The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 1.36%. , the construction rate of new housing units was 2.4 new units per 1000 residents. there were 483 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size was the 6 room apartment of which there were 142. There were 7 single room apartments and 142 apartments with six or more rooms. the average price to rent an average apartment in Birwinken was 1133.55 Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$910, £510, €730 approx. exchange rate from 2000). The average rate for a one-room apartment was 900.00 CHF (US$720, £410, €580), a two-room apartment was about 743.00 CHF (US$590, £330, €480), a three-room apartment was about 970.00 CHF (US$780, £440, €620) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1435.33 CHF (US$1150, £650, €920). The average apartment price in Birwinken was 101.6% of the national average of 1116 CHF.