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 · Lower Austria
Buying land in Lower Austria
No other Austrian province spreads this far. Between Perchtoldsdorf and the Waldviertel lies a factor of 73, and what explains the price is almost always the same thing: the distance to Vienna. A provincial average helps nobody here. The municipality does.
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What building land costs here
Statistik Austria evaluates the purchase contracts and reports an average in euros per square metre for each district and municipality. These are prices actually paid, not asking prices. All 24 districts are listed in full, because only the comparison shows how much the direction matters: Mödling, at 624 euros, ranks 18th of 105 Austrian districts, while Zwettl sits at the other end with 26.
All districts
- Mödling€ 624/m²
- Baden€ 347/m²
- Wiener Neustadt (Stadt)€ 333/m²
- Korneuburg€ 287/m²
- Bruck an der Leitha€ 252/m²
- Tulln€ 238/m²
- Krems an der Donau (Stadt)€ 232/m²
- Sankt Pölten (Stadt)€ 226/m²
- Gänserndorf€ 172/m²
- Sankt Pölten (Land)€ 133/m²
- Wiener Neustadt (Land)€ 123/m²
- Mistelbach€ 108/m²
- Waidhofen an der Ybbs (Stadt)€ 105/m²
- Neunkirchen€ 99/m²
- Amstetten€ 94/m²
- Lilienfeld€ 76/m²
- Krems (Land)€ 75/m²
- Scheibbs€ 67/m²
- Hollabrunn€ 61/m²
- Melk€ 58/m²
- Horn€ 43/m²
- Waidhofen an der Thaya€ 31/m²
- Gmünd€ 27/m²
- Zwettl€ 26/m²
Most expensive municipalities
- Perchtoldsdorf€ 879/m²
- Gießhübl€ 813/m²
- Hinterbrühl€ 813/m²
- Maria Enzersdorf€ 813/m²
- Mödling€ 765/m²
- Brunn am Gebirge€ 749/m²
- Baden€ 728/m²
- Klosterneuburg€ 719/m²
- Leopoldsdorf€ 673/m²
- Gerasdorf bei Wien€ 656/m²
- Biedermannsdorf€ 644/m²
- Hennersdorf€ 644/m²
Shown are the 12 most expensive of 573 Lower Austrian municipalities with a value of their own. The middle across all of them is 83 euros per square metre; the cheapest sit at 12.
Statistik Austria, average property prices, as of 2025. Transaction prices from several years, adjusted to the current level. An asking price is naturally higher, and a single plot can deviate widely through location, size and zoning. District averages deserve caution in Lower Austria: within the district of Mödling alone, the 20 municipalities range from 325 to 879 euros per square metre.
Land on wohnwahn
Each with travel time, noise and the location data for its address.
3331 Kematen an der YbbsGewerbegrund mit 3.097 m² Fläche an der B121Pacht oder Baurecht!3,097 m²
3250 WieselburgBaugrund mit 926 m² in bester Lage von Wieselburg-Stadt926 m²€ 175.940
2232 Deutsch-WagramVielseitig verwertbares Grundstück mit Bestandshaus & Neubau Entwicklungspotential960 m²
KlosterneuburgOff Markets I Immobilieninvestments | Bestands- oder Bauprojekte | Zukunftsorientierte Lagen
3250 WieselburgBetriebsgrund in Bergland mit 6.587 m² - Stadtrand Wieselburg - guter Lage6,587 m²€ 490.000
KlosterneuburgBaugrundstück mit Planung für 10 Dhh in Klosterneuburg3,314 m²€ 1.250.000What 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 in the other provinces
Common questions
What does a plot cost in Lower Austria?
Almost entirely a question of distance to Vienna. In the district of Mödling the average paid was 624 euros per square metre, in Zwettl 26. Across all 573 municipalities with a value of their own, the middle is 83 euros. The table above gives the figure for each district.
Why is the district average often misleading?
Because a district contains very different municipalities. The district of Mödling reports 624 euros, yet its municipalities range from 325 to 879. Anyone valuing a specific plot should use the municipal figure, not the district average.
Where do I find the zoning for a plot in Lower Austria?
In the zoning plan of the municipality, published by the province in the NÖ Atlas. We do not yet have our own zoning tool for Lower Austria, unlike Vienna, Graz, Salzburg and Upper Austria. The binding information comes from the municipality.
What does Bauerwartungsland mean?
That a rezoning is expected but not decided. Legally it is green land: you may not build there. Whether and when the rezoning comes is decided by the municipality, not 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 drafting and, where an agent is involved, their commission. Together that is usually 6 to 10 per cent of the purchase price.
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