Rent an apartment privately in Stuttgart

Apartments for rent: Search and find offers in Stuttgart

Stuttgart is a strong business location and the state capital of Baden-Württemberg. The metropolis on the Neckar has around 630,000 inhabitants as of December 2023. This figure has been rising continuously for years. With consequences, as residential construction is stagnating at the same time.

There is a considerable housing shortage in the city. This goes so far that many searchers offer rewards if they find a suitable apartment. Many searches for an apartment to rent in Stuttgart are unsuccessful and people are moving away. According to city data, over 70 percent of these people say they are unable to find a suitable new apartment.

The city is working on solutions. However, there is too little new construction, space is not becoming available and the city's housing association is only managing around 20,000 apartments in mid-2024. This is a low proportion compared to other cities.

Private rental offers dominate the market in Stuttgart

There is one consequence of the city's low level of residential construction activity that directly affects the housing market. The supply of privately rented apartments in Stuttgart is above average. Around 80 percent of rental apartments are owned by small landlords, i.e. owners with only one to three properties. Private rental offers therefore dominate the housing market.

Some of these apartments are offered through estate agents. The landlords pay a commission to the estate agent. They try to recoup the costs through the basic rent. As a result, such offers are sometimes more expensive than apartments offered directly by the owner. On ohne-makler you will find apartments for rent from private landlords. This means that the owners do not have to pass on the costs to the rent and can calculate them more generously.

Where are apartments for rent in Stuttgart cheap and where are they expensive?

Generally speaking, rents in Stuttgart are comparatively high. In peripheral locations such as Hohenheim, Fasanenhof, Edelfingen, Obertürkheim and Untertürkheim, Wolfsbusch, Weil im Dorf or Feuerbach as well as Stuttgart-Ost, rents can still be found for less than 15 euros/m² in some cases as of 2024. If you are looking for a really cheap apartment to rent, you might also want to take a closer look at Wangen. At less than 23 euros/m², this district has perhaps the cheapest prices per square meter in the state capital.

Things get really expensive along Hohenzollernstraße, in the city center, Stuttgart-Nord and in Stuttgart-Süd around Wernhaldenpark, in Feuerbach, Frauenkopf, parts of Degerloch and northwest of the university and south of Feuerbachtal. Prices per square meter of well over 20 euros are common for rental apartments in these areas.

Information on renting apartments privately in Stuttgart

Are you looking for an apartment in Stuttgart? We can provide you with helpful information. This includes these offers, among others:

• Rent index for Stuttgart from ohne-makler
• Alternative: Rent a house in Stuttgart
• Alternative: Buying an apartment in Stuttgart
• General tips for apartment seekers
• How to write to landlords correctly as a prospective tenant