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Zagreb neighbourhoods for renters

Median asking rent, price per m² and active listings per neighbourhood, with trams and the distance to the centre. Neighbourhoods with too few listings are shown without prices.

Data updated: 28 Oct 2026

An open dictionary with a house-shaped bookmark.Neighbourhood guidesHistory, daily life and transport for every neighbourhood, from checked sources.A simple compass with a prominent needle.Not sure which neighbourhood?Enter your budget and where you go every day. We show the ones that fit and how long the trip takes.A baby pram with a rounded hood and four small wheels.Moving with children?Kindergartens, schools and parks within 1 km, three-room rents and the trip to the square, for every neighbourhood.

Price map by city district

Each district's colour shows its median asking rent per m², on the scale below the map. Pick a district to see its listings.

Lower Town: €16.2/m², 161 listingsUpper Town – Medveščak: €15.0/m², 168 listingsTrnje: €14.6/m², 47 listingsMaksimir: €13.6/m², 151 listingsPeščenica – Žitnjak: €16.4/m², 45 listingsNew Zagreb – East: €14.0/m², 29 listingsNew Zagreb – West: €14.0/m², 53 listingsTrešnjevka – North: €14.4/m², 66 listingsTrešnjevka – South: €15.6/m², 45 listingsČrnomerec: €14.0/m², 80 listingsGornja Dubrava: €12.4/m², 27 listingsDonja Dubrava: €13.1/m², 10 listingsStenjevec: €14.8/m², 25 listingsPodsused – Vrapče: €12.7/m², 18 listingsPodsljeme: €12.0/m², 61 listingsSesvete: €10.8/m², 8 listingsBrezovica: too few listings for a price (0 listings)
Median €/m²10.8 – 11.9 – 13.0 – 14.2 – 15.3 – 16.4
Too few listings
Priciest square metre
Peščenica – Žitnjak€16.4/m²
Cheapest square metre
Sesvete€10.8/m²

Median asking rent per m² from active listings · districts with at least 5 listings · district boundaries © OpenStreetMap

Zagreb from west to east

Four separate views: Stenjevec, the Upper Town, Kvaternik Square and Dubrava tram terminal. The markers below open listings in the associated city districts.

Four separate Zagreb views from west to east: Stenjevec, the Upper Town, Kvaternik Square and Dubrava.Four separate Zagreb views from west to east: Stenjevec, the Upper Town, Kvaternik Square and Dubrava.
  1. 1 Stenjevec25 listings
  2. 2 Upper Town – Medveščak168 listings
  3. 3 Maksimir151 listings
  4. 4 Donja Dubrava10 listings

Swipe sideways · Each scene has its own viewpoint. The views are arranged from west to east and are not to scale.

Neighbourhoods

City districts

Which is the best neighbourhood to live in Zagreb?

It depends on what you need, so we don't pick one for you. In active listings, Sesvete has the lowest median per m² (€10.8/m²) and Peščenica – Žitnjak the highest (€16.4/m²). From 9 neighbourhoods you reach Ban Jelačić Square by ZET or on foot in 15 minutes or less.

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Questions about Zagreb's districts

How many city districts does Zagreb have?

Zagreb has 17 city districts (gradske četvrti). The 2021 Census counted 767,131 residents in them: the most in Sesvete (70,800), the fewest in Brezovica (12,046). On this page we split the districts into 82 neighbourhoods.

What is the largest district in Zagreb?

By population Sesvete (70,800 in the 2021 Census), and by area Sesvete (165.24 km²). The most densely populated is Lower Town: about 10,334 residents per km² (our arithmetic).

What is the smallest district in Zagreb?

By population Brezovica (12,046), and by area Lower Town (3.02 km²). The most thinly populated is Brezovica, with about 95 residents per km², against a city average of about 1,196 (our arithmetic).

Residents: Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2021 (DZS and the City of Zagreb), as of 31 August 2021.

District areas: Statistical Yearbook of the City of Zagreb 2025 (p. 38). Density: our arithmetic, the 2021 population divided by the area.

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