Styria rents rise 14 percent, fastest in Austria

Gross rents in the Austrian state of Styria rose 14 percent in 2026, the steepest increase among Austria’s states, according to an ImmoScout24 analysis reported by ORF on Tuesday.

The average rent reached €14.40 per square metre, nearly 15 percent higher than a year earlier. Renting a 70-square-metre apartment costs about €1,000 a month, roughly €100 less than the national average.

Across Austria, gross rents in the first three quarters of 2026 were 6 percent higher than in the same period of 2025. Vienna remained the most expensive state, at €22.60 per square metre, or €1,581 a month for a 70-square-metre apartment. Tyrol followed at €21.70 per square metre and Salzburg at €20.30.

Rents rose in eight of Austria’s nine states. In Burgenland, they fell 4 percent to €11.30 per square metre.