Rental yield ranking for Hesse
The cities in Hesse with the highest gross rental yields and the cheapest and most expensive prices per m².
Maintal leads at 6.1%, followed by Rüsselsheim am Main (5.4%) and Dietzenbach (5.3%).
Asking-price data as of November 3, 2026
Highest gross rental yield
25 cities with at least 30 apartments for sale
- 01Maintal€2,971/m²· Multiple 16.5· 68 listings6.1%
- 02Rüsselsheim am Main€3,199/m²· Multiple 18.5· 60 listings5.4%
- 03Dietzenbach€2,919/m²· Multiple 18.7· 122 listings5.3%
- 04Heppenheim (Bergstraße)€2,734/m²· Multiple 18.8· 35 listings5.3%
- 05Gelnhausen€3,005/m²· Multiple 19.8· 35 listings5.1%
- 06Nidderau€2,813/m²· Multiple 20.4· 31 listings4.9%
- 07Viernheim€2,907/m²· Multiple 20.5· 55 listings4.9%
- 08Bruchköbel€3,047/m²· Multiple 20.8· 30 listings4.8%
- 09Dreieich€3,765/m²· Multiple 20.8· 77 listings4.8%
- 10Eschborn€4,286/m²· Multiple 20.9· 35 listings4.8%
- 11Obertshausen€3,423/m²· Multiple 21.1· 40 listings4.7%
- 12Mörfelden-Walldorf€3,798/m²· Multiple 21.1· 75 listings4.7%
- 13Mühlheim am Main€3,831/m²· Multiple 21.4· 43 listings4.7%
- 14Hanau€3,400/m²· Multiple 21.4· 184 listings4.7%
- 15Eppstein€3,027/m²· Multiple 21.4· 42 listings4.7%
- 16Neu-Isenburg€3,935/m²· Multiple 21.6· 79 listings4.6%
- 17Bensheim€3,132/m²· Multiple 21.7· 93 listings4.6%
- 18Friedrichsdorf€3,739/m²· Multiple 22.2· 60 listings4.5%
- 19Bad Soden am Taunus€4,284/m²· Multiple 22.3· 65 listings4.5%
- 20Offenbach am Main€4,352/m²· Multiple 22.5· 357 listings4.5%
- 21Kassel€2,788/m²· Multiple 22.8· 177 listings4.4%
- 22Idstein€3,689/m²· Multiple 22.8· 55 listings4.4%
- 23Darmstadt€4,527/m²· Multiple 23.0· 273 listings4.4%
- 24Bad Homburg vor der Höhe€4,339/m²· Multiple 23.1· 169 listings4.3%
- 25Gießen€3,765/m²· Multiple 23.2· 80 listings4.3%
Cheapest price per m²
- 01Heppenheim (Bergstraße)Gross yield 5.3%€2,734/m²
- 02KasselGross yield 4.4%€2,788/m²
- 03NidderauGross yield 4.9%€2,813/m²
- 04ViernheimGross yield 4.9%€2,907/m²
- 05DietzenbachGross yield 5.3%€2,919/m²
- 06MaintalGross yield 6.1%€2,971/m²
- 07GelnhausenGross yield 5.1%€3,005/m²
- 08EppsteinGross yield 4.7%€3,027/m²
- 09BruchköbelGross yield 4.8%€3,047/m²
- 10TaunussteinGross yield 4.3%€3,108/m²
Most expensive price per m²
- 01Frankfurt am MainGross yield 3.8%€6,661/m²
- 02Eltville am RheinGross yield 3.0%€6,212/m²
- 03Bad NauheimGross yield 3.1%€6,050/m²
- 04SeligenstadtGross yield 3.0%€5,908/m²
- 05Hochheim am MainGross yield 2.9%€5,764/m²
- 06Hattersheim am MainGross yield 3.6%€5,503/m²
- 07Kronberg im TaunusGross yield 3.6%€5,238/m²
- 08Oberursel (Taunus)Gross yield 3.5%€5,163/m²
- 09Bad VilbelGross yield 4.2%€5,122/m²
- 10Friedberg (Hessen)Gross yield 2.9%€5,052/m²
How to read the figures
- Gross rental yield
- The median asking cold rent times 12, divided by the median asking price of a city's apartments for sale. Closing costs, service charges, vacancy and taxes are not deducted.
- Price-to-rent multiple
- How many years of cold rent the price equals, the inverse of the gross rental yield.
- Listings
- The number of apartments for sale behind the medians. Cities with fewer than 30 listings are left out, because single listings would move their figures too much.
Gross rental yield = median asking cold rent × 12 ÷ median asking price. Asking prices are not transaction prices and running costs are not deducted, so the yield you can achieve is usually lower. Only cities with at least 30 apartments for sale are listed.
Work out the yield of a specific flat
With price, rent, financing and tax: cash flow and net yield for your property.
Frequently asked questions
Where are rental yields highest in Hesse?
In current asking-price data, Maintal (6.1%), Rüsselsheim am Main (5.4%), Dietzenbach (5.3%) lead. High gross yields arise where purchase prices are low relative to rents. In such cities, check vacancy, population trends and the condition of the building with particular care.
What is gross rental yield?
A year's cold rent divided by the purchase price, before purchase costs and running costs. It is useful for comparing markets; a purchase decision rests on net yield and cash flow.
What does the price-to-rent ratio (Kaufpreisfaktor) say?
How many years of cold rent the price equals, the inverse of the gross yield. The lower the multiple, the less you pay for each euro of annual rent.
How current are the figures?
The figures are recalculated daily from active online listings for apartments for sale. This page shows data as of November 3, 2026.