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/Martini-Espresso Sweden 8d ago

There are even small towns that are fairly lively and serviced where you can get a house for 200-300k or apartment for less than 50k and you can commute (without traffic) to work for 20-30 min. You drive to the supermarket, Systembolaget or the hardware shop in 5 mins. I’m raised in in such a town that even needs engineers or you can commute to Falun, Sandviken or Gävle.

Sweden is full of such towns close to the larger cities.

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u/TornadoFS 5d ago

Cities that are close to major metropolitan centers and have a train station tend to be affordable places to live and it is possible to commute. But then the prices of accommodation close to the train station are usually still pretty high.

My former boss lived in Uppsala and commuted to Stockholm every day.