Properties for rent - City of Zagreb

Zagreb is the one sizeable Croatian property market that does not answer to the calendar. Demand comes from jobs, the university and steady migration from the rest of the country, so flats change hands in January as readily as in August. The city reads as a sequence of layers: the Austro-Hungarian blocks of Donji grad with their high ceilings and inner courtyards; the interwar villas climbing the slopes towards Medvednica; the roomy 1970s flats of Trešnjevka and Novi Zagreb; and the new-build that has lately concentrated towards Vrbani, Špansko and Sesvete. The 2020 earthquake permanently changed how people shop here — in older buildings, buyers now routinely ask about damage assessments, roof and chimney repairs, and what the co-owners have actually decided about restoration. Zagreb is also the country's transport hub, where the A1, A2 and A3 motorways meet and Franjo Tuđman airport sits to the south, which is why some buyers deliberately choose the commuter ring and drive in. Unlike the coast, rental income here is counted in years rather than weeks.

Families moving out of rented flats into ownership and first-time buyers, alongside investors buying for long-term tenancies to students and professionals. A growing share are Croatians returning from abroad who want a base that works all year round.

Active listings

56

Price range

950 € – 7,500 €

Average price per m²

22 €

Average floor area

164 m²

Listing mix: Apartment (39) · Business premises (9) · House (8)

Data updated: 14 September 2026

Neighbourhoods: Donji grad, Trešnjevka, Maksimir, Novi Zagreb, Črnomerec, Vrbani