Stuttgart rent index: what applies until the end of 2026 and after
In Stuttgart the rent index and the state ordinance expire together; the rent check tests the date of your lease.
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Maximum rent at the start of the tenancy
€750.20
€69.80 too much per month
| Local reference rent | €11.00/m² |
| Reference rent for your floor area | €682 |
| Rent brake | applies until 31 December 2026 |
| Increase cap | 15 % in three years |
| Limit: reference rent + 10% | €750.20 |
You can only reclaim after a written complaint. If it arrives within 30 months of the start and the tenancy is still running, it reaches back to the start (Section 556g(2) BGB).
How we calculateStuttgart's qualified 2025/2026 rent index runs from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2026. The city's statistics office and its planning and housing office built it from their own housing survey of April 2024, together with the homeowners' association Haus und Grund and the tenants' association; the city council recognised it in December 2024. It is a regression index: a base rent by floor area and year built is adjusted by premiums and deductions, and for location the city divides its territory into North, Centre, Filder and Neckar, each with three grades. The city expressly forbids storing and offering the data electronically without permission, so this calculator gives no figures; you get them from the city's rent index tool. The Baden-Württemberg ordinance that gives Stuttgart the rent brake and the 15 per cent cap also ends on 31 December 2026; drafts for 2027 existed in autumn 2026 but had not been published as law.
How Stuttgart builds its index
Stuttgart collects the data itself. The statistics office surveys households about their rent and flat, the planning and housing office oversees the analysis, and both landlord and tenant associations take part. The result is a model with a base rent and premiums and deductions described in the brochure and the methods report. For location there is a map with twelve zones: four parts of the city with three quality grades each. The printed brochure costs a small fee, the PDF is free.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Edition | Qualifizierter Mietspiegel 2025/2026 für Stuttgart |
| Type | qualified, Section 558d BGB |
| Valid from | 1 January 2025 |
| Valid until | 31 December 2026 |
| Publisher | Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart |
| Figures on this site | none: rights are reserved |
| Rent brake | yes, until 31 December 2026 |
| Increase cap | 15 % until 31 December 2026 |
Working with the city’s figure
In the City of Stuttgart rent index tool you enter address, floor area, year built and fittings and get the reference rent per square metre. Enter that figure in the rent check. For a new 60 m² lease, with the example assumption of €13.90, the rent-brake ceiling is €917.40; at €960, €42.60 a month would be too much. Anyone signing in December 2026 is still protected; anyone signing in January 2027 only if a new ordinance is in force by then.
Which Baden-Württemberg municipalities the ordinance covers today, and which dropped out in 2026, is on the rent brake in Baden-Württemberg page.