Renting in Karlsruhe
A new lease costs 13.53 € per m², the 13th highest of 37 cities, up 4.8% on a year ago in a balanced market.
- 810€/moA 60 m² flat, cold. Half of listings: 12.10 to 15.91 € per m².
- +26%Change over five years. +4.8% in the last 12 months.
- 17.1%Rent burden. Share of what two average residents earn after tax (2023).
- +3.4%Forecast, next 12 months. Likely 13.55 to 14.40 € per m².
The market in brief
Der Median der asking rents liegt bei 13.53 €/m², was einem Jahreszuwachs von 4.8 % entspricht und über die letzten fünf Jahre um 26.3 % gestiegen ist. Das Ranking unter den 37 teuersten Städten liegt bei Platz 13.
Der Markt ist balanced: die Vacancy‑Rate beträgt 1.5 %, die durchschnittliche Verweildauer 22 Tage und 30 % der Objekte werden innerhalb einer Woche vermietet. Die asking premium liegt bei 60 % gegenüber dem bestehenden Mietniveau von 8.46 €/m², während die Mietbelastung bei zwei Haushaltsmitgliedern 17.1 % beträgt.
Der Modell‑Forecast für die nächsten 12 Monate sieht einen Median von 13.99 €/m² (Spanne 13.55‑14.4 €/m²) und einen erwarteten Anstieg von 3.4 % voraus.
The facts this summary was allowed to use
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}How Karlsruhe compares
Each dot is one of the 37 cities; blue is Karlsruhe. Hover a grey dot to see which.
Where rents in Karlsruhe are heading
Median asking rent in Karlsruhe, € 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 September 2024 asking rents jumped 8.8% in a single month, while the typical city moved +1.3%.
- In February 2024 asking rents jumped 11.1% in a single month, while the typical city moved -0.3%.
- In December 2020 asking rents jumped 3.4% in a single month, while the typical city moved +0.5%.
- In September 2020 asking rents fell 2.1% in a single month, while the typical city moved +0.8%.
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, Karlsruhe
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 Karlsruhe stays online for about 22 days, and 30% flats are gone within a week. Fewer means more competition: have your documents (SCHUFA, payslips) ready before you view.
The census found 1.5% of flats empty and available (), while the population grew -1.0% 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 Karlsruhe cost you?
Half of all listings: 730 € to 950 €. 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 840 € a year from now (likely between 810 € and 860 €).
On this income, a flat this size stays within 30% in all 37 cities. Noticeably cheaper options: (370 €), (450 €) and (490 €).