Southern suburb with a village feel. Castle ruins, cycling paths along the Traun, and new-build apartments.



A one-bedroom in Ebelsberg rents for about €850 - €1,060/month — a safe area (safety 4/5), roughly 18 minutes from Linz center by tram.
Commute to Center
18 min
tram
Safety Rating
4/5
SafeVibe
Monthly rent in EUR (€). First-hand contracts come straight from the landlord or housing company. Second-hand contracts are sublets, and they usually cost more.
| Apartment Size | First-Hand Rent | Second-Hand Rent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Bedroom | €680 - €850/mo | €850 - €1,060/mo |
| 2 Bedrooms | €950 - €1,150/mo | €1,200 - €1,430/mo |
| 3 Bedrooms | €1,300 - €1,550/mo | €1,620 - €1,930/mo |
Within AffordWhere's Linz dataset, a one-bedroom here averages about €955/month — roughly 19% below the city median, and among the more affordable of the 5 areas we track. Two-bedrooms run €1,200 - €1,430/month and three-bedrooms €1,620 - €1,930/month on second-hand contracts. At 18 minutes to the center by tram, it sits farther out than most Linz areas in the set. On safety it rates 4/5, among the lower-rated in the city. Based on its rent, commute, and the suburban, cycling, affordable tags, it may suit families and longer-term renters who want space.
Weighing options? For a shorter commute, see Innere Stadt.
Rent figures reflect official statistics compiled January 2026. See data sources.
OpenStreetMap maps Wahringerstraße as the nearest tram stop, Seniorenpark Wasserwald as nearby green space and Billa as the nearest supermarket around the Ebelsberg reference point. A school and a pharmacy are also mapped within walking distance. It also shows a handful of cafés and restaurants mapped within about 700m of that point.
Amenity data from OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). The extracted amenity dataset is published under the same license.
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