Where the two ends come from
Sort comparable rents from lowest to highest. Set aside roughly the lowest quarter and the highest quarter. The rents left in the middle give you this range. Its ends are called the 25th and 75th percentiles.
For example, the middle figure might be €1,200, with a range of €1,050 to €1,380. That shows you the variation around €1,200, rather than suggesting everyone pays that one amount.
What if you pay more or less?
Roughly a quarter of rents falls below the range and a quarter above it. Those costs aren't automatically wrong. They might come from larger or smaller homes, older contracts or different discounts and housing schemes.
This range doesn't promise what your next apartment will cost. It describes recent, approved contributions from people who chose to share. Their rents may differ from those of the city as a whole.
Why some ranges are wider
A narrow range means the central rents are close together. A wide one means they vary more, but doesn't tell you why. Check what's included in the rents and whether the homes and situations are similar.
Every breakdown needs at least five different people. Below that, we show neither a middle figure nor a range, to protect individual households.