Renting in Dortmund
A new lease costs 9.70 € per m², the 30th highest of 37 cities, up 2.4% on a year ago in a balanced market.
- 580€/moA 60 m² flat, cold. Half of listings: 8.40 to 11.19 € per m².
- +23%Change over five years. +2.4% in the last 12 months.
- 14.4%Rent burden. Share of what two average residents earn after tax (2023).
- +6.2%Forecast, next 12 months. Likely 10.02 to 10.52 € per m².
The market in brief
The median asking rent in Dortmund sits at 9.7 €/m², up 2.4 % year‑on‑year and 23.2 % over the last five years, placing the city 29th of the 37 most expensive German markets. The 25th‑percentile is 8.4 €/m² and the 75th‑percentile 11.19 €/m², while a typical 60 m² unit costs about 582 € per month.
Market tightness is evident: listings spend only 33 days on market, with 22 % let within a week, and vacancy stands at 2.1 %. Rent‑burden for two residents is 14.4 %, and asking rents command a 50 % premium over the 2022 census existing rent of 6.45 €/m².
The model estimate forecasts the median asking rent to reach 10.31 €/m² in 12 months, ranging between 10.02 €/m² and 10.52 €/m², implying a 6.2 % increase.
The facts this summary was allowed to use
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}How Dortmund compares
Each dot is one of the 37 cities; blue is Dortmund. Hover a grey dot to see which.
Where rents in Dortmund are heading
Median asking rent in Dortmund, € per m²
Monthly, with the 3, 6 and 12-month forecast and its 80% range. Use the menu to compare another city.
How to read this chart
The band widens further into the future because uncertainty grows with time. In back-tests, about 8 out of 10 real outcomes fell inside bands like this one.
Not every street costs the same
Rent per 100 m square, Dortmund
Average net cold rent on existing contracts, May 2022, on a street map. Hover for values; drag to move.
How to read this chart
The colour scale runs from the cheapest 2% to the most expensive 2% of squares, so a few extreme squares don't wash out the rest. A blank area means no or too few rented flats there (parks, industry, water) or the census suppressed the value.
How fast flats are let
A listing in Dortmund stays online for about 33 days, and 1 in 5 flats are gone within a week. Fewer means more competition: have your documents (SCHUFA, payslips) ready before you view.
The census found 2.1% of flats empty and available (), while the population grew +1.3% in five years. That makes the market balanced on our .
Days a listing stays online
Rolling average over four quarters. Lower means a faster, tighter market.
What would a flat in Dortmund cost you?
Half of all listings: 500 € to 670 €. Heating and running costs come on top.
That is within the common rule of thumb that rent should take no more than 30% of net income.[1] If the trend holds, the same flat would be listed at about 620 € a year from now (likely between 600 € and 630 €).
It stays within 30% of your income in 36 of 37 cities. Noticeably cheaper options: (370 €) and (450 €).