Renting in Stuttgart
A new lease costs 15.98 € per m², the 3rd highest of 37 cities, up 0.1% on a year ago in a balanced market.
- 960€/moA 60 m² flat, cold. Half of listings: 13.64 to 18.29 € per m².
- +15%Change over five years. +0.1% in the last 12 months.
- 18.3%Rent burden. Share of what two average residents earn after tax (2023).
- +4.5%Forecast, next 12 months. Likely 16.35 to 17.22 € per m².
The market in brief
Stuttgart’s median asking rents sit at 15.98 €/m², a modest 0.1 % rise year‑on‑year and 15.3 % up over the last five years, keeping the city the third‑most expensive of the 37‑city sample. The market remains balanced, with listings spending an average of 29 days on market and 23 % letting within a week.
Affordability is tight: a 60 m² unit costs about 959 € per month, pushing the rent‑burden for two residents to 18.3 % and the vacancy rate stays low at 1.8 %. The asking premium over existing rents is 54 %, reflecting strong demand despite a slight –0.1 % population decline.
The model estimate forecasts median asking rents of 16.7 €/m² in 12 months, ranging between 16.35 €/m² and 17.22 €/m², implying a 4.5 % increase.
The facts this summary was allowed to use
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}How Stuttgart compares
Each dot is one of the 37 cities; blue is Stuttgart. Hover a grey dot to see which.
Where rents in Stuttgart are heading
Median asking rent in Stuttgart, € 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, Stuttgart
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 Stuttgart 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 1.8% of flats empty and available (), while the population grew -0.1% 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 Stuttgart cost you?
Half of all listings: 820 € to 1,100 €. 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 1,000 € a year from now (likely between 980 € and 1,030 €).
On this income, a flat this size stays within 30% in all 37 cities. Noticeably cheaper options: (370 €), (450 €) and (490 €).