{
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0, cite Payotte (https://payotte.com/germany/by-state) with a link",
  "topic": "rents-and-ownership",
  "extracted": "2026-10-19",
  "regions": {
    "baden-wurttemberg": {
      "answer": "At the 2022 census, homes in Baden-Württemberg rented for 8.13 € per m² net of charges on average, 51.6% were lived in by their owners and 4.2% stood empty.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Zensus 2022, Zensusdatenbank, table 4000W (Wohnungen, Gebietsstand 15.05.2022): 4000W-0004 average net cold rent, 4000W-0001 ownership and vacancy rates, 4000W-1001 dwellings",
          "url": "https://ergebnisse.zensus2022.de/datenbank/online/statistic/4000W/details"
        }
      ],
      "rent_m2": 8.13,
      "owner_rate": 51.6,
      "vacancy": 4.2
    },
    "bavaria": {
      "answer": "At the 2022 census, homes in Bavaria rented for 8.74 € per m² net of charges on average, 49.3% were lived in by their owners and 4.2% stood empty.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Zensus 2022, Zensusdatenbank, table 4000W (Wohnungen, Gebietsstand 15.05.2022): 4000W-0004 average net cold rent, 4000W-0001 ownership and vacancy rates, 4000W-1001 dwellings",
          "url": "https://ergebnisse.zensus2022.de/datenbank/online/statistic/4000W/details"
        }
      ],
      "rent_m2": 8.74,
      "owner_rate": 49.3,
      "vacancy": 4.2
    },
    "berlin": {
      "answer": "At the 2022 census, homes in Berlin rented for 7.67 € per m² net of charges on average, 16.3% were lived in by their owners and 2% stood empty.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Zensus 2022, Zensusdatenbank, table 4000W (Wohnungen, Gebietsstand 15.05.2022): 4000W-0004 average net cold rent, 4000W-0001 ownership and vacancy rates, 4000W-1001 dwellings",
          "url": "https://ergebnisse.zensus2022.de/datenbank/online/statistic/4000W/details"
        }
      ],
      "rent_m2": 7.67,
      "owner_rate": 16.3,
      "vacancy": 2
    },
    "brandenburg": {
      "answer": "At the 2022 census, homes in Brandenburg rented for 6.21 € per m² net of charges on average, 45.5% were lived in by their owners and 5.2% stood empty.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Zensus 2022, Zensusdatenbank, table 4000W (Wohnungen, Gebietsstand 15.05.2022): 4000W-0004 average net cold rent, 4000W-0001 ownership and vacancy rates, 4000W-1001 dwellings",
          "url": "https://ergebnisse.zensus2022.de/datenbank/online/statistic/4000W/details"
        }
      ],
      "rent_m2": 6.21,
      "owner_rate": 45.5,
      "vacancy": 5.2
    },
    "bremen": {
      "answer": "At the 2022 census, homes in Bremen rented for 7.34 € per m² net of charges on average, 35.8% were lived in by their owners and 3.7% stood empty.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Zensus 2022, Zensusdatenbank, table 4000W (Wohnungen, Gebietsstand 15.05.2022): 4000W-0004 average net cold rent, 4000W-0001 ownership and vacancy rates, 4000W-1001 dwellings",
          "url": "https://ergebnisse.zensus2022.de/datenbank/online/statistic/4000W/details"
        }
      ],
      "rent_m2": 7.34,
      "owner_rate": 35.8,
      "vacancy": 3.7
    },
    "hamburg": {
      "answer": "At the 2022 census, homes in Hamburg rented for 9.16 € per m² net of charges on average, 21.6% were lived in by their owners and 1.9% stood empty.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Zensus 2022, Zensusdatenbank, table 4000W (Wohnungen, Gebietsstand 15.05.2022): 4000W-0004 average net cold rent, 4000W-0001 ownership and vacancy rates, 4000W-1001 dwellings",
          "url": "https://ergebnisse.zensus2022.de/datenbank/online/statistic/4000W/details"
        }
      ],
      "rent_m2": 9.16,
      "owner_rate": 21.6,
      "vacancy": 1.9
    },
    "hesse": {
      "answer": "At the 2022 census, homes in Hesse rented for 8.21 € per m² net of charges on average, 46.6% were lived in by their owners and 3.8% stood empty.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Zensus 2022, Zensusdatenbank, table 4000W (Wohnungen, Gebietsstand 15.05.2022): 4000W-0004 average net cold rent, 4000W-0001 ownership and vacancy rates, 4000W-1001 dwellings",
          "url": "https://ergebnisse.zensus2022.de/datenbank/online/statistic/4000W/details"
        }
      ],
      "rent_m2": 8.21,
      "owner_rate": 46.6,
      "vacancy": 3.8
    },
    "lower-saxony": {
      "answer": "At the 2022 census, homes in Lower Saxony rented for 6.56 € per m² net of charges on average, 51.1% were lived in by their owners and 4% stood empty.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Zensus 2022, Zensusdatenbank, table 4000W (Wohnungen, Gebietsstand 15.05.2022): 4000W-0004 average net cold rent, 4000W-0001 ownership and vacancy rates, 4000W-1001 dwellings",
          "url": "https://ergebnisse.zensus2022.de/datenbank/online/statistic/4000W/details"
        }
      ],
      "rent_m2": 6.56,
      "owner_rate": 51.1,
      "vacancy": 4
    },
    "mecklenburg-western-pomerania": {
      "answer": "At the 2022 census, homes in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania rented for 5.91 € per m² net of charges on average, 39.5% were lived in by their owners and 5.5% stood empty.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Zensus 2022, Zensusdatenbank, table 4000W (Wohnungen, Gebietsstand 15.05.2022): 4000W-0004 average net cold rent, 4000W-0001 ownership and vacancy rates, 4000W-1001 dwellings",
          "url": "https://ergebnisse.zensus2022.de/datenbank/online/statistic/4000W/details"
        }
      ],
      "rent_m2": 5.91,
      "owner_rate": 39.5,
      "vacancy": 5.5
    },
    "north-rhine-westphalia": {
      "answer": "At the 2022 census, homes in North Rhine-Westphalia rented for 6.82 € per m² net of charges on average, 40.6% were lived in by their owners and 3.3% stood empty.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Zensus 2022, Zensusdatenbank, table 4000W (Wohnungen, Gebietsstand 15.05.2022): 4000W-0004 average net cold rent, 4000W-0001 ownership and vacancy rates, 4000W-1001 dwellings",
          "url": "https://ergebnisse.zensus2022.de/datenbank/online/statistic/4000W/details"
        }
      ],
      "rent_m2": 6.82,
      "owner_rate": 40.6,
      "vacancy": 3.3
    },
    "rhineland-palatinate": {
      "answer": "At the 2022 census, homes in Rhineland-Palatinate rented for 6.75 € per m² net of charges on average, 54.4% were lived in by their owners and 4.8% stood empty.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Zensus 2022, Zensusdatenbank, table 4000W (Wohnungen, Gebietsstand 15.05.2022): 4000W-0004 average net cold rent, 4000W-0001 ownership and vacancy rates, 4000W-1001 dwellings",
          "url": "https://ergebnisse.zensus2022.de/datenbank/online/statistic/4000W/details"
        }
      ],
      "rent_m2": 6.75,
      "owner_rate": 54.4,
      "vacancy": 4.8
    },
    "saarland": {
      "answer": "At the 2022 census, homes in Saarland rented for 6.12 € per m² net of charges on average, 59.4% were lived in by their owners and 5.5% stood empty.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Zensus 2022, Zensusdatenbank, table 4000W (Wohnungen, Gebietsstand 15.05.2022): 4000W-0004 average net cold rent, 4000W-0001 ownership and vacancy rates, 4000W-1001 dwellings",
          "url": "https://ergebnisse.zensus2022.de/datenbank/online/statistic/4000W/details"
        }
      ],
      "rent_m2": 6.12,
      "owner_rate": 59.4,
      "vacancy": 5.5
    },
    "saxony": {
      "answer": "At the 2022 census, homes in Saxony rented for 5.72 € per m² net of charges on average, 34.3% were lived in by their owners and 8.5% stood empty.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Zensus 2022, Zensusdatenbank, table 4000W (Wohnungen, Gebietsstand 15.05.2022): 4000W-0004 average net cold rent, 4000W-0001 ownership and vacancy rates, 4000W-1001 dwellings",
          "url": "https://ergebnisse.zensus2022.de/datenbank/online/statistic/4000W/details"
        }
      ],
      "rent_m2": 5.72,
      "owner_rate": 34.3,
      "vacancy": 8.5
    },
    "saxony-anhalt": {
      "answer": "At the 2022 census, homes in Saxony-Anhalt rented for 5.38 € per m² net of charges on average, 43% were lived in by their owners and 8.9% stood empty.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Zensus 2022, Zensusdatenbank, table 4000W (Wohnungen, Gebietsstand 15.05.2022): 4000W-0004 average net cold rent, 4000W-0001 ownership and vacancy rates, 4000W-1001 dwellings",
          "url": "https://ergebnisse.zensus2022.de/datenbank/online/statistic/4000W/details"
        }
      ],
      "rent_m2": 5.38,
      "owner_rate": 43,
      "vacancy": 8.9
    },
    "schleswig-holstein": {
      "answer": "At the 2022 census, homes in Schleswig-Holstein rented for 7.41 € per m² net of charges on average, 47.6% were lived in by their owners and 2.7% stood empty.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Zensus 2022, Zensusdatenbank, table 4000W (Wohnungen, Gebietsstand 15.05.2022): 4000W-0004 average net cold rent, 4000W-0001 ownership and vacancy rates, 4000W-1001 dwellings",
          "url": "https://ergebnisse.zensus2022.de/datenbank/online/statistic/4000W/details"
        }
      ],
      "rent_m2": 7.41,
      "owner_rate": 47.6,
      "vacancy": 2.7
    },
    "thuringia": {
      "answer": "At the 2022 census, homes in Thuringia rented for 5.65 € per m² net of charges on average, 46.2% were lived in by their owners and 7.8% stood empty.",
      "note": null,
      "sources": [
        {
          "title": "Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Zensus 2022, Zensusdatenbank, table 4000W (Wohnungen, Gebietsstand 15.05.2022): 4000W-0004 average net cold rent, 4000W-0001 ownership and vacancy rates, 4000W-1001 dwellings",
          "url": "https://ergebnisse.zensus2022.de/datenbank/online/statistic/4000W/details"
        }
      ],
      "rent_m2": 5.65,
      "owner_rate": 46.2,
      "vacancy": 7.8
    }
  }
}