Nordrhein-Westfalen property prices and rental yields
Region of Germany
Home prices in Nordrhein-Westfalen rose 6.3% a year on average from 2016 to 2025, the 2nd fastest of 16 regions in Germany. Local rents are not published, so Germany's rental yield of 3.2% is shown. A square metre cost €2,693 in 2025 (48% below the Germany level of €5,200).
Updated 2026-10-28 · Data 2015–2026 so far
Areas of Nordrhein-Westfalen
| Duisburg (city) | +7.9% | 3.2%* | €2,300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhein-Erft-Kreis | +7.7% | 3.2%* | €3,400 |
| Herne (city) | +7.3% | 3.2%* | €1,992 |
| Hochsauerlandkreis | +7.3% | 3.2%* | €1,839 |
| Heinsberg | +7.2% | 3.2%* | €2,145 |
| Dortmund (city) | +7.1% | 3.2%* | €2,400 |
| Hagen (city) | +7.1% | 3.2%* | €1,941 |
| Gelsenkirchen (city) | +6.8% | 3.2%* | €1,728 |
| Minden-Lübbecke | +6.8% | 3.2%* | €1,929 |
| Viersen | +6.6% | 3.2%* | €2,527 |
| Mettmann | +6.6% | 3.2%* | €2,900 |
| Bonn (city) | +6.6% | 3.2%* | €3,900 |
| Leverkusen (city) | +6.5% | 3.2%* | €3,056 |
| Herford | +6.5% | 3.2%* | €1,978 |
| Essen (city) | +6.4% | 3.2%* | €2,628 |
| Oberbergischer Kreis | +6.4% | 3.2%* | €2,085 |
| Hamm (city) | +6.4% | 3.2%* | €1,900 |
| Köln (city) | +6.4% | 3.2%* | €4,800 |
| Krefeld (city) | +6.3% | 3.2%* | €2,560 |
| Kleve | +6.2% | 3.2%* | €2,220 |
| Märkischer Kreis | +6.2% | 3.2%* | €1,815 |
| Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | +6.1% | 3.2%* | €2,329 |
| Düren | +6.0% | 3.2%* | €2,176 |
| Oberhausen (city) | +6.0% | 3.2%* | €2,008 |
| Soest | +5.9% | 3.2%* | €2,280 |
| Warendorf | +5.9% | 3.2%* | €2,404 |
| Mönchengladbach (city) | +5.9% | 3.2%* | €2,252 |
| Bochum (city) | +5.9% | 3.2%* | €2,300 |
| Wesel | +5.8% | 3.2%* | €2,306 |
| Münster (city) | +5.8% | 3.2%* | €4,600 |
| Bielefeld (city) | +5.8% | 3.2%* | €2,616 |
| Mülheim an der Ruhr (city) | +5.7% | 3.2%* | €2,636 |
| Bottrop (city) | +5.7% | 3.2%* | €2,183 |
| Remscheid (city) | +5.6% | 3.2%* | €2,150 |
| Düsseldorf (city) | +5.6% | 3.2%* | €4,600 |
| Coesfeld | +5.5% | 3.2%* | €2,552 |
| Unna | +5.5% | 3.2%* | €2,241 |
| Paderborn | +5.4% | 3.2%* | €2,611 |
| Wuppertal (city) | +5.4% | 3.2%* | €2,155 |
| Höxter | +5.4% | 3.2%* | €1,671 |
| Solingen (city) | +5.3% | 3.2%* | €2,645 |
| Rhein-Kreis Neuss | +5.3% | 3.2%* | €3,208 |
| Lippe | +5.3% | 3.2%* | €1,980 |
| Siegen-Wittgenstein | +5.3% | 3.2%* | €2,214 |
| Recklinghausen | +5.1% | 3.2%* | €2,121 |
| Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | +4.9% | 3.2%* | €3,120 |
| Euskirchen | +4.9% | 3.2%* | €2,282 |
| Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | +4.8% | 3.2%* | €3,204 |
| Städteregion Aachen | +4.8% | 3.2%* | €2,929 |
| Borken | +4.8% | 3.2%* | €2,369 |
| Gütersloh | +4.7% | 3.2%* | €2,556 |
| Steinfurt | +4.6% | 3.2%* | €2,380 |
| Olpe | +4.1% | 3.2%* | €2,022 |
Price growth: 2016–2025, compound average per year, in the country's own currency, before inflation. Rental yields: 12-month lets, gross. Price per m²: latest year, from the best published source for each area. * Figure of the larger area: no local data. – no data.
Price growth by year
% change on the year before
How Nordrhein-Westfalen compares
Questions
What is the average property price per m² in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
€2,693 per m² in 2025, from Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), ECONtribute and local valuation committees (Gutachterausschüsse). It ranges from €1,671 in Höxter to €4,800 in Köln (city).
How much have property prices risen in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
+6.3% a year on average from 2016 to 2025, and +2.7% in 2026 so far.
What rental yield can you get in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
No local rent figures are published for Nordrhein-Westfalen; Germany's average gross yield was 3.2% in 2016–2025.
Which area of Nordrhein-Westfalen had the highest price growth?
Duisburg (city), at +7.9% a year from 2016 to 2025, ahead of Rhein-Erft-Kreis at +7.7%.
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