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 · Vorarlberg
Buying land in Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg has no cheap corner. The cheapest of its four districts sits at 425 euros per square metre, above the most expensive district in Burgenland and in Carinthia. Even the cheapest municipality in the province, in the far Bregenzerwald, lies above the median of five other provinces.
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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. Vorarlberg has only four districts, and they sit closer together than elsewhere: from Dornbirn at 759 euros to Bludenz at 425.
All districts
- Dornbirn€ 759/m²
- Feldkirch€ 688/m²
- Bregenz€ 544/m²
- Bludenz€ 425/m²
Most expensive municipalities
- Lech€ 2.108/m²
- Bregenz€ 1.264/m²
- Lochau€ 1.165/m²
- Lauterach€ 900/m²
- Feldkirch€ 856/m²
- Schwarzach€ 850/m²
- Wolfurt€ 850/m²
- Dornbirn€ 840/m²
- Klaus€ 827/m²
- Weiler€ 827/m²
- Hörbranz€ 800/m²
- Kennelbach€ 800/m²
Shown are the 12 most expensive of 96 Vorarlberg municipalities with a value of their own. The middle across all of them is 438 euros per square metre; the cheapest sit at 121.
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. The district of Bludenz is the cheapest in the province at 425 euros and at the same time contains Lech (2,108), the most expensive municipality: a district average does not carry here.
Land on wohnwahn
Each with travel time, noise and the location data for its address.
There is no plot online in Vorarlberg yet. The prices above still apply, they come from official statistics and 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 in the other provinces
Common questions
Why is building land expensive everywhere in Vorarlberg?
Because buildable land is scarce: most of the population lives in the Rhine valley, the rest of the province is mountains. The middle across all 96 municipalities with a value of their own is 438 euros per square metre, and the cheapest district sits at 425. In Carinthia the most expensive district sits at 186.
Where is it most expensive?
In Lech at 2,108 euros per square metre, followed by Bregenz (1,264) and Lochau (1,165). Lech lies in the district of Bludenz, which as a district is the cheapest in the province.
Where do I find the zoning for a plot in Vorarlberg?
In the zoning plan of the municipality, published by the province. We do not yet have our own zoning tool for it. The binding information comes from the municipality anyway.
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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