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Affordability in Paris
At the median sale price, a 90 m² home costs €877,500. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €3,415 a month. The HCSF caps it at 35% of a household's income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 61%
- Payment, one income
- 122%
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Starting from the median sale price of €9,750/m² in Paris, a median standard of living of €33,650 a year (disposable income per consumption unit, 2023, Paris) and a mortgage rate of 3.2% (August 2026).
The payment takes 61% of income, above the HCSF's 35% limit.
- Home price
- €877,500
- Monthly payment
- €3,415
- Share of net income
- 61%
- Highest price within 35%
- €504,320
France 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.
- France
- EU
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| Year | France | EU |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.4% | 7.7% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | 8.2% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | 8.8% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | 8.7% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | 7.8% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | 9.4% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | 10.1% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | 10.9% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | 11.2% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | 11.5% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | 11.5% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | 10.6% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | 10.0% |
| Share of people who | France | 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 INSEE's median standard of living: a household's disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units, so one income is a single adult's. It is published about two years late, so today's price is set against the latest year. The HCSF caps the payment, insurance included, at 35% of income for most new loans, and banks may lend less.
Other reports for Paris
53.8% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 1,342
- Per 1,000 residents
- 0.6
Prices of existing homes have fallen by 3% or more 4 times since 1996. The deepest began in Q1 1992.
- Deepest fall
- −29.0%
- Recovery from the low
- 42 months
In 2022 the population fell by 9,927 while 1,707 homes were started.
- Homes started, 2022
- 1,707
- Population change, 2022
- −9,927
9.9% of the 1,402,024 homes counted in the 2023 census stood empty, whether for sale, to let or for other reasons.
- Empty, 2023 census
- 9.9%
- Empty homes
- 139,075
In 2025, 41% of the homes authorised were in existing buildings: conversions, extensions and changes of use.
- Homes in existing buildings, 2025
- 41%
Public bodies signed €101.6M of housing works here in 2025, and €138.8M since 2024.
- Signed in 2025
- €101.6M
- Per resident, 2025
- €48