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coast· County ZD

Zadar

Median sale price
€2,900/m²
+12.1% vs Croatia
Median rent
€9.5/m²/mo
Years of salary for 60 m²
12.0 yrs
100% of net salary saved
Affordability rank
of 163 JLS

Investor snapshot — Zadar (2025)

Coastal tourism market · The numbers an investor needs at a glance.

Verified · MPGI
Apartment transactions (2025)1,535-15.2% YoY
Active apartment listings6,849
Stock turnover (sales ÷ listings)0.22· Active tourist market
Achieved median (MPGI)€2,900/m²+13.4% YoY
Portal asking (est.)€3,074/m²
Asked vs achieved premium6.0%· estimated
Source: City achieved: city_affordability · County turnover: MPGI/EIZ 2025 (T3.2 verified)
Asked vs achieved · Zadar
Achieved verified · asking estimated
Portal asking (est.)
3,074/m²
What sellers list at
MPGI achieved (closed)
2,900/m²
What buyers actually pay
Asking premium: 6.0%above achieved
On a 70 m² apartment in Zadar:
Listed at:215,180
Typical close:203,000
Negotiation headroom:12,180

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
0.22
sales ÷ active listings · Zadar county
Active tourist market
Verified · MPGI
OversuppliedInventory-heavyActiveHot

Healthy turnover for a coastal county. Premium locations move fast; secondary villages negotiate harder.

Sales/yr
1,535
Listings
6,849
Months to clear
53.5
Coastal tourism market thresholds: 0.3 hot coastal market · 0.15 active tourist market · 0.08 inventory-heavy · 0 oversupplied. Coastal counties carry vast year-round inventory (second homes, half-finished villas) that doesn't reflect actual buyer demand. Lower thresholds than capitals. Reference: Mallorca ≈ 0.20 · Greek islands ≈ 0.15 · Algarve ≈ 0.18.

30% affordability rule for Zadar

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

Buy · 1 wage96%
0%30%100%
Buy · 2 wages48%
0%30%100%
Rent · 1 wage64%
0%30%100%
Rent · 2 wages32%
0%30%100%

Based on county avg net wage 1,210/mo.

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APN benchmark prices in same county

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

Municipality€/m²Year
Zadar2,610.932026
Nin2,570.782026
Pag2,4092026
Poličnik2,408.52026
Posedarje2,408.52026
Povljana2,408.52026
Privlaka2,408.52026
Ražanac2,408.52026
Sali2,408.52026
Starigrad2,408.52026
Sukošan2,408.52026
Sveti Filip i Jakov2,408.52026
Škabrnja2,408.52026
Tkon2,408.52026
Vir2,408.52026
Vrsi2,408.52026
Zemunik Donji2,408.52026
Žman2,408.52026
Bibinje2,408.52026
Biograd na Moru2,408.52026

County context

Avg asking €/m²
€2,598
YoY change
13.4%
Active listings
11,304
Rental yield
6.5%

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