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3. Promote equal access to land

Indicator 4: Land price-to-income ratio

city level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1993

Land price

 

 

 

 

 

Income

 

 

 

 

Minimum price of 1 m2

Maximum price of 1 m2

Median price of 1m2

Median Household income per month

Land price to income ratio

Highly developed land

$0,470

 

$0,940

 

$0,705

 

(US $ 1993)

 

0,00339

 

Developed land

$0,264

 

$0,528

 

$0,396

 

$207,9

 

0,00190

 

Raw land

$0,017

 

$0,034

 

$0,025

 

 

 

0,00012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

city level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1998

Land price

 

 

 

 

 

Income

 

 

 

 

Minimum price of 1 m2

Maximum price of 1 m2

Median price of 1m2

Median Household income per month

Land price to income ratio

Highly developed land

$0,358

 

$0,716

 

$0,537

 

(US $ 1998)

 

0,00287

 

Developed land

$0,176

 

$0,352

 

$0,264

 

$186,9

 

0,00141

 

Raw land

$0,034

 

$0,068

 

$0,051

 

 

 

0,00027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What changes do these results suggest in terms of land affordability ?

 

 

 

 

There is no direct relation between the affordability of housing and the

 

 

price of the different kinds of land.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The price of city property impacts the affordability of housing in both ways -

 

positive and negative.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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