Araba/Álava province · report
Affordability in Araba/Álava province
At the average appraised value, a 90 m² home costs €227,817. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €869 a month. Spain sets no cap on the payment; lenders must assess each borrower's solvency.
- Payment, two incomes
- 22%
- Payment, one income
- 43%
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Starting from the average appraised value of €2,531/m² in Araba/Álava province, a median income of €24,150 a year per consumption unit (2024, Araba/Álava province) and a mortgage rate of 3.0% (August 2026).
The payment takes 21% of income. Spain sets no limit on it.
- Home price
- €227,817
- Monthly payment
- €864
- Share of net income
- 21%
The mortgage payment as a share of income, year by year
A 90 m² home with 10% down over 30 years, at each year's average price and rate, against one and against two of that year's median incomes.
- Two median incomes
- One median income
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| Period | Two median incomes | One median income |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.4% | 38.7% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | 40.5% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | 34.1% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | 33.0% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | 34.1% |
Spain against the EU
Share of people spending over 40% of their disposable income on housing, then the rest of Eurostat's survey of living conditions. These are national figures, shown here as context.
- Spain
- EU
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| Year | Spain | EU |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.2% | 7.7% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | 8.2% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | 8.7% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | 8.7% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | 7.8% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | 9.4% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | 10.1% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | 10.9% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | 11.2% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | 11.5% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | 10.6% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | 10.0% |
| Share of people who | Spain | EU |
|---|---|---|
| Spend over 40% of income on housing | 6.3% | 7.7% |
| … nationals (adults) | 4.4% | 7.1% |
| … citizens of another EU country (adults) | 17.1% | 15.2% |
| … non-EU citizens (adults) | 38.0% | 18.1% |
| Live in an overcrowded home | 12.7% | 16.8% |
| Own their home outright | 39.7% | 43.7% |
| Own with a mortgage | 31.5% | 24.8% |
| Rent at market price | 16.3% | 20.8% |
| Rent at a reduced price or free | 12.5% | 10.7% |
Income is INE's median income per consumption unit, from tax records: a household's net income divided by its consumption units, so one income is a single adult's. Spain sets no limit on the payment as a share of income: the Banco de España has the power to set one and has not used it, and the law requires lenders to assess solvency instead.
Other reports for Araba/Álava province
8.1% more homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 809
- Per 1,000 residents
- 2.4
Buyers living abroad bought 0.4% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q2 2026.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 0.4%
Appraised values have fallen by 3% or more 2 times since 1995. The deepest began in Q2 2006.
- Deepest fall
- −27.7%
- Recovery from the low
- Not yet
In 2024 the population grew by 3,354 while 557 homes were finished: 6.0 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2024
- 6.0
- Population change, 2024
- +3,354
6.5% of the 168,086 homes counted in the 2021 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 6.5%
- Empty homes
- 10,965
Public bodies signed €7.8M of housing works here in 2021, and €7.8M since 2017.
- Signed in 2021
- €7.8M
- Per resident, 2021
- €23