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Qualified rent index for Erlangen
Erlangen rent index 2025: survey has begun
Over the next few days, 4,000 randomly selected tenants in Erlangen will be asked to take part in the survey for the creation of the new rent index. Since the rent index reform in 2021, respondents to the rent index have been legally obliged to provide information in accordance with Art. 238 of the Introductory Act to the German Civil Code! Anyone who is contacted by the City of Erlangen for the rent index survey can either participate online or via the paper questionnaire sent out with it.
A new feature of the 2025 survey is that landlords will also be asked about the apartments in question, albeit with a slightly shorter questionnaire. In contrast to tenants, they can provide information about the characteristics of the entire building and, for example, its modernization. This is important in order to obtain as complete and accurate a picture as possible of the housing situation. As the survey is carried out in two stages, landlords will not be surveyed until March.
The 2023 rent index will remain valid until the new rent index is published in October 2025.
Determine the local comparative rent now:
The rent index is available as an online version with automatic calculation and PDF download of the result and as a rent index brochure to print out (PDF download). You also have the option of ordering printed copies for a nominal fee of 3 euros per copy (plus postage costs). If you want to fill out the rent index brochure by hand, you can use the small tool "Calculate location features for the paper features" to easily determine all spatial features such as the distance to the nearest bus stop.
Rent index 2023 online version
Rent index 2023 PDF file to print out
Order printed copies of the rent index 2023
Calculate location features for the rent index brochure
Service for you
The rent index provides you with an overview of local comparative rents for apartments and single-family homes in Erlangen. The information makes it easier for parties to rental agreements to make decisions on rental price matters and is intended to prevent disputes and court proceedings as far as possible. In this way, it contributes to an objective discussion about rents.
You can use the rent index to determine the local comparative rent. It is not used to set prices. The local comparative rent only includes the pure net cold rent in euros per square meter. "Operating or ancillary costs" are not included. The basic net rent is calculated as a function of the living space. The influence of the type, furnishings, condition and location of the apartments and single-family homes is taken into account when determining the local comparative rent with percentage mark-ups and mark-downs.
Scientific background
The rent index was prepared in accordance with recognized scientific principles and approved as a qualified rent index by the Erlangen City Council at its meeting on 28 October 2023. It replaces the previously valid rent index 2021 as of this date.
The Erlangen rent index 2021 was compiled on the basis of a representative empirical survey in the period from January to May 2021 on the basis of new contracts and rent increases over the last six years (February 2015 to January 2021 inclusive). In accordance with the provisions of the German Civil Code (BGB), these results were updated with the help of a new survey of tenant households in the period from January to May 2023. The 2023 rent index is valid until it is updated in 2025.
Legal permissibility of rent increases
The rent index makes no statement on the legal admissibility of a rent increase request (existing rents) or the legal admissibility of the rent level for re-letting (rent cap).
Do you have any questions about the rent index?
Please feel free to contact us! Here you will find our contact options & opening hours.
FAQ - Frequently asked questions
No, it only contains information on the net rent.
You can purchase the Erlangen rent index for a nominal fee of 3 euros from the information desk on the first floor of the town hall, from the tourist information office at Goethestr. 21a (diagonally opposite the train station) and from the tenants' and landlords' associations.
| Opening hours | Citizens' office | Tourist Information Office |
| Monday | 08 - 18 o'clock | 09 - 12:30 and 13:00 - 16:00 |
| Tuesday | 08 - 18 o'clock | 09 - 12:30 and 13:00 - 16:00 |
| Wednesday | 08 - 12 a.m. | 09 - 12:30 and 13:00 - 16:00 |
| Thursday | 08 a.m. - 6 p.m. | 09 - 12:30 and 13:00 - 16:00 |
| Friday | 08 - 12 o'clock | 09 - 12:30 and 13:00 - 16:00 |
The statistics office will of course also send you the rent index. Please use the order form at the top of this page.
A special feature of Erlangen's rental housing market is the letting of large apartments, particularly those close to the city center, to several individual tenants. In addition to a private room, the rent includes the use of communal rooms such as the kitchen and bathroom.
The rent index does not describe these tenancies, as only self-contained apartments were used for the calculation. However, in order to be able to offer at least a guide to the usual rent level for single rooms in Erlangen, the rent index survey also took into account individually rented rooms.
Due to the small data basis, we would like to point out that the figures published here are not part of the qualified rent index and are for orientation purposes only.
Results:
The size of one's own room has little influence on the rent level. Therefore, there is no differentiation by room size. For the same reason, we do not publish rents per square meter.
| Location | Lower limit | Average value | Upper limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| City center or walking distance up to max. 1000 m from the city center | 250 | 303 | 329 |
| Over 1000 m walking distance from the city center | 236 | 280 | 305 |
The distance to the city center refers to the extent of the city center as described on page 12 of the current rent index. The walking distances can be determined on a suitable (online) map.
As with the completed apartments, there is a lower and an upper value in addition to the average value. Two thirds of the rents for single rooms lie within these price ranges, which is the same as the "local comparative rent" You can take into account the following to classify a property within the range:
- Features of the apartment
- Room size
- Quality and quantity of sanitary facilities
No, it only takes into account residential space. Information on rent levels and the supply situation for commercial premises (production space, office and store space, warehouses, etc.) can be obtained from the City of Erlangen's Economic Development Department.
The following values were collected as part of the rent index survey. They serve as a guide and are not part of the rent index. Two thirds of the rents for garages and parking spaces are between the lower and upper limits.
| Lower limit (percentile 15) | Average (median) | Upper limit (percentile 85) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor parking space | 15 € | 24 € | 40 € |
| Parking space in garage, parking garage or underground parking garage | 30 € | 50 € | 60 € |
Qualified rent indexes have to be updated after two years and reissued after a further two years. Data collection for the new rent index, which is due to be published in October 2025, has already begun.
You can download all previous issues free of charge as PDF files here. If you need a printed copy, please contact us!
The documentation is available here as a PDF file. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the municipal statistics office (phone 09131-862166). They can also provide you with a printed copy of the documentation if required.
Further information & news
Rent index statutes
Statutes on the housing surveys of the city of Erlangen with regard to the "Erlangen rent index" (rent index statutes - MietS) dated 29.06.2006 in the version dated 16.05.2018
Rent index; requirement
If you would like to know the rents in the apartments in your area, you can usually find out in the rent index of your city or municipality.
Rent index statutes
Statutes on the housing surveys of the city of Erlangen with regard to the "Erlangen rent index" (rent index statutes - MietS) dated 29.06.2006 in the version dated 16.05.2018
Rent index; requirement
If you would like to know the rents in the apartments in your area, you can usually find out in the rent index of your city or municipality.
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Rent index Erlangen
We are responsible for compiling the Erlangen rent index, advising on its use and sending out printed copies of the rent index.
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