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Varaždin

Median sale price
€1,850/m²
-28.5% vs Croatia
Median rent
€6.8/m²/mo
Years of salary for 60 m²
8.8 yrs
100% of net salary saved
Affordability rank
—
of 163 JLS

Investor snapshot — Varaždin (2025)

Secondary urban market · The numbers an investor needs at a glance.

Verified · MPGI
Apartment transactions (2025)326-22.4% YoY
Active apartment listings260
Stock turnover (sales ÷ listings)1.25· Strong regional demand
Achieved median (MPGI)€1,850/m²+23.0% YoY
Portal asking (est.)€1,961/m²
Asked vs achieved premium6.0%· estimated
Source: City achieved: city_affordability · County turnover: MPGI/EIZ 2025 (T3.2 verified)
Asked vs achieved · Varaždin
Achieved verified · asking estimated
Portal asking (est.)
€1,961/m²
What sellers list at
MPGI achieved (closed)
€1,850/m²
What buyers actually pay
Asking premium: 6.0%above achieved
On a 70 m² apartment in Varaždin:
Listed at:€137,270
Typical close:€129,500
Negotiation headroom:€7,770

Asking estimated as 6% above MPGI achieved median (typical 4–8% spread per MPGI/EIZ 2025 commentary). Verify with last 3 closed comparables.

Stock turnover
1.25
sales ÷ active listings · Varaždin county
Strong regional demand
Verified · MPGI
StagnantSlowSteadyStrong

Local buyers absorb stock fast. Often Zagreb-commuter spillover or industrial-jobs growth.

Sales/yr
326
Listings
260
Months to clear
9.6
Secondary urban market thresholds: ≥0.55 strong regional demand · ≥0.3 steady demand · ≥0.15 slow burn · ≥0 stagnant. Secondary cities (Osijek, Varaždin, Karlovac, Zagreb commuter ring) trade slower than the capital but faster than rural counties. Reference: Comparable mid-EU regional cities run 0.3–0.6 in healthy years..

30% affordability rule for Varaždin

Share of net household income spent on housing (mortgage + utilities, or rent + utilities). Green < 30% (affordable), amber 30–60%, red > 60%.

Buy · 1 wage62%
0%30%100%
Buy · 2 wages31%
0%30%100%
Rent · 1 wage67%
0%30%100%
Rent · 2 wages33.5%
0%30%100%

Based on county avg net wage €1,050/mo.

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APN benchmark prices in same county

Official transaction-based benchmarks used by APN (Croatian Real Estate Agency).

Municipality€/m²Year
Vinkovci€993.62026
Županja€897.132026
Ilok€868.882026
Vukovar€841.422026
Andrijaševci€763.12026
Babina Greda€763.12026
Bogdanovci€763.12026
Borovo€763.12026
Bošnjaci€763.12026
Cerna€763.12026
Drenovci€763.12026
Dubrovnik€763.12026
Gradište€763.12026
Gunja€763.12026
Ivankovo€763.12026
Jarmina€763.12026
Komletinci€763.12026
Lovas€763.12026
Markušica€763.12026
Negoslavci€763.12026

County context

Avg asking €/m²
€1,207
YoY change
23%
Active listings
730
Rental yield
4%

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