Cities with Highest Rental Yield in Germany 2026
Duisburg delivers Germany's strongest gross rental yield at 6.1%. Freiburg im Breisgau anchors the other end at 1.6%.
Data updated May 30, 2026
| # | City | Rental yield | Sale median | Rent median | Samples | Income (hh) | Other metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duisburg | 6.1% | €99,791 | €511/mo | 474 / 1,223 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 2 | Chemnitz | 6.1% | €68,053 | €346/mo | 491 / 2,794 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 3 | Gelsenkirchen | 4.8% | €110,777 | €443/mo | 157 / 881 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 4 | Herne | 4.5% | €132,140 | €492/mo | 75 / 333 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 5 | Magdeburg | 4.5% | €124,815 | €463/mo | 287 / 1,287 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 6 | Mönchengladbach | 4.4% | €174,865 | €639/mo | 265 / 582 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 7 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein | 4.2% | €199,278 | €698/mo | 315 / 375 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 8 | Erfurt | 4.2% | €162,047 | €560/mo | 89 / 264 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 9 | Osnabrück | 4.0% | €226,744 | €746/mo | 138 / 319 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 10 | Wolfsburg | 3.8% | €185,240 | €590/mo | 174 / 521 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 11 | Leipzig | 3.8% | €204,161 | €639/mo | 1,772 / 2,431 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 12 | Wuppertal | 3.8% | €179,137 | €560/mo | 399 / 927 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 13 | Hagen | 3.7% | €158,996 | €492/mo | 142 / 450 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 14 | Oldenburg | 3.7% | €223,082 | €688/mo | 162 / 231 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 15 | Leverkusen | 3.7% | €259,093 | €795/mo | 205 / 254 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 16 | Krefeld | 3.7% | €202,940 | €620/mo | 264 / 537 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 17 | Fürth | 3.6% | €248,717 | €746/mo | 183 / 190 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 18 | Bielefeld | 3.6% | €215,148 | €639/mo | 262 / 647 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 19 | Bremen | 3.5% | €218,810 | €629/mo | 577 / 728 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 20 | Bochum | 3.4% | €199,278 | €570/mo | 247 / 702 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 21 | Kassel | 3.4% | €204,771 | €580/mo | 130 / 292 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 22 | Stuttgart | 3.3% | €364,683 | €1,000/mo | 1,406 / 2,259 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 23 | Kiel | 3.3% | €212,095 | €580/mo | 239 / 517 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 24 | Dresden | 3.3% | €227,965 | €620/mo | 915 / 1,392 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 25 | Essen | 3.3% | €210,265 | €570/mo | 731 / 1,500 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 26 | Hannover | 3.2% | €259,093 | €698/mo | 745 / 1,349 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 27 | Mülheim an der Ruhr | 3.2% | €220,031 | €590/mo | 199 / 243 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 28 | Solingen | 3.2% | €248,717 | €668/mo | 200 / 272 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 29 | Darmstadt | 3.2% | €318,907 | €854/mo | 219 / 517 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 30 | Dortmund | 3.2% | €224,914 | €600/mo | 406 / 1,463 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 31 | Mannheim | 3.2% | €295,103 | €776/mo | 498 / 1,059 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 32 | Würzburg | 3.2% | €265,196 | €698/mo | 95 / 216 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 33 | Aachen | 3.1% | €249,938 | €649/mo | 297 / 819 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 34 | Nürnberg | 3.0% | €289,000 | €717/mo | 676 / 1,018 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 35 | Braunschweig | 3.0% | €268,859 | €668/mo | 322 / 489 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 36 | Wiesbaden | 3.0% | €425,109 | €1,049/mo | 687 / 783 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 37 | Augsburg | 2.9% | €329,894 | €795/mo | 675 / 559 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 38 | Karlsruhe | 2.9% | €320,128 | €766/mo | 426 / 525 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 39 | Hamm | 2.9% | €210,265 | €502/mo | 62 / 126 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 40 | Bonn | 2.8% | €295,103 | €698/mo | 533 / 670 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 41 | Halle (Saale) | 2.8% | €188,292 | €443/mo | 120 / 1,225 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 42 | Ingolstadt | 2.8% | €325,011 | €746/mo | 289 / 252 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 43 | Düsseldorf | 2.7% | €398,863 | €893/mo | 1,553 / 1,961 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 44 | Köln | 2.7% | €359,800 | €805/mo | 1,468 / 3,490 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 45 | Oberhausen | 2.6% | €229,186 | €492/mo | 158 / 334 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 46 | Frankfurt am Main | 2.4% | €530,089 | €1,058/mo | 1,454 / 2,529 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 47 | Münster | 2.4% | €348,814 | €698/mo | 351 / 634 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 48 | Berlin | 2.4% | €398,863 | €795/mo | 10,687 / 11,524 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 49 | Mainz | 2.3% | €395,201 | €766/mo | 450 / 567 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 50 | Regensburg | 2.3% | €348,814 | €668/mo | 251 / 347 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 51 | München | 2.2% | €639,953 | €1,195/mo | 4,128 / 4,630 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 52 | Lübeck | 2.1% | €348,814 | €600/mo | 281 / 291 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 53 | Hamburg | 2.1% | €469,055 | €805/mo | 2,236 / 4,723 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 54 | Rostock | 2.0% | €309,752 | €521/mo | 163 / 234 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 55 | Potsdam | 2.0% | €455,016 | €766/mo | 418 / 450 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 56 | Heidelberg⚠ | 1.8% | €495,298 | €746/mo | 266 / 354 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
| 57 | Freiburg im Breisgau⚠ | 1.6% | €510,558 | €698/mo | 416 / 493 | — | 💰🏠🌍 |
⚠ 2 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.