Affordability in Donegal
What a budget reaches across the Eircode areas of Donegal: the median sale price for each area, a general illustration of what it takes to buy, and the county average rent for 2025 Q4. Plain facts, grouped by area — nothing here rates or ranks a place.
Average rent in Donegal
Average rents from tenancies registered with the Residential Tenancies Board, 2025 Q4. Rent is published by town or county, not per Eircode area — the label shows which applies here.
Eircode areas of Donegal · 19
Each Eircode area with a median sale price from the Property Price Register, A–Z. The “what it takes” line is a general illustration for the median home, never a personalised calculation.
Median home €175,000. Illustratively about €710/month and about €39,400 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
Central Bank mortgage rules →Median home €208,000. Illustratively about €840/month and about €46,800 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
Central Bank mortgage rules →Median home €175,000. Illustratively about €710/month and about €39,400 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
Central Bank mortgage rules →Median home €208,000. Illustratively about €840/month and about €46,800 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
Central Bank mortgage rules →Median home €175,000. Illustratively about €710/month and about €39,400 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
Central Bank mortgage rules →Median home €175,000. Illustratively about €710/month and about €39,400 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
Central Bank mortgage rules →Median home €208,000. Illustratively about €840/month and about €46,800 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
Central Bank mortgage rules →Median home €208,000. Illustratively about €840/month and about €46,800 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
Central Bank mortgage rules →Median home €175,000. Illustratively about €710/month and about €39,400 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
Central Bank mortgage rules →Median home €230,000. Illustratively about €930/month and about €51,800 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
Central Bank mortgage rules →Median home €208,000. Illustratively about €840/month and about €46,800 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
Central Bank mortgage rules →Median home €230,000. Illustratively about €930/month and about €51,800 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
Central Bank mortgage rules →Median home €175,000. Illustratively about €710/month and about €39,400 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
Central Bank mortgage rules →Median home €230,000. Illustratively about €930/month and about €51,800 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
Central Bank mortgage rules →Median home €175,000. Illustratively about €710/month and about €39,400 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
Central Bank mortgage rules →Median home €175,000. Illustratively about €710/month and about €39,400 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
Central Bank mortgage rules →Median home €175,000. Illustratively about €710/month and about €39,400 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
Central Bank mortgage rules →Median home €230,000. Illustratively about €930/month and about €51,800 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
Central Bank mortgage rules →Median home €175,000. Illustratively about €710/month and about €39,400 gross income needed to buy it as a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit over 30 years, under Central Bank lending rules, at a representative rate of 3.48% (as of May 2026).
Illustrative only, not financial advice. Your borrowing depends on your circumstances and lender.
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