What the data says about Cook Islands
Not opinions — arithmetic. Each of these came out of the registers and the listings themselves, and each links to the page it was computed from so you can check it. 2 of them today.
Geography
Where is the biggest price gap in the Cook Islands?
The median home in Atupa, Rarotonga asks $975,000; in Aitutaki it asks $692,257. Same island, 1.4× the price.
What would make this wrong: It compares what is on the market, not like for like. An area of large houses will always beat an area of flats, whatever the land underneath is worth.
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The market
How concentrated is the Cook Islands's market?
Three agents hold 84% of everything advertised — 26, 18, 2 listings out of 55. 7 agents share the rest.
What would make this wrong: It counts adverts, not sales. An agency that lists everything it is asked to and one that sells everything it lists look identical here.
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The island most like this one
On asking price and market size, Curaçao is Cook Islands's closest match anywhere on this site — a median of XCG 870,000 (£366,458) against NZ$895,000 (£382,528), across 39 listings against 55. Put them side by side
What the same money buys elsewhere
The median Cook Islands asking price, converted, against other islands' medians.
| Island | Their median | What Cook Islands money buys |
|---|---|---|
| Samoa | WS$250,000 | 5.5 homes at their median |
| Dominica | $204,597 | 2.5 homes at their median |
| Bahrain | BD 90,000 | 2.1 homes at their median |
| Belize | $249,000 | 2.0 homes at their median |
Converted at the previous day's reference rates. It compares medians, not like-for-like houses — an island of flats will always look cheap against an island of villas.