Grevenmacher canton · report
Empty homes in Grevenmacher canton
4.1% of the 11,752 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody resident in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 4.1%
- Empty homes
- 484
Against the wider area
Share of homes standing empty in the 2021 census.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Grevenmacher canton | 4.1% |
| Luxembourg | 5.8% |
Where homes stand empty in Grevenmacher canton
Share of homes standing empty at the 2021 census, emptiest first.
| Area | Empty |
|---|---|
| Grevenmacher canton | 5.5% |
| Mertert | 5.1% |
| Manternach | 4.6% |
| Biwer | 4.5% |
| Wormeldange | 4.1% |
| Junglinster | 3.3% |
| Betzdorf | 3.2% |
| Flaxweiler | 1.6% |
The 2021 census counts a conventional dwelling as unoccupied when nobody resident lives in it: empty, for sale or to let, a second home or a holiday home. It combines the population register with a census survey, every ten years; the next is in 2031.
Other reports for Grevenmacher canton
Figures for Luxembourg: Grevenmacher canton has no reliable figures of its own.
At the average sale price of existing apartments, a 90 m² home costs €624,364. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €2,552 a month. Luxembourg sets no cap on the payment; the CSSF caps the loan at 100% of the home's value for first-time buyers who will live in it, 90% for other owner-occupiers and 80% for other buyers.
- Payment, two incomes
- 20%
- Payment, one income
- 39%
Figures for Luxembourg: Grevenmacher canton has no reliable figures of its own.
Owning a 90 m² apartment costs less each month than renting it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the mean price existing apartments sold for; rent is the asking rent. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- €3,569
- Owning per month
- €2,764
In 2025, apartments were advertised at 19.7% more per m² than apartments sold for. A year ago the gap was +16.0%.
- Gap today
- +19.7%
- Change in a year
- +3.7 pp
Figures for Luxembourg: Grevenmacher canton has no reliable figures of its own.
18.7% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 3,914
In 2025 the population grew by 323 while 323 new homes were granted a permit: 1.0 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 1.0
- Population change, 2025
- +323