/m² | |
| 37 | Mixed | 22.4% income/m² | |
| 38 | Lleida | 23.0% income/m² | |
| 39 | Barcelona | 25.6% income/m² | |
| 40 | Barcelona | 25.9% income/m² | |
| 41 | Barcelona | 39.7% income/m² | |
| 42 | Lleida | 50.0% income/m² |
Sources: Idealista (market price, active listings) and Idescat (household income, 2021–2022). 42/43 comarques with both data points available.
Methodology
The affordability index divides the market price per square metre (median of active Idealista listings) by the comarca's average household income (Idescat, 2021–2022), expressed as the percentage of a household's annual income that one square metre of housing costs. The lower the percentage, the more affordable the comarca relative to local incomes — unlike the raw price ranking, this index prevents a comarca from looking cheap purely because prices are low if local income is low too. Comarques with the lowest percentage appear first.