Renting in Wiesbaden
A new lease costs 14.00 € per m², the 10th highest of 37 cities, up 5.3% on a year ago in a balanced market.
- 840€/moA 60 m² flat, cold. Half of listings: 12.20 to 16.17 € per m².
- +24%Change over five years. +5.3% in the last 12 months.
- 14.9%Rent burden. Share of what two average residents earn after tax (2023).
- +5.5%Forecast, next 12 months. Likely 14.35 to 15.06 € per m².
The market in brief
Wiesbaden’s median asking rent sits at 14.0 €/m² in June 2026, placing the city 10th among the 37 most expensive German markets. Year‑on‑year rents are up 5.3 % and have risen 24.1 % over the past five years, while the asking premium over existing rents is 52 %.
The market remains balanced with a 2.0 % vacancy rate and 27 days on market. About a quarter of listings (26 %) are let within a week, but affordability is tight: a 60 m² apartment costs roughly 840 € per month and rent‑burden for two residents is 14.9 %.
A model estimate forecasts the median asking rent at 14.77 €/m² in the next 12 months, ranging between 14.35 €/m² and 15.06 €/m², implying a 5.5 % increase.
The facts this summary was allowed to use
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}How Wiesbaden compares
Each dot is one of the 37 cities; blue is Wiesbaden. Hover a grey dot to see which.
Where rents in Wiesbaden are heading
Median asking rent in Wiesbaden, € 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, Wiesbaden
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 Wiesbaden stays online for about 27 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 2.0% of flats empty and available (), while the population grew +2.1% 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 Wiesbaden cost you?
Half of all listings: 730 € to 970 €. 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 890 € a year from now (likely between 860 € and 900 €).
On this income, a flat this size stays within 30% in all 37 cities. Noticeably cheaper options: (370 €), (450 €) and (490 €).