Rents Increased Further in the Third Quarter

In the third quarter of 2025, housing costs in main rental apartments increased by an average of 2.4 percent nationwide compared to the same period last year, as current data from Statistics Austria showed on Friday. The rent including operating costs for an average apartment was 674.4 euros per month, compared to 658.5 euros in the previous year; the price per square meter was 10.2 euros, of which 2.6 euros were for operating costs.

Operating Costs Continue to Drive Up Rents

"The slight general price increase of 0.2 percent is mainly influenced by the operating costs, which increased by 1.1 percent per square meter compared to the previous quarter," explained Statistics Austria Director General Manuela Lenk with a view to the previous quarter. She recalled the rent price cap that was passed in the National Council on March 7 this year. "This regulation primarily affects the 267,000 households that fall under the benchmark and category rent."

According to Statistics Austria, the available rental costs are extrapolated to 1.8 million main rental apartments in Austria. The actual amount of the monthly rent including operating costs varies mainly depending on the rental segment, region, apartment size, and rental duration.

Central Heating and District Heating Leading

In Austria, there are 4.2 million main residence apartments. More than half (53.3 percent) are heated with a central heating system, according to the information. District heating is the second most common, with a share of 28.9 percent. With a significant gap behind, apartment central heating systems (12.2 percent) and individual room heaters (5.6 percent) follow.

In buildings constructed after 2010, according to Statistics Austria, 43.1 percent of the apartments are heated with district heating. However, even in these newer houses, central heating systems are still the most common type of heating, with a share of 53.5 percent.

The available results on rents are based on the microcensus housing survey - a year-round sample survey in private households. According to Statistics Austria, around 20,000 households are surveyed per quarter.

(APA/Red)

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