There are a lot of things that make Vienna the world’s most livable city, from great infrastructure to good access to greens pace to a strong sense of peace and stability. BUT there’s one thing that sets it apart from other cities that also offer those things.
For over a century, Vienna has implemented a public housing system without rival.
Rather than building public housing as a last resort when homelessness becomes an inescapable and visible problem, they take proactive measures. They build public houses that are so attractive, desirable, and close to important access points that around 2/3rds of the city chooses to live there. Most people only pay around 15% of their income to live there.
Taking the burden of housing away has a lot of extended benefits. Employers don’t have to struggle to keep pace with a surging cost of living. People are less financially viable.
Vienna Public Housing