How We Can Bring Vienna's Housing Model to the U.S.

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We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, serve personalized ads or content, and analyze our traffic. By clicking "Accept All", you consent to our use of cookies. No cookies to display. No cookies to display. EXPLORE SHELTERFORCE EXPLORE ARTICLES VIEW ALL FEATURED TOPICS VIEW ALL FOLLOW OPINIONAFFORDABILITY Legislators visited Vienna to learn about the city’s social housing program. Here’s how they say their states’ housing crises would benefit from similar policies. STANLEY CHANG ALEX LEE PUBLISHED: DECEMBER 19, 2023 SHARE TOPICS Photo courtesy of the Vienna Social Housing Delegation Vienna, Austria, houses 60 percent of its population in beautiful, well-maintained, inexpensive social housing; in international studies, it ranks No. 1 in quality of life. Further, it spends half as much per capita on housing subsidies as California. Yet despite billions in annual federal and state subsidies, California and Hawaii, among many other states, face severe shortages of affordable ho

Vienna, Austria, houses 60 percent of its population in beautiful, well-maintained, inexpensive social housing; in international studies , it ranks No. 1 in quality of life. Further, it spends half as much per capita on housing subsidies as California . Yet despite billions in annual federal and state subsidies, California and Hawaii, among many other states, face severe shortages of affordable housing. As a result, the 2023 median single-family home prices in our respective districts in California and Hawaii are $1,340,000 ( Milpitas, California ) and $631,000 ( Honolulu, Hawaii ). Last year,

How We Can Bring Vienna's Housing Model to the U.S.

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