Statistics Poland counted 233,609 dwellings in Białystok. the 15th largest stock among 17 BaRN cities. 457.0 dwellings per 1,000 residents — 6% below the BaRN city average. condominiums (wspólnoty) account for 26.3% of counted stock.

Total dwellings

233,609

#15 of 17 BaRN cities by stock size

Dwellings per 1,000 people

457.0

-6% vs BaRN cities avg

Supply relative to population, not absolute city size

Avg floor area

73.0

+6% vs BaRN cities avg

Compared to BaRN cities

Average across published BaRN cities with GUS stock data — same scale for both bars.

Dwellings per 1,000
-6% vs BaRN cities avg
Białystok 457.0
BaRN cities avg 484.8
Avg floor area
+6% vs BaRN cities avg
Białystok 73.0 m²
BaRN cities avg 68.7 m²
Condominium share
-25% vs BaRN cities avg
Białystok 26.3%
BaRN cities avg 35.2%

Full breakdown

Stock size

Total dwellings

233,609

Dwellings per 1,000

457.0

Avg rooms / dwelling

3.85

Avg floor area

73.0 m²

Infrastructure

Water supply

98.3%

Bathroom in dwelling

93.9%

Sewage system

80.3%

Social housing stress

Dwellings with arrears >3 months

639

Population with water supply

93.3%

Ownership mix (counts)

Private persons

184,208

Condominiums

61,415

Housing co-ops

40,814

Municipal stock

5,041

Social housing waitlist

525

GUS stock census counts legal dwellings with a registered address — not vacant units on listing sites. Municipal waitlists measure queue pressure for social housing, not private rental vacancy.