Statistics Poland counted 249,419 dwellings in Olsztyn. the 12th largest stock among 17 BaRN cities. 425.0 dwellings per 1,000 residents — 12% below the BaRN city average. condominiums (wspólnoty) account for 31.8% of counted stock.

Total dwellings

249,419

#12 of 17 BaRN cities by stock size

Dwellings per 1,000 people

425.0

-12% vs BaRN cities avg

Supply relative to population, not absolute city size

Avg floor area

69.5

+1% 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
-12% vs BaRN cities avg
Olsztyn 425.0
BaRN cities avg 484.8
Avg floor area
+1% vs BaRN cities avg
Olsztyn 69.5 m²
BaRN cities avg 68.7 m²
Condominium share
-10% vs BaRN cities avg
Olsztyn 31.8%
BaRN cities avg 35.2%

Full breakdown

Stock size

Total dwellings

249,419

Dwellings per 1,000

425.0

Avg rooms / dwelling

3.75

Avg floor area

69.5 m²

Infrastructure

Water supply

97.9%

Bathroom in dwelling

94.4%

Sewage system

77.7%

Social housing stress

Dwellings with arrears >3 months

2,333

Population with water supply

95.9%

Ownership mix (counts)

Private persons

206,712

Condominiums

79,267

Housing co-ops

29,579

Municipal stock

9,879

Social housing waitlist

2,325

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.