Accomodation in Innsbruck / Tyrol

GENERAL INFO

After Vorarlberg, Tyrol is the westernmost federal state in Tyrol. The district and provincial capital Innsbruck (132,519 inhabitants with main residence - as of 01.01.2023) is the urban centre of Tyrol and offers a very high quality of life due to its location in the middle of the Alps. Where else can you take the mountain railway directly from the city centre to the Karwendel mountains at an altitude of 2300m in just a few minutes and thus into Austria's largest nature park? On the other hand, the habitable settlement area is naturally very limited due to the alpine topography. The valley location along the Inn is in part very densely populated. Many other attractive residential areas are therefore located on the northern and southern slopes of the Inn Valley and on the middle elevations, the so-called "Mittelgebirge".

In rural areas, detached and semi-detached houses predominate. In the areas close to the city centre, there is a mixed structure of single-family houses and increasingly multi-family houses. In Innsbruck itself, there are many high-density housing estates. In the city centre, the block structure with inner courtyards predominates. In individual areas such as the Olympic Village ("O-Dorf") or Neu-Rum in the east of the city, there are some high-density residential areas that go beyond the usual 4-5 storey buildings.

PRICE SITUATION Rent / ownership

Rent

Net rents (excluding operating costs and VAT) in Innsbruck currently start at around €14 per square metre.

Smaller flats usually have a higher price per square metre than larger flats. The location of the flat and its condition (categories) are important for calculating the rent. An additional 25% of the net rent should be added for VAT and operating costs. Always ask for the prices for the gross or inclusive rent ("warm rent") and which items are included. In most cases, costs for electricity and possibly heating are added to the net rent and operating costs!

Property

Prices per square metre for property in and around Innsbruck start at around €4,000 for second-hand properties and have no upper limit, especially for new builds. A good overview of the individual districts with annually updated property prices is provided by the "Property Market Report - Living & Business in Innsbruck..." (order via www.prochecked.at).

WOHNLAGEN Tyrol and Innsbruck

Tyrol - districts and municipalities

For employees or students of the University of Innsbruck, the districts of Innsbruck Stadt and Innsbruck Land are suitable residential areas. The districts of Imst and Landeck (possibly Reutte) to the west of Innsbruck or Schwaz and Kufstein (possibly Kitzbühel) to the east of Innsbruck are also suitable for commuters, as the Inn Valley in particular is well served by ÖBB and VVT as well as by private transport.

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Numerous popular residential communities around Innsbruck are located primarily in the district of Innsbruck Land. The entire settlement region of the Inn Valley from Telfs / Zirl / Kematen in the west of Innsbruck to Hall / Mils / Wattens in the east of Innsbruck is an attractive and easily accessible residential area.

The municipalities of the Wipptal and Stubaital south of Innsbruck are also excellent places to live. The central areas of the southern Inn Valley, the so-called "low mountain ranges" situated 100m to 500m above the valley floor, such as the western low mountain range with the municipalities of Axams, Birgitz, Götzens, Mutters and Natters or the eastern low mountain range with the municipalities of Lans, Aldrans or Sistrans, are also popular. Other attractive residential communities are located in the centre of the so-called Mieminger Plateau (west of Telfs) or in the area around Hall with Thaur, Absam and Gnadenwald. More maps....

Tirol - Bezirke und Gemeinden

City of Innsbruck and Innsbruck city district

Innsbruck's residential areas are spread across the plain of the Inn Valley as well as on the northern and southern slopes. The arched course of the Inn is a good orientation point. The oldest settlement centres with Altstadt, Mariahilf and St. Nikolaus are located on both sides of the central, historic Inn bridge. The district of Hötting occupies the northern slope area. The expansion of the town took place on the one hand between the old town and the Wilten district in the south, which was already documented in Roman times, and initially towards the east (Saggen, Pradl). The newer districts spread further east towards Hall and west towards the airport. General information about Innsbruck can be found at www.innsbruck.at, Interactive city map of Innsbruck makes orientation easier.

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Source: Anton Prock 2010 www.innsbruck.antonprock.at/website/stadtteile/plan-stadtteile-01.html (creative commons licence)

TIPS FOR FINDING A FLAT

Classic portals for finding accommodation in Innsbruck and Tyrol are

  • Tyrolean daily newspaper immo.tt.com

  • Bezirksblätter or Stadtblatt (free regional newspaper for all Tyrolean districts): Here often also private providers!
  • Property section of the well-known Austrian classified ad portal:www.willhaben.at/iad/immobilien
  • Service of the ÖH (= Austrian Students' Union): Current offers for temporary accommodation, furnished accommodation or rooms in shared flats, flats: www.oehboersen.at
  • private offers on the site of the works council of the University of Innsbruck here

In addition to actively searching for accommodation, it is always advisable to place a search advert yourself in one of the above-mentioned portals.

Links to "Temporary accommodation"

UNIVERSITY RENTAL FLATS

Together with the Medical University of Innsbruck, the University has the right to allocate a number of flats in Innsbruck.

Further information on application and allocation can be found at https://www.uibk.ac.at/betriebsrat/wissenschaftlich/wohnungen/

TENANCY AGREEMENT AND TENANCY LAW

The websites of the following institutions are recommended for information and advice on concluding a tenancy agreement:

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