United Kingdom · Scotland · Local Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Local Authority · Scotland · population ~148k
Affordable living comes at the cost of lower earnings in Dumfries and Galloway. Advertised rents are the lowest in Scotland at £550 per month, taking a manageable 17.6% of median gross pay, and mean house prices are also below the Scottish median at £164,901. However, this affordability is shadowed by significantly weaker income, with median weekly earnings of £722.50 ranking 29th out of 32 Scottish authorities, and house prices representing 4.4 times annual pay. This makes Dumfries and Galloway a potential fit for retirees or those seeking a quieter, less expensive lifestyle where local employment is not a primary consideration.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Dumfries and Galloway ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,570/yr
Low
Worse than 70% of UK LAs
House price
£164,901
Most affordable
Better than 93% of UK LAs
Rent
£550/mo
Most affordable
Better than 100% of UK LAs
Council tax
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no data
Crime
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no data
Deprivation
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no data
Schools
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Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools data
School quality is published by the Education Scotland regulator, which uses a methodology distinct from England's Ofsted. We don't synthesise a Scotland schools list here — for current ratings of schools in Dumfries and Galloway, see the official Education Scotland.
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