What is it like to live in Jena?

The city council wants to continue to make its decisions on housing in line with the needs of its population. Further planning should be based on this.

The aim of monitoring is to empirically record and evaluate current demographic developments, housing market developments and the process of urban redevelopment. In order to improve the quality of the housing supply, it is important to determine the subjective housing expectations of individual households and their socio-economic situation.

For this reason, the city of Jena is conducting a representative household survey in the six planning areas in August and September 2022, following on from the 2017 survey. Among other things, questions will be asked about the current housing situation, rent and living environment, as well as how people would like to live in the future. General statistical information is also collected.

For the survey, 7,000 households from Jena are selected by random sampling from the residents' registration file and contacted. The randomly selected citizens will receive a questionnaire from the city in the next few days asking them to take part in the survey in order to obtain a better overall picture of the current housing situation in Jena.

Participation is of course voluntary and the survey is anonymous. It is not possible to draw conclusions about individual persons. The guidelines of the Data Protection Act are always adhered to.

Background:

The results of the survey will be used to draw conclusions as to how the Jena housing market can continue to balance urban planning, economic and social requirements in the future. The city's housing policy should make the greatest possible contribution to securing Jena as a residential location.

The aim of municipal housing policy is to keep the housing market balanced - shortages and surpluses should be kept to a minimum. This also means recognizing self-reinforcing processes at an early stage and preventing them as far as possible. These arise primarily due to a lack of market transparency and a lack of information. In this respect, it is a high priority to discuss the actual housing market developments, the different interests of the stakeholders and the future opportunities and risks of a prosperous city in the urban social discourse. The "Housing Industry Working Group" and the rent index are important instruments in this regard. This discussion must include housing market players, local politicians, administration, the media and, above all, citizens.