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The ratio between New Zealand house prices and rents | the Rent Ratio

Rent ratio

The data on this page relates the median house price to the annual house rent. It is a benchmark that is used internationally in the reviews of housing affordability, and is just one of a number of measures that can monitor this. For comparisons to US housing markets, see this NY Times review. The market peak referred in the following table differs for each city/district reviewed, and is specific for that city.

        Rent ratio
  Population House price Rent Mar-21 Feb-21 Mar-20 Peak % Fall
                 
New Zealand         5,120,000 826,300 $25,740 32.1 30.3 27.2 32.1 0%
                 
Whangarei District             98,300 988,000 $25,480 38.8 39.4 35.3 44.6 -13%
                 
Auckland metro         1,717,500 1,120,000 $30,101 37.2 35.9 32.0 37.2 0%
 - North Shore            225,800 1,350,000 $33,540 40.3 38.8 33.8 40.3 0%
 - Waitakeres             204,500 988,000 $30,160 32.8 33.3 29.5 33.3 -1%
 - Auckland City            444,100 1,385,000 $36,140 38.3 36.0 32.3 38.3 0%
 - Manukau             368,500 1,065,000 $32,240 33.0 32.1 31.6 33.0 0%
                 
Hamilton             176,500 780,000 $26,000 30.0 28.8 24.8 30.0 0%
                 
Tauranga             151,300 901,000 $29,640 30.4 31.6 25.5 31.6 -4%
                 
Rotorua              77,300 650,000 $25,480 25.5 24.7 18.6 25.5 0%
                 
Gisborne              50,700 630,000 $27,040 23.3 22.9 18.4 27.7 -16%
                 
Hastings              66,300 721,000 $27,820 25.9 24.4 22.7 29.9 -13%
                 
Napier              88,000 737,000 $26,520 27.8 29.7 21.6 29.7 -6%
                 
New Plymouth              86,100 612,500 $24,700 24.8 22.2 24.6 25.4 -2%
                 
Whanganui              48,100 521,000 $20,800 25.0 22.6 18.8 25.0 0%
                 
Palmerston North              90,400 650,000 $23,400 27.8 28.2 21.1 28.2 -2%
                 
Wellington metro            487,700 882,700 $30,181 29.2 29.5 25.2 29.5 -1%
 - Kapiti Coast              57,000 880,000 $27,040 32.5 28.1 26.0 32.5 0%
 - Porirua              61,000 960,000 $29,900 32.1 34.9 25.6 34.9 -8%
 - Upper Hutt              47,100 $554,150 $30,680 18.1 17.3 18.7 22.5 -20%
 - Lower Hutt             111,800 801,000 $31,200 25.7 25.6 22.9 29.0 -12%
 - Wellington              40,800 1,060,000 $36,920 28.7 29.8 22.4 29.8 -4%
                 
Nelson              54,600 682,000 $26,780 25.5 26.3 24.0 28.5 -11%
                 
Christchurch City            394,700 600,000 $23,920 25.1 24.2 21.9 25.1 0%
                 
Timaru District             48,400 430,000 $19,760 21.8 21.5 20.0 22.1 -1%
                 
Dunedin             134,100 650,000 $25,324 25.7 25.8 22.9 26.0 -1%
                 
Queenstown-Lakes              47,400 1,185,000 $30,680 38.6 32.8 41.5 42.3 -9%
                 
Invercargill              57,100 430,000 $20,280 21.2 19.4 18.7 21.6 -2%

 

Median house price:

Median house prices are as reported by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand. Although the REINZ series is more volatile than the QV equivalent, there is a highly positive correlation between the two series. The REINZ series is more current and offers an earlier indication of market trends.

Rent: The median rent is as sourced from the Department of Housing and Building (DBH) and their Tenancy Bond database.

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