First Vienna Residential Market Report 2023

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The ownership structure on the Viennese housing market is unusual compared to Austria’s other eight federal states. Vienna has around 926,000 apartments considered occupied, with around 76 percent of house- holds in rented accommodation. Of these rental apart- ments, 43 percent are owned by the City of Vienna or non-profit housing associations, making an important contribution to social housing in Austria’s capital.

The percentage of owner-occupied apartments in Vienna and Austria is almost equal – however, in comparison to other types of housing, owner-occupied apartments are less common on the Viennese market. Single-family homes constitute the most popular form of housing in Austria but occupy rather a small proportion of housing options in Vienna due to the urban structure.

Housing stock 2022

Vienna

Austria

Absolute figures

Absolute figures

926,000

4,019,700

Total apartments as main residence

55,560

1,483,269

Owner-occupied houses

120,380 703,760 203,720 194,460 305,580

442,167

Owner-occupied apartments

1,688,274 277,359 663,251 747,664

Rented

Social housing

Cooperative housing

Other rentals

46,300

405,990

Other

Source: Statistics Austria, deviations possible due to rounding differences

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