Cities with Highest Rental Yield in Germany 2026
Chemnitz delivers Germany's strongest gross rental yield at 6.3%. Freiburg im Breisgau anchors the other end at 1.7%.
Data updated Jun 27, 2026
| # | City | Rental yield | Sale median | Rent median | Samples | Income (hh) | Other metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chemnitz | 6.3% | €65,611 | €346/mo | 545 / 2,776 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 2 | Duisburg | 6.1% | €98,571 | €502/mo | 469 / 1,363 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 3 | Herne | 4.6% | €129,698 | €502/mo | 72 / 352 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 4 | Mönchengladbach | 4.6% | €168,761 | €649/mo | 260 / 617 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 5 | Magdeburg | 4.5% | €124,815 | €463/mo | 294 / 1,375 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 6 | Gelsenkirchen | 4.3% | €124,815 | €443/mo | 185 / 925 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 7 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein | 4.2% | €199,278 | €698/mo | 308 / 385 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 8 | Leverkusen | 4.1% | €248,717 | €844/mo | 158 / 271 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 9 | Wuppertal | 4.0% | €166,930 | €560/mo | 403 / 999 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 10 | Erfurt | 3.9% | €169,982 | €550/mo | 85 / 293 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 11 | Osnabrück | 3.8% | €234,069 | €746/mo | 147 / 348 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 12 | Fürth | 3.8% | €248,107 | €785/mo | 186 / 198 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 13 | Leipzig | 3.8% | €199,888 | €629/mo | 1,678 / 2,604 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 14 | Oldenburg | 3.7% | €224,914 | €698/mo | 169 / 252 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 15 | Wolfsburg | 3.7% | €188,902 | €580/mo | 165 / 555 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 16 | Kiel | 3.6% | €199,888 | €600/mo | 249 / 553 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 17 | Hagen | 3.6% | €162,047 | €482/mo | 133 / 457 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 18 | Krefeld | 3.5% | €204,771 | €600/mo | 244 / 558 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 19 | Bielefeld | 3.4% | €223,082 | €629/mo | 244 / 700 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 20 | Bochum | 3.4% | €199,888 | €560/mo | 244 / 815 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 21 | Hannover | 3.4% | €249,938 | €698/mo | 786 / 1,441 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 22 | Dortmund | 3.3% | €218,810 | €600/mo | 417 / 1,634 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 23 | Bremen | 3.3% | €218,810 | €600/mo | 576 / 797 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 24 | Stuttgart | 3.3% | €365,294 | €1,000/mo | 1,519 / 2,489 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 25 | Dresden | 3.2% | €224,914 | €600/mo | 927 / 1,453 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 26 | Kassel | 3.2% | €215,148 | €570/mo | 115 / 332 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 27 | Essen | 3.2% | €215,148 | €570/mo | 729 / 1,620 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 28 | Darmstadt | 3.2% | €320,128 | €844/mo | 233 / 477 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 29 | Solingen | 3.1% | €259,703 | €678/mo | 201 / 307 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 30 | Aachen | 3.1% | €245,665 | €639/mo | 326 / 900 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 31 | Mannheim | 3.0% | €295,103 | €746/mo | 514 / 1,177 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 32 | Würzburg | 3.0% | €274,962 | €688/mo | 114 / 262 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 33 | Mülheim an der Ruhr | 3.0% | €238,951 | €590/mo | 207 / 299 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 34 | Hamm | 3.0% | €199,278 | €492/mo | 64 / 149 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 35 | Braunschweig | 3.0% | €268,248 | €659/mo | 324 / 571 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 36 | Nürnberg | 2.9% | €285,337 | €698/mo | 682 / 1,158 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 37 | Bonn | 2.9% | €287,169 | €698/mo | 499 / 713 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 38 | Karlsruhe | 2.9% | €325,011 | €776/mo | 433 / 611 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 39 | Augsburg | 2.8% | €325,011 | €766/mo | 705 / 646 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 40 | Wiesbaden | 2.7% | €429,992 | €980/mo | 682 / 896 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 41 | Ingolstadt | 2.7% | €318,907 | €717/mo | 295 / 340 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 42 | Düsseldorf | 2.7% | €398,863 | €883/mo | 1,564 / 2,100 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 43 | Halle (Saale) | 2.6% | €196,837 | €433/mo | 122 / 1,286 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 44 | Köln | 2.6% | €368,956 | €795/mo | 1,516 / 3,703 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 45 | Oberhausen | 2.6% | €248,717 | €531/mo | 153 / 396 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 46 | Frankfurt am Main | 2.4% | €509,947 | €1,019/mo | 1,439 / 2,709 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 47 | Berlin | 2.4% | €398,253 | €785/mo | 11,095 / 12,788 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 48 | Regensburg | 2.3% | €348,814 | €678/mo | 238 / 399 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 49 | Rostock | 2.3% | €259,703 | €502/mo | 176 / 267 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 50 | Münster | 2.3% | €367,735 | €698/mo | 348 / 688 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 51 | München | 2.2% | €642,394 | €1,195/mo | 4,364 / 4,904 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 52 | Lübeck | 2.1% | €342,101 | €610/mo | 288 / 332 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 53 | Mainz | 2.1% | €398,863 | €698/mo | 457 / 652 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 54 | Hamburg | 2.0% | €469,055 | €795/mo | 2,316 / 5,309 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 55 | Potsdam⚠ | 1.9% | €459,289 | €746/mo | 418 / 512 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 56 | Heidelberg⚠ | 1.9% | €470,275 | €746/mo | 286 / 402 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 57 | Freiburg im Breisgau⚠ | 1.7% | €498,961 | €698/mo | 410 / 579 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
⚠ 3 rows flagged as potential outlier (yield outside 2–12%). Verify sample size before relying on these.
Methodology
Data combines aggregated asking-price statistics from public real-estate portals, official government transaction data, national price indices, demographics, and income statistics. Ranks cover cities with a sufficient market-data sample. Rankings refreshed weekly.