How loud it actually is
The official environmental noise map for Linz. The city has the motorway cover at Bindermichl and still has locations where the A7 sets the tone. The map shows the difference, the listing does not.
Open the noise map →Houses to rent in Linz
Rent a house in Linz
For living, Linz divides at the Danube. South of it the dense city sits in a valley that traps heat; north of it Urfahr climbs towards the Pöstlingberg and receives cooler air in the evening. For a house that is the decisive difference, and we show it per address, along with the measured noise band.
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Currently listed
These houses are currently for rent in Linz and the surrounding area.
We currently have no house to rent in Linz. Houses to rent are the scarcest segment there is, and we will not pretend otherwise. A saved search will tell you the moment one arrives.
What we show and portals do not
With a house the neighbourhood shapes the years you spend there, and no brochure writes anything verifiable about it. These sources are official and available for every address.
How hot the summer gets
The Danube valley traps heat, while the slopes in Urfahr get air from above in the evening. We show the heat load per location, calculated from the climate model.
Open the heat map →How much sun the flat gets
Sunlight per facade, calculated with the official building heights around it. A south-facing balcony in a courtyard is not a south-facing balcony.
Open the sun check →What a square metre costs
Linz is the most affordable of the four provincial capitals we cover. Our price page shows what that means per district.
See the prices →What matters when renting a house
Tenancy law often does not apply to a house
A building with no more than two self-contained dwellings is fully exempt from the Austrian Tenancy Act (§ 1 para 2 no 5 MRG). No reference rent, no ceiling, no rules on fixed terms, no statutory protection against notice. What counts is the contract, which makes it more important here than for any flat.
Heating is the second rent
In an unrenovated detached house it can match the base rent in winter. The energy certificate is mandatory for every letting and belongs before the viewing, not before the signature. A house rated F costs a multiple of a renovated one to run.
Running costs and upkeep are yours
No building manager settles the accounts for a house. Sewage, waste, chimney sweep, garden and snow clearing are either in the contract or they are not, and in the exempt range upkeep may be assigned differently too. Go through those lines one by one before signing.
The Danube separates two kinds of location
The valley south of the Danube traps summer heat, while Urfahr and the Pöstlingberg receive cooler air in the evening. Traffic adds to it: despite the cover at Bindermichl, the A7 sets the tone all day at some addresses. Both are on our maps, not in the listing.
Common questions
Where in Linz do houses come up for rent?
Above all in Urfahr, near the Pöstlingberg, in St. Magdalena and at the edges of Ebelsberg and Pichling, plus Leonding, Traun and Pasching in the surrounding area. The dense centre has almost no detached houses.
How hot does a house get in a Linz summer?
That depends on elevation. The Danube valley traps the heat, while the slopes in Urfahr receive air from above in the evening. Our heat page shows the heat load per location, calculated from the climate model.
Does a house give me the same tenant protection as a flat?
Usually not. Houses with one or two dwellings are fully exempt from the Tenancy Act (§ 1 para 2 no 5 MRG). The rent is freely agreed, a fixed term needs no minimum length, and notice follows the civil code and the contract. A house with three or more dwellings is different, there the Act applies at least in part.
How do I check the zoning of neighbouring plots in Linz?
Through the city’s zoning plan or the provincial GIS, DORIS. We do not yet have our own tool for Upper Austria, unlike Vienna, Graz and Salzburg. In any case the binding answer comes from the municipality.
Search for what matters to you
Set your priorities once and the search orders by them: quiet location, cool summer, short commute, budget. And because rented houses go fast, a saved search pays off here in particular. No account, no cost.