Only 13% of families in Kirov can afford to buy an apartment with a mortgage.
According to a study by RIA Novosti, only 13 families in the Kirov Oblast are able to afford the purchase of a 60-square-meter apartment with a mortgage. At the same time, the monthly mortgage payment averages 69,800 rubles. Incidentally, the region ranked 59th out of 85 in mortgage affordability.
For comparison, the leader of the ranking was the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug: there, nearly 47% of families can afford a mortgage. In second and third place were the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug and Chukotka, where affordability stood at 44.3% and 42%, respectively.
Overall in Russia, mortgages are available to more than 30% of families in only seven regions. In most federal subjects the figure is between 15% and 25%, and in 16 regions less than 10% of residents can afford an apartment on credit. Rounding out the ranking are Sevastopol, Crimea, Dagestan and Altai, where mortgages are available to fewer than 5% of families.
Другие Новости Кирова (НЗК)
A troublemaker who smashed a liquor display was detained at the café on Svobody.
A man threw a glass at the storefront window.
Russian companies have developed standards for a trusted repository of open-source software.
At the Kazan Digital Week 2025 forum, leading Russian technology companies, together with the academic community, formulated basic principles for creating a trusted repository of open-source software. The initiative is aimed at addressing security issues in the use of open source in the public sector and organizations operating critical information infrastructure.
The native land is out of reach: why Karelians prefer Turkey to Karelia
Karelia is rapidly becoming a tourist hub, but local residents are increasingly unable to afford a holiday in their home region. Visiting the main attractions costs thousands of rubles, and accommodation prices are breaking records.
Russians have started going to pawnshops more often.
In the first half of 2025, Russians took out loans from pawnshops totaling 190 billion rubles.
Sirens will wail in Kirov.
Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations warned citizens about a check of the alert systems.
The top-level educational program at VyatGU has been recognized as one of the best in the country.
Starting in the 2025/26 academic year, Vyatka State University, at the initiative of the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation and with the participation of the Analytical Center under the Government of the Russian Federation, is implementing a top-level educational program, "Software and Hardware Solutions for Artificial Intelligence Systems."
Only 13% of families in Kirov can afford to buy an apartment with a mortgage.
Kirov Oblast ranked 59th out of 85 in the nationwide ranking for mortgage affordability.