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 · Upper Austria
Buying land in Upper Austria
The most expensive building land in the province is not in Linz but on Lake Mondsee. St. Lorenz reaches 732 euros per square metre, the provincial capital 537. Searching here means choosing between three very different regions: the central belt, the Salzkammergut lakes, and the Mühlviertel, where the same square metre costs a twentieth as much.
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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 18 districts are listed in full: Linz reaches 537 euros, Wels 332, and the district of Rohrbach in the upper Mühlviertel 44.
All districts
- Linz (Stadt)€ 537/m²
- Wels (Stadt)€ 332/m²
- Linz-Land€ 304/m²
- Steyr (Stadt)€ 245/m²
- Wels-Land€ 207/m²
- Gmunden€ 201/m²
- Vöcklabruck€ 165/m²
- Urfahr-Umgebung€ 152/m²
- Steyr-Land€ 141/m²
- Eferding€ 138/m²
- Braunau am Inn€ 132/m²
- Kirchdorf an der Krems€ 122/m²
- Perg€ 111/m²
- Freistadt€ 96/m²
- Grieskirchen€ 94/m²
- Ried im Innkreis€ 88/m²
- Schärding€ 59/m²
- Rohrbach€ 44/m²
Most expensive municipalities
- St. Lorenz€ 732/m²
- Leonding€ 637/m²
- Mondsee€ 613/m²
- Linz€ 537/m²
- Gmunden€ 530/m²
- Pasching€ 482/m²
- Innerschwand am Mondsee€ 482/m²
- Nußdorf am Attersee€ 482/m²
- Unterach am Attersee€ 482/m²
- Weyregg am Attersee€ 482/m²
- Tiefgraben€ 458/m²
- Traun€ 435/m²
Shown are the 12 most expensive of 438 Upper Austrian municipalities with a value of their own. The middle across all of them is 104 euros per square metre; the cheapest sit at 27.
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 hide the lakes here: Vöcklabruck sits mid-table as a district, yet contains two of the three most expensive municipalities in the province.
Land on wohnwahn
Each with travel time, noise and the location data for its address.
4866 UnterachZwischen Attersee und Mondsee806 m²€ 498.000
4866 UnterachZwischen Attersee und Mondsee806 m²€ 498.000
4381 St. Nikola an der DonauBaugrund 1.177 m² mit Donaublick - Südhang - mit angrenzenden kleinen Grünland 255 m² - St. Nikola1,432 m²€ 44.500
5230 MattighofenQuadratisches Grundstück mit verschiedenen Optionen!741 m²€ 195.000
3334 GaflenzBetriebsbaugrund Waidhofen/Y - Gaflenz4,568 m²€ 195.000
5272 TreubachGroßes Grundstück mit verschiedenen Nutzungsmöglichkeiten5,490 m²€ 235.350What 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 Upper Austria?
Across all 438 municipalities with a value of their own, the middle is 104 euros per square metre. The range runs from 27 euros in the district of Rohrbach to 732 in St. Lorenz on Lake Mondsee. The city of Linz sits at 537 euros.
Why is the Salzkammergut more expensive than Linz?
Because lakeside and second-home locations trade there and supply is small. St. Lorenz reaches 732 euros per square metre, Mondsee 613, Gmunden 530. The provincial capital sits between them at 537.
Where do I find the zoning for a plot in Upper Austria?
In the zoning plan of the municipality. For Upper Austria we have our own tool that shows the zoning for an address from the provincial plan. 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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