United Kingdom · Scotland · Local Authority
Dundee City
Local Authority · Scotland · population ~149k
Low pay meets average rents. Dundee City's median weekly earnings are £676.30, ranking 31 of 32 in Scotland, and advertised rents take 25.6% of gross median earnings, the Scottish median. While house prices are below the Scottish median at £143,296, they are still higher than 16% of Scotland's authorities, and the house price to pay multiple is 4.1x. This affordability profile suits those prioritising lower housing costs over higher earning potential, though the data does not capture the local job market's specific opportunities or challenges.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Dundee City ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£35,168/yr
Very low
Worse than 91% of UK LAs
House price
£143,296
Most affordable
Better than 96% of UK LAs
Rent
£750/mo
Most affordable
Better than 82% 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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no data
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 Dundee City, see the official Education Scotland.
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