EU 7.79
· European ranking
17 / 30
Up 3 positions compared with previous year
Austria: Housing Affordability
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
6.10% of population
EU 7.79 · -1.7 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the share of people living in households where total housing costs exceed 40% of disposable household income.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Housing cost overburden rate ilc_lvho07_r
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At a glance
Austria performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Housing cost overburden rate, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to recent stabilization. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths.
European comparison in Austria
In Austria, Housing burden is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 6.1% versus 7.8% in 2025, with a gap of 1.7 percentage points.
Recent trend
In Austria, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 6.10% in 2021 to 6.10% in 2025. The latest value also changes little from 6.30% in 2024, so the recent reading remains stable.
Reading within the topic
In Austria, Housing & Energy Stress shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Recent changes among related indicators are also mixed, with improvement in some and deterioration in others.