Renting in Erfurt
A new lease costs 10.00 € per m², the 27th highest of 37 cities, up 6.7% on a year ago in a balanced market.
- 600€/moA 60 m² flat, cold. Half of listings: 8.94 to 11.26 € per m².
- +27%Change over five years. +6.7% in the last 12 months.
- 14.2%Rent burden. Share of what two average residents earn after tax (2023).
- +4.2%Forecast, next 12 months. Likely 10.02 to 10.71 € per m².
The market in brief
Erfurt’s median asking rent sits at 10.0 €/m² in June 2026, up 6.7 % year‑on‑year and 26.6 % over the past five years, placing the city 23rd of 37 most expensive markets. The asking premium over existing rents is 54 % (6.48 €/m²), while a typical 60 m² unit costs about 600 € per month and the rent‑burden for two residents is 14.2 %.
The market remains balanced with a vacancy rate of 2.5 % and 29 days on market; 24 % of listings are let within a week, indicating moderate tightness despite modest population growth of 0.9 % over five years.
A model estimate forecasts the median asking rent to reach 10.41 €/m² in 12 months, ranging between 10.02 €/m² and 10.71 €/m², a 4.2 % increase.
The facts this summary was allowed to use
{
"city": "Erfurt",
"latest_month": "2026-06",
"median_asking_rent_eur_sqm": 10,
"p25_eur_sqm": 8.94,
"p75_eur_sqm": 11.26,
"rank_of_37_cities_most_expensive": 23,
"yoy_change_pct": 6.7,
"five_year_change_pct": 26.6,
"zensus_2022_existing_rent_eur_sqm": 6.48,
"asking_premium_vs_existing_pct": 54,
"rent_60sqm_eur_month": 600,
"rent_burden_pct_two_residents": 14.2,
"days_on_market": 29,
"share_let_within_week_pct": 24,
"market_balance": "balanced",
"vacancy_rate_pct": 2.5,
"population_growth_5y_pct": 0.9,
"forecast_12m_median_eur_sqm": 10.41,
"forecast_12m_low_eur_sqm": 10.02,
"forecast_12m_high_eur_sqm": 10.71,
"forecast_12m_change_pct": 4.2,
"mortgage_rate_pct": 4.09,
"recent_anomalies": [
{
"month": "2025-06",
"direction": "spike",
"mom_pct": 4.2
},
{
"month": "2024-04",
"direction": "spike",
"mom_pct": 4.4
},
{
"month": "2024-02",
"direction": "drop",
"mom_pct": -4.2
}
]
}How Erfurt compares
Each dot is one of the 37 cities; blue is Erfurt. Hover a grey dot to see which.
Where rents in Erfurt are heading
Median asking rent in Erfurt, € 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.
Dashed circles mark : moves much larger than in the other cities that month.
Unusual months, in plain words
- In June 2025 asking rents jumped 4.2% in a single month, while the typical city moved +0.1%.
- In April 2024 asking rents jumped 4.4% in a single month, while the typical city moved 0.0%.
- In February 2024 asking rents fell 4.2% in a single month, while the typical city moved -0.3%.
- In January 2023 asking rents fell 3.9% in a single month, while the typical city moved +1.0%.
One month is a small sample, so a flag like this is a prompt to look closer rather than proof of a price change. The longer trend is the better guide.
Not every street costs the same
Rent per 100 m square, Erfurt
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 Erfurt stays online for about 29 days, and 1 in 4 flats are gone within a week. Fewer means more competition: have your documents (SCHUFA, payslips) ready before you view.
The census found 2.5% of flats empty and available (), while the population grew +0.9% 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 Erfurt cost you?
Half of all listings: 540 € to 680 €. 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 640 €).
It stays within 30% of your income in 36 of 37 cities. Noticeably cheaper options: (370 €) and (450 €).