# Rental yield in Luxembourg: read the sample before the percentage

A current commune comparison using active asking-price medians, with sale and rent samples beside every yield.

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Published: 2026-08-09T22:52:48.532Z
Updated: 2026-08-13T10:05:59.837Z

Use commune gross yield to shortlist, not to approve an investment. ChatHome annualises the median apartment asking rent and divides it by the median apartment asking sale price for the same commune. Every figure below shows both segment samples; financing, vacancy, maintenance, charges, tax and the specific property's price still need a separate cash-flow model.

## Key takeaways

- Keep sale n and rent n beside every commune yield.
- Treat gross yield as a screening ratio, not a net-return forecast.
- Recalculate with the specific property's price, rent and costs before deciding.

## What does the current yield comparison show?

Among communes with publishable apartment sale and rent medians, [Pétange](/en/prices/petange) has the highest indicative gross yield in this snapshot at **6.4%**. Its sale side is **6,766 €/m² (n = 72)** and its rent side is **36.0 €/m²/month (n = 7)**.[^1]

The next two observed commune ratios are:

- [Differdange](/en/prices/differdange): **5.8%**, sale **6,660 €/m² (n = 108)**, rent **32.0 €/m²/month (n = 12)**.
- [Strassen](/en/prices/strassen): **5.1%**, sale **8,940 €/m² (n = 18)**, rent **38.0 €/m²/month (n = 11)**.

These are comparisons between segment medians, not paired sale and rent observations for the same home. Therefore, the percentage is useful for a first screen but cannot establish the return on a particular property.

## How is indicative gross yield calculated?

ChatHome annualises the commune's median monthly asking rent per square metre and divides it by the same commune's median apartment asking sale price per square metre. The numerator and denominator are published only when each segment meets the Price Index sample threshold.[^1]

Because this calculation uses asking medians, it isolates a simple market-facing ratio. It does not subtract vacancy, recurring charges, maintenance, management, financing or tax. Those items can materially change the cash return, which is why this page calls the result **indicative gross yield**, not net yield.

## What should an investor do with the shortlist?

First, open the [full Luxembourg Price Index](/en/prices) and inspect the sample behind the relevant commune. Then [browse current homes for sale](/en/buy) and replace the commune median with the specific purchase price and a defensible rent for that property. Finally, use the [buy-versus-rent tool](/en/financial-tools/buy-vs-rent) or your own cash-flow sheet to add vacancy, non-recoverable charges, maintenance, financing and tax.

The practical mechanism is simple: a higher gross screen may come from lower asking sale prices, higher asking rents or both. It does not reveal building condition, tenant demand for the specific unit or future expenses. Review those property-level drivers before treating a commune difference as an opportunity.

## How current and comparable are the figures?

The figures were computed **2026-07-06** from active, catalog-visible ChatHome listings. Sale and rent observations are grouped separately by commune, offer type and apartment property type. Precise medians require **n ≥ 5** in each segment.[^1]

## What are the limits?

Asking prices are not completed transactions or signed rents. Active-stock composition can change between snapshots, and the sale and rent samples are not matched properties. Gross yield excludes all ownership costs and financing, so it must not be presented as expected net return.

[^1]: chathome.lu Price Index — active, catalog-visible apartment asking-price medians, computed 2026-07-06

## Methodology

Computed 2026-07-06 from active, catalog-visible ChatHome listings. For each commune, the median apartment asking rent per m²/month is annualised and divided by the median apartment asking sale price per m². Both segments require n >= 5; the samples are not matched properties.

## Limitations

Asking prices are not completed transactions or signed rents. Stock mix can change, sale and rent samples are separate, and gross yield excludes vacancy, charges, maintenance, management, financing and tax.

## Sources

- chathome.lu Price Index — active, catalog-visible apartment asking-price medians, computed 2026-07-06

## Frequently asked questions

### Which Luxembourg commune has the highest current apartment gross yield?

Pétange leads ChatHome's publishable snapshot at 6.4%, using sale n = 72 and rent n = 7, computed 2026-07-06. This is an indicative asking-price ratio, not expected net return.

### Is gross rental yield the same as net return?

No. This gross ratio excludes vacancy, recurring charges, maintenance, management, financing and tax.