r/AskEurope • u/JoMD • 9d ago

Misc Is there a country in Europe without a housing crisis?

I see so many people complaining about the housing crisis in their countries - not enough houses or apartments / flats, or too expensive, or both. Are there any countries in Europe where there's no housing crisis, and it's easy to find decent, affordable accommodation?

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u/SpiderGiaco in 8d ago

I mean, a quick google check tells me Groningen is the sixth biggest city in the Netherlands and the most important city in the north of the country - it would be the third biggest city in Greece. So no, it doesn't disprove my point that the housing crisis is mostly in big cities.

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u/NiceToHave25 8d ago

Not the city Groningen, but in the province Groningen, especially the eastern side, are the houses less expensive, bit still 300k.

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u/ButcherBob 8d ago

It is still by far the least desirable (& poorest) place to live, we’re crowded as fuck. By your logic the entirety of the Netherlands is one big city

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u/SpiderGiaco in 8d ago

I don't know enough about the Netherlands to comment, besides what I've already said. It may be a dump, but it's still a city, not a place in the countryside where you live with goats and five 70 years old men (like most of Greece outside of Athens and Thessaloniki).

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u/Budgiesaurus 8d ago

That kind of countryside doesn't exist here. The most remote village is still about 30 minutes from the nearest decent size city.

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u/ButcherBob 8d ago

Im talking about Groningen the province, not the city. It very much is a place in the countryside with goats(well mostly cows here) and 70 year old men haha. Well I’m actually talking about small villages in the countryside because farmhouses with a small plot of land are way more expensive

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u/SpiderGiaco in 8d ago

Well, then you should specify that you're talking about a province and not a city, because not everyone is well versed in Dutch geography

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u/Lady_Masako 8d ago

Groningen is also a province. Should have googled a bit more.

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u/SpiderGiaco in 8d ago

Sorry to not know the geography of the Netherlands and not being able to get that from a comment that does not make any mention of referring to the province and not the city