Precarious housing (also known as housing precarity) is a modern scientific concept that describes the instability and vulnerability of housing situations, both for individual households and entire regions. This concept was initially proposed by European scholars in the late 2010s. Measurement methods for assessing the level of precarity have become fundamental for studies in countries where people face challenges related to affordability, security, and quality of housing. This article applies existing methods of measuring housing precarities from Europe, the USA, and Australia in the Russian context. I develop a Regional Housing Precarities Index (RHPI) to evaluate and compare housing situations across regions of the Russian Federation. The sources of information include official data from the Federal State Statistics Service, the Bank of Russia, the Prosecutor’s General Office, and the Ministry for Emergency Situations. The index was constructed using minimax normalization and checks for multicollinearity. Adequacy of the model was established through correlation analysis of RHPI values with migration data from Rosstat, housing satisfaction data from the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM), and intentions to improve living conditions from Comprehensive Monitoring of Living Standards of the Population. The results show a significant relationship between housing precarity and migration growth. Higher housing precarity correlates with lower migration, while higher housing precarity is associated with low satisfaction and higher intentions to improve conditions. Cluster analysis revealed four groups of regions with different levels of precarious housing. The study concludes that RHPI has limitations and suggests further research.

Keywords: sociology of housing; precarious housing; housing precarity; regions of Russia; population migration; housing conditions; index method

Cite As (APA): Litvintsev D.B. (2025). Housing precarity in Russia’s regions and its connection with housing satisfaction and intentions to improve housing conditions. Terra Economicus, vol. 23, no. 1, p. 37–50 (in Russ.).

 doi  10.18522/2073-6606-2025-23-1-37-50      EDN  XXXXXX      PDF   Read in Russian