A new report has found only four counties are offering homes homes below €200,000.
The average home cost just over €366,000 in the 12 months to May.
According to a new report by GeoDirectory, the price of a midlands home was well below the national average, at €244,000.
Offaly offered the lowest average asking price for prospective house-owners at €234,000, followed by €248,000 in Laois and €251,000 in Westmeath.
Longford, Leitrim, Roscommon and Donegal were the only counties with an average price below €200,000.
Dara Keogh - Chief Executive of GeoDirectory - says a number of factors play into the differences across Ireland:
Around 3.5 percent of residential properties in the midlands are vacant.
The GeoDirectory found that's just below the national average of 3.9%.
Westmeath had the highest vacancy rate in the region, at 4.2% - that's followed by 3.7% in Offaly, and 3% in Laois.
The number of derelict properties was highest in the west, with Mayo registering 13.5% of the national total.
Mr. Keogh says the number of vacant properties is at an all-time low:
Six Months Of Traffic Disruption Ahead As Water Mains Works Begin In Westmeath
Hybrid Working Drives Irish Rail Services To Capacity In The Midlands
Young Musicians Set To Rock The Midlands At Youth Music Festival
Minister Rules Out Toll Reductions For Midlands Commuters
€7.5m Offaly Distribution Centre Development Set To Create Over 100 Jobs
Offaly Chocolatier Heartbroken As Factory Fire Halts Production
Drivers In The Midlands Urged To Take Responsiblity When Driving On Bad Roads
Dunbar Pharma CEO Announced "Founder Of The Year 2026" At High Potential Start-Up Awards