Housing affordability — Kilkenny
11.4 years, combined as of 2026.
Show the numbers (1 periods)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 11.4 years |
How Kilkenny compares with the other counties
- Housing affordability — Kilkenny: ranked 10th of 26 (11.4 years).
A rank is a position among the counties on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
Before you use these figures
- Per-person income, not household income: This is median sale price divided by disposable income PER PERSON, not per household. It is not the standard mortgage-affordability ratio lenders use, which is based on household income -- treat it as a rough, comparable measure of relative county affordability, not a lending guideline.
- Income figure is a modelled county allocation, not a survey count: The income figure (CSO RAA02) is CSO's own modelled allocation of national income to counties, not a direct survey measurement. Its own margin of uncertainty carries through into this ratio.
- The two figures are about two years apart: The sale price figure is more recent (updated quarterly) than the income figure (RAA02's own annual release, currently 2024). This mirrors every other RAA02-based comparison on this site -- not a per-county misalignment, the same lag applies uniformly to every county.
Cite this figure:
Housing affordability — Kilkenny 11.4 years for Kilkenny, 2026 Rank: 10th of 26 counties, in the latest figures Caveats: Per-person income, not household income; Income figure is a modelled county allocation, not a survey count; The two figures are about two years apart StatsMapped last confirmed this figure unchanged on 22 Sep 2026. Source: StatsMapped https://statsmapped.com/ireland/county/kilkenny/housing-affordability-years-kilkenny