Zoning comes first
Whether and how high you may build is decided by the zoning plan, not by the seller. Green land stays green land, even if the listing says "expected building land": a planned rezoning is a hope, not a building right.
Land · Linz and surroundings
Buying land in Linz and the surrounding area
With a plot it is not the fittings that decide but building law and the ground itself. What was actually paid for building land here is listed below per municipality, taken from official purchase contracts. The most expensive building land in the region is not in the city.
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The question comes before every land purchase. The province of Upper Austria keeps the zoning plans of all its municipalities in DORIS, plot by plot and for the area around Linz as well.
- Residential, mixed building land, commercial or green land: the zoning decides whether you may build at all.
- The local development concept shows where the municipality intends to grow, and where it does not.
- The provincial service covers the surrounding area just as it covers the city.
What building land costs here
Statistics Austria evaluates purchase contracts and publishes an average in euros per square metre for each political district and municipality. These are prices actually paid, not asking prices. The order is striking: in Leonding more was paid per square metre than in the city of Linz itself. The city figure averages across all districts, including the industrial ones; in Leonding almost only land for detached houses changes hands.
Linz
€ 537/m²
Linz-Land and Urfahr-Umgebung
- Leonding€ 637/m²
- Pasching€ 482/m²
- Traun€ 435/m²
- Ottensheim€ 422/m²
- Puchenau€ 422/m²
- Wilhering€ 363/m²
- Hörsching€ 326/m²
- Asten€ 311/m²
- Engerwitzdorf€ 294/m²
- Enns€ 294/m²
- St. Florian€ 293/m²
- Ansfelden€ 284/m²
- Steyregg€ 252/m²
- Altenberg bei Linz€ 244/m²
- Gramastetten€ 242/m²
- Luftenberg an der Donau€ 225/m²
Statistics Austria, average property prices, as of 2025. Transaction prices from several years, lifted to the current level. An asking price naturally sits above them, and a single plot can differ widely by location, size and zoning. The spread around the city is considerable: almost a factor of three between the dearest and the cheapest municipality, for journey times that differ by minutes.
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There is no plot online in Linz yet. The prices above still apply: they come from the official statistic, not from our own listings.
What matters when buying land
Utilities connected or not
Water, sewage, electricity and access cost money when they are missing. Some municipalities charge five-figure development contributions. Ask before you negotiate the price, not after.
What the plan says about size
Buildable area, building class and construction type limit what fits on the square metres. A large plot with low density often carries less house than a smaller one in a higher building class.
Budget for the extras
On top of the price come 3.5 per cent land transfer tax and 1.1 per cent land register fee, plus the contract and, if an agent is involved, their commission. On a plot of 400,000 euros that is roughly 25,000 to 40,000 euros.
The ground itself
Slope, groundwater and contamination make foundations more expensive. A soil survey before the purchase is cheaper than a surprise in the pit.
Land prices by province
Frequently asked questions
How do I find out whether a plot in Upper Austria is building land?
Fastest through our Upper Austria zoning map: enter the address and the zoning at that spot is spelled out in plain language, from the province’s official data (DORIS). The plans of every Upper Austrian municipality are held there, plot by plot. The binding answer comes from the municipality.
What does a building plot cost in Linz?
The official statistic gives an average of around 537 euros per square metre for the city of Linz (2025, from purchase contracts). Around the city the range runs from about 637 euros in Leonding down to about 225 in Luftenberg an der Donau, almost a factor of three between municipalities only minutes apart. The table above lists all sixteen individually.
Why is Leonding more expensive than Linz?
Because two different things are being averaged. The Linz figure covers the whole city, including districts where building land is rare and industrial in character. In Leonding almost exclusively land for detached houses near the city changes hands, and that is the most expensive kind in the whole central region.
What does "expected building land" mean?
That a rezoning is expected but has not been decided. Legally it is green land: you may not build while the rezoning is not there. Whether and when it comes is decided by the municipality, not by the seller.
What extra costs come on top of the purchase price?
3.5 per cent land transfer tax, 1.1 per cent for the land register entry, the contract and, where an agent is involved, their commission. Together that is usually 6 to 10 per cent of the purchase price.
Does "developed" mean all connections are in place?
Not necessarily. Developed means the access is legally secured. Whether water, sewage and electricity reach the boundary, and what connecting them costs, is a separate question for the municipality.
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