Statistics Poland counted 466,649 dwellings in Kraków. the 2nd largest stock among 17 BaRN cities. 576.0 dwellings per 1,000 residents — 19% above the BaRN city average. condominiums (wspólnoty) account for 59.6% of counted stock.

Total dwellings

466,649

#2 of 17 BaRN cities by stock size

Dwellings per 1,000 people

576.0

+19% vs BaRN cities avg

Supply relative to population, not absolute city size

Avg floor area

57.8

-16% 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
+19% vs BaRN cities avg
Kraków 576.0
BaRN cities avg 484.8
Avg floor area
-16% vs BaRN cities avg
Kraków 57.8 m²
BaRN cities avg 68.7 m²
Condominium share
+69% vs BaRN cities avg
Kraków 59.6%
BaRN cities avg 35.2%

Full breakdown

Stock size

Total dwellings

466,649

Dwellings per 1,000

576.0

Avg rooms / dwelling

3.07

Avg floor area

57.8 m²

Infrastructure

Water supply

98.3%

Bathroom in dwelling

97.9%

Sewage system

92.8%

Social housing stress

Dwellings with arrears >3 months

3,794

Population with water supply

99.8%

Ownership mix (counts)

Private persons

389,387

Condominiums

277,953

Housing co-ops

56,639

Municipal stock

14,661

Social housing waitlist

591

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.