Statistics Poland counted 196,941 dwellings in Szczecin. the 17th largest stock among 17 BaRN cities. 509.0 dwellings per 1,000 residents — 5% above the BaRN city average. condominiums (wspólnoty) account for 39.3% of counted stock.

Total dwellings

196,941

#17 of 17 BaRN cities by stock size

Dwellings per 1,000 people

509.0

+5% vs BaRN cities avg

Supply relative to population, not absolute city size

Avg floor area

61.7

-10% 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
+5% vs BaRN cities avg
Szczecin 509.0
BaRN cities avg 484.8
Avg floor area
-10% vs BaRN cities avg
Szczecin 61.7 m²
BaRN cities avg 68.7 m²
Condominium share
+12% vs BaRN cities avg
Szczecin 39.3%
BaRN cities avg 35.2%

Full breakdown

Stock size

Total dwellings

196,941

Dwellings per 1,000

509.0

Avg rooms / dwelling

3.35

Avg floor area

61.7 m²

Infrastructure

Water supply

99.1%

Bathroom in dwelling

96.8%

Sewage system

86.7%

Social housing stress

Dwellings with arrears >3 months

13,769

Population with water supply

95.9%

Ownership mix (counts)

Private persons

130,447

Condominiums

77,406

Housing co-ops

42,295

Municipal stock

14,185

Social housing waitlist

1,801

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.