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October 2026 at a glance
The key takeaways of this monthly rent report, in the order they matter, so you have the story before you reach the charts. Each point is written for this place and month from the report's own figures, whether it concerns the level of asking rents, rent per m², the like-for-like change against the month before or how homes, neighborhoods and cities compared. Read them as a summary of asking rents in new rental listings first stored on Luntero that month. The sections below show the figures behind every point and how they were measured.
- 1
Enschede (€532), Wageningen (€570), Hengelo (€668), Vlissingen (€691) and Zwolle (€705) had the lowest median asking rents
- 2
Amstelveen (€2,330), Amsterdam (€2,130) and Haarlem (€1,978) led the ranking, followed by Diemen (€1,785) and Zaanstad (€1,580)
- 3
Rotterdam posted the biggest like-for-like rise (+13.5%), ahead of Leiden (+5.9%) and Amsterdam (+2.9%), while Utrecht (−3.0%) and The Hague (−0.5%) eased
- 4
The dearest city asked 4.4 times the cheapest: €2,330 in Amstelveen against €532 in Enschede
- 5
Six cities, Heerlen, Alkmaar, Assen, Purmerend, Venlo and Emmen, shared a median of €714, 23.5% below the national €933
Lowest rents
The five cities with the lowest median rent
Enschede asked a median of €532, 43% under the national median, with Wageningen (€570), Hengelo (€668), Vlissingen (€691) and Zwolle (€705) close behind. Low rent does not mean cheap space: Enschede asked €31.1 per m² and Wageningen €40.4, the highest in the ranking, as small units in these university cities keep total rents low, whereas Vlissingen asked only €13.9 and Zwolle €15.6.
- 1Enschede
€532
- Vs national
- -43.0%
- Per m²
- €31.1/m²
- 2Wageningen
€570
- Vs national
- -38.9%
- Per m²
- €40.4/m²
- 3Hengelo
€668
- Vs national
- -28.4%
- Per m²
- €23.8/m²
- 4Vlissingen
€691
- Vs national
- -25.9%
- Per m²
- €13.9/m²
- 5Zwolle
€705
- Vs national
- -24.4%
- Per m²
- €15.6/m²
Highest rents
The five cities with the highest median rent
Amstelveen topped the ranking at €2,330, 9% above Amsterdam's €2,130 and 150% above the national median. Haarlem (€1,978), Diemen (€1,785) and Zaanstad (€1,580) complete the top five, all in the Amsterdam region. Per square metre Amsterdam was clearly the dearest of the five at €33.1, against €27.1 in Amstelveen.
- 1Amstelveen
€2,330
- Vs national
- +149.7%
- Per m²
- €27.1/m²
- 2+2.9%Amsterdam
€2,130
- Vs national
- +128.3%
- Per m²
- €33.1/m²
- 3Haarlem
€1,978
- Vs national
- +112.0%
- Per m²
- €26.7/m²
- 4Diemen
€1,785
- Vs national
- +91.3%
- Per m²
- €21.9/m²
- 5Zaanstad
€1,580
- Vs national
- +69.3%
- Per m²
- €25.4/m²
Movers
Which cities moved the most
Only cities with enough comparable listings in both months get a change figure. Rotterdam's +13.5% leads, measured across six sources, and is large enough to read with caution; Leiden (+5.9%), Amsterdam (+2.9%), Groningen (+2.6%) and Eindhoven (+1.9%) also rose. Utrecht (−3.0%) and The Hague (−0.5%) were the only cities that fell.
Biggest rises
Asking rent up against the previous month.
- Rotterdam€1,437+13.5%
- Leiden€933+5.9%
- Amsterdam€2,130+2.9%
- Groningen€760+2.6%
- Eindhoven€1,328+1.9%
Biggest falls
Asking rent down against the previous month.
- Utrecht€952-3.0%
- The Hague€1,092-0.5%
Month on month
How rents moved against the month before
How asking rents moved against September 2026, measured like for like. The listing sources Luntero collects can change from month to month, so comparing raw medians would partly measure that shift. Instead, change is calculated only across the listing sources present in both months, weighted by the earlier month, for both the median asking rent and rent per m². The series shows the same measure over the last six months. When too few listings can be compared, the change is left out rather than guessed.
Asking rent
Change over the last six months
Rent per m²
Change over the last six months
Change is the median asking rent of each listing source that appears in both months, weighted by the earlier month's volume. A month that cannot be matched this way is left out instead of guessed.
Full ranking
Every city, ranked
All 52 cities run from Enschede at number 1 to Amstelveen at number 52. The national median of €933 lands exactly on Leiden, Roosendaal, Alphen aan den Rijn and Bergen op Zoom, ranked 32 to 35. Among the big five, Utrecht ranks 36th (€952), The Hague 39th (€1,092), Eindhoven 43rd (€1,328), Rotterdam 46th (€1,437) and Amsterdam 51st (€2,130).
Cities shown: 12 of 52
- 1Enschede€532€31.1/m²-43.0%No like-for-like change€532€31.1/m²-43.0%–
- 2Wageningen€570€40.4/m²-38.9%No like-for-like change€570€40.4/m²-38.9%–
- 3Hengelo€668€23.8/m²-28.4%No like-for-like change€668€23.8/m²-28.4%–
- 4Vlissingen€691€13.9/m²-25.9%No like-for-like change€691€13.9/m²-25.9%–
- 5Zwolle€705€15.6/m²-24.4%No like-for-like change€705€15.6/m²-24.4%–
- 6Oss€710€16.9/m²-23.9%No like-for-like change€710€16.9/m²-23.9%–
- 7Heerlen€714€12.1/m²-23.5%No like-for-like change€714€12.1/m²-23.5%–
- 8Alkmaar€714€14.1/m²-23.5%No like-for-like change€714€14.1/m²-23.5%–
- 9Assen€714€10.1/m²-23.5%No like-for-like change€714€10.1/m²-23.5%–
- 10Purmerend€714€12.7/m²-23.5%No like-for-like change€714€12.7/m²-23.5%–
- 11Venlo€714€15.5/m²-23.5%No like-for-like change€714€15.5/m²-23.5%–
- 12Emmen€714€11.5/m²-23.5%No like-for-like change€714€11.5/m²-23.5%–
Rank 1 is the lowest median asking rent. Change is like for like within each city and is left out when too few listings could be compared.
How these figures are measured
Rank 1 is the cheapest city. Each city is ranked on the median asking rent of new listings first seen in October 2026, rooms and studios included, and appears only when it had enough listings that month. Cities with the same median keep consecutive rank numbers, so a few places in the ranking can separate cities with identical rents.
Which listings count
New rental listings first stored in October 2026, with parking spaces left out. A figure appears only when enough listings back it, so small groups are left out rather than guessed.
Asking rents, not signed rents
Figures describe the rent advertised in the listings Luntero represents. They are not signed rents, official statistics or the whole housing stock.
Change is like for like
Change against September 2026 compares only listing sources present in both months, so a shift in which sources were collected is not read as a shift in rents.
Questions
Questions about the Netherlands in October 2026
Quick answers about asking rents in this place and month, for renters checking what a home should cost and for anyone researching the Dutch rental market. Every answer is written from this report's own figures, so it uses the same median asking rents, the same rent per m² and the same like-for-like change as the charts above, drawn from the same new rental listings first stored on Luntero in the month. Like the rest of the report, the answers describe asking rents in listings, not signed contracts or official statistics.
Which Dutch city had the cheapest rent in October 2026?
Enschede, where new listings asked a median of €532, 43% below the national median. Wageningen (€570) and Hengelo (€668) were the next cheapest of the 52 ranked cities.
Which Dutch city had the highest rent in October 2026?
Amstelveen, with a median asking rent of €2,330 for new listings, about 9% above Amsterdam's €2,130. Per square metre Amsterdam was dearer, at €33.1 against €27.1 in Amstelveen.
Which Dutch cities saw asking rents rise in October 2026?
Among cities with enough comparable listings, Rotterdam rose most at +13.5% like for like, followed by Leiden (+5.9%), Amsterdam (+2.9%), Groningen (+2.6%) and Eindhoven (+1.9%). Utrecht (−3.0%) and The Hague (−0.5%) fell. Most smaller cities had too few comparable listings for a change figure.
Which Dutch cities asked around the national median rent in October 2026?
Leiden, Roosendaal, Alphen aan den Rijn and Bergen op Zoom all had a median of €933, exactly the national figure. Utrecht sat just above at €952 and Zoetermeer at €967.
Why was Wageningen cheap to rent but expensive per square metre in October 2026?
Its median asking rent was only €570, second lowest of 52 cities, yet it asked €40.4 per m², the highest in the ranking. As a university town its listings lean towards small rooms, which carry a low total rent but a high price per square metre.
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Source: Luntero monthly rent report, www.luntero.com/resource/market/monthly-report/netherlands-city-rent-ranking-october-2026. Based on 10,384 new rental listings first stored in October 2026, computed on November 11, 2026.
