August 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.
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The median asking rent in August 2026 was €954, with the middle half of listings between €700 and €1,626
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Rent per square metre had a median of €23.1 across homes with a median size of 57 m²
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Like for like against July, rent moved −0.2% and rent per square metre −0.3%, an essentially flat month
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Amsterdam (€1,950) and The Hague (€1,540) asked far more than the national median, while Utrecht (€757) asked far less
Asking rent
What new rentals asked across the Netherlands
Half of August's new listings asked €954 or less. About 52% asked under €1,000 and only around 9% asked €2,500 or more, so the national picture is a large affordable group with a thin expensive tail.
How asking rents spread
Half of the month's new listings asked between €700 and €1,626 a month.
Key figures
- Median
- €954
- Lower quartile
- €700
- Upper quartile
- €1,626
- Under €1,000
- 52%
- €2,500 and up
- 9%
Share of listings by price band
The same listings in five broader bands, from the cheapest to the most expensive.
- Under €1,00052%
- €1,000 to €1,49918%
- €1,500 to €1,99913%
- €2,000 to €2,4998%
- €2,500 and up9%
Rent per m²
Rent per square metre across the Netherlands
Rent per square metre had a median of €23.1 and a middle range of €15.6 to €33.6. That gap between the two ends is far wider than any monthly move, which is why a listing's position in the range matters more than small shifts in the median.
How rent per m² spreads
Half of the listings with a known size asked between €15.6/m² and €33.6/m² per square metre.
Key figures
- Median
- €23.1/m²
- Lower quartile
- €15.6/m²
- Upper quartile
- €33.6/m²
- Median size
- 57 m²
Rent per m² by home size
Smaller homes usually cost more per square metre. Each bar is the median for one size class.
- Under 35 m²34% of listings€36.5/m²
- 35 m² to 49 m²9% of listings€20.7/m²
- 50 m² to 69 m²19% of listings€18.3/m²
- 70 m² to 89 m²18% of listings€18.9/m²
- 90 m² to 119 m²13% of listings€18.3/m²
- 120 m² and up8% of listings€16.4/m²
- Median of all listings €23.1/m²
Month on month
How rents moved against the month before
Compared with July, using only sources present in both months, the median asking rent was 0.2% lower and rent per square metre 0.3% lower. Changes this small sit within ordinary month-to-month noise.
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.
Who was listed
Which homes came to market
Which homes came to market this month, and what each kind asked. The tables split the new rental listings by property type (apartments, houses, studios and rooms), by furnishing (unfurnished, part-furnished or furnished) and by number of rooms, with each group's share of listings, median asking rent, rent per m² and median size. A group only shows figures when enough listings back it. Use it to see what an apartment, a furnished home or a two-room home typically asked, rather than relying on one overall figure.
By property type
Share of new listings and what each type asked.
| By property type | Share | Median rent | Per m² | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartments€20.1/m² · 70 m² | 51% | €1,400 | €20.1/m² | 70 m² |
| Houses€13.6/m² · 96 m² | 14% | €1,214 | €13.6/m² | 96 m² |
| Studios€32.5/m² · 26 m² | 7% | €851 | €32.5/m² | 26 m² |
| Rooms€36.6/m² · 16 m² | 28% | €625 | €36.6/m² | 16 m² |
By furnishing
Unfurnished, part-furnished and furnished homes.
| By furnishing | Share | Median rent | Per m² | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfurnished€17.4/m² · 60 m² | 43% | €815 | €17.4/m² | 60 m² |
| Part-furnished€25.7/m² · 60 m² | 31% | €1,225 | €25.7/m² | 60 m² |
| Furnished€33.5/m² · 40 m² | 26% | €1,109 | €33.5/m² | 40 m² |
By number of rooms
From one room to four or more.
| By number of rooms | Share | Median rent | Per m² | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 room€34.8/m² · 18 m² | 36% | €664 | €34.8/m² | 18 m² |
| 2 rooms€21.5/m² · 54 m² | 20% | €1,131 | €21.5/m² | 54 m² |
| 3 rooms€19.3/m² · 76 m² | 27% | €1,470 | €19.3/m² | 76 m² |
| 4 or more rooms€15.9/m² · 103 m² | 18% | €1,700 | €15.9/m² | 103 m² |
Budget
What a monthly budget bought
What a monthly rent budget bought this month. For each rent band, the first chart shows how much of the month's new rental supply sat in it, and the second shows the median size of the homes in that band, so you can see how much space each price level offered. Read together, they show where most new listings were priced and how many extra square metres each step up in budget added. Use it to set a realistic budget before you search, or to see what size of home your current rent would get you.
Share of listings by rent band
Where the month's new supply sat on price.
- Up to €1,00053%
- €1,001 to €1,50019%
- €1,501 to €2,00012%
- €2,001 to €2,5008%
- Over €2,5008%
Median size by rent band
How much space the median listing in each band offered.
- Up to €1,00027 m²
- €1,001 to €1,50064 m²
- €1,501 to €2,00083 m²
- €2,001 to €2,50090 m²
- Over €2,500110 m²
Big cities
The big cities side by side
Amsterdam asked €1,950 (104% above the national median), The Hague €1,540 (+61%), Eindhoven €1,200 (+26%) and Rotterdam €1,175 (+23%). Utrecht's €757 was 21% under the national figure, yet at €33.4 per m² it was the dearest of the five per square metre.
Median asking rent
The vertical line is the national median.
- Amsterdam+104.4% vs national median€1,950
- The Hague+61.4% vs national median€1,540
- Eindhoven+25.8% vs national median€1,200
- Rotterdam+23.2% vs national median€1,175
- Utrecht-20.6% vs national median€757
- National median €954
Rent per m²
Median rent per square metre in each city.
How these figures are measured
These are asking rents from new listings first seen in August 2026, including rooms and studios and excluding parking. A listing counts once, in the month it was first found, and month-on-month changes compare only sources that appeared in both months.
Which listings count
New rental listings first stored in August 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 July 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 August 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.
How much did rent change in the Netherlands in August 2026?
Hardly at all. Compared like for like with July, the median asking rent was 0.2% lower and rent per square metre 0.3% lower, which is well inside normal noise.
What was the median asking rent per square metre in the Netherlands in August 2026?
€23.1 in August 2026, with the middle half of listings between €15.6 and €33.6. The median listing measured 57 m².
What share of Dutch rental listings asked less than €1,000 in August 2026?
About 52%. At the other end, roughly 9% asked €2,500 or more, so most of the supply sits at the lower end of the price range.
How did Utrecht's rent compare with the national rent level in August 2026?
Utrecht's median of €757 was 21% below the national €954, but its rent per square metre of €33.4 was the highest of the five big cities. The combination suggests small homes and rooms rather than cheap space.
Why were rents in the biggest Dutch cities so far above the national median in August 2026?
The national figure blends cities with towns and rooms with houses. Amsterdam's €1,950 is more than double it, and The Hague's €1,540 is more than 60% higher, because those markets list more full-size homes at higher rents.
Source: Luntero monthly rent report, www.luntero.com/resource/market/monthly-report/netherlands-rent-prices-august-2026. Based on 8,494 new rental listings first stored in August 2026, computed on October 23, 2026.
