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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.
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The median asking rent was €933, with the middle half of listings between €714 and €1,595
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Like for like across 34 sources, rent rose 3.0% on September while rent per square metre did not move (0.0%)
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Rent per square metre had a median of €21.0, for a median home of 59 m²
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57% of new listings asked under €1,000, and rooms alone made up 23% of listings at a median of €632
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Amsterdam (€2,130) asked 128% more than the national median, while Utrecht (€952) sat just 2% above it
Asking rent
What new rentals asked across the Netherlands
Half of October's new listings asked €933 or less, and 57% asked under €1,000, by far the largest price band. At the top, 9% asked €2,500 or more. Rooms (23% of listings, median €632) and studios (8%, median €830) weigh on the low end, while apartments asked a median of €1,250.
How asking rents spread
Half of the month's new listings asked between €714 and €1,595 a month.
Key figures
- Median
- €933
- Lower quartile
- €714
- Upper quartile
- €1,595
- Under €1,000
- 57%
- €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 €1,00057%
- €1,000 to €1,49916%
- €1,500 to €1,99912%
- €2,000 to €2,4997%
- €2,500 and up9%
Rent per m²
Rent per square metre across the Netherlands
The median rent per square metre was €21.0, with the middle half between €13.9 and €31.8. Space is priced very differently by home type: rooms asked €37.1 per m² and studios €31.1, while apartments asked €19.1 and houses only €13.1.
How rent per m² spreads
Half of the listings with a known size asked between €13.9/m² and €31.8/m² per square metre.
Key figures
- Median
- €21.0/m²
- Lower quartile
- €13.9/m²
- Upper quartile
- €31.8/m²
- Median size
- 59 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 m²29% of listings€36.7/m²
- 35 m² to 49 m²11% of listings€19.5/m²
- 50 m² to 69 m²23% of listings€15.3/m²
- 70 m² to 89 m²17% of listings€16.9/m²
- 90 m² to 119 m²13% of listings€17.4/m²
- 120 m² and up8% of listings€15.7/m²
- Median of all listings €21.0/m²
Month on month
How rents moved against the month before
Comparing only the 34 sources that listed in both September and October, the median asking rent rose 3.0% and rent per square metre stayed at 0.0%. It is the largest like-for-like rise in rent of the four months measured so far, after +2.7% in July, −0.2% in August and −0.8% in September. With the price of space unchanged, the rise reflects which homes those sources listed rather than dearer space.
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€19.1/m² · 67 m² | 52% | €1,250 | €19.1/m² | 67 m² |
| Houses€13.1/m² · 83 m² | 17% | €933 | €13.1/m² | 83 m² |
| Studios€31.1/m² · 27 m² | 8% | €830 | €31.1/m² | 27 m² |
| Rooms€37.1/m² · 16 m² | 23% | €632 | €37.1/m² | 16 m² |
By furnishing
Unfurnished, part-furnished and furnished homes.
| By furnishing | Share | Median rent | Per m² | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfurnished€15.6/m² · 54 m² | 35% | €740 | €15.6/m² | 54 m² |
| Part-furnished€20.3/m² · 66 m² | 40% | €1,184 | €20.3/m² | 66 m² |
| Furnished€32.1/m² · 50 m² | 24% | €1,250 | €32.1/m² | 50 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€35.4/m² · 18 m² | 29% | €685 | €35.4/m² | 18 m² |
| 2 rooms€21.0/m² · 51 m² | 20% | €987 | €21.0/m² | 51 m² |
| 3 rooms€17.3/m² · 72 m² | 29% | €1,230 | €17.3/m² | 72 m² |
| 4 or more rooms€14.3/m² · 95 m² | 22% | €1,263 | €14.3/m² | 95 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 €1,00057%
- €1,001 to €1,50016%
- €1,501 to €2,00011%
- €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 €1,00040 m²
- €1,001 to €1,50063 m²
- €1,501 to €2,00082 m²
- €2,001 to €2,50090 m²
- Over €2,500110 m²
Big cities
The big cities side by side
Amsterdam asked a median of €2,130, 128% above the national figure. Rotterdam (€1,437, 54% above) and Eindhoven (€1,328, 42% above) came next, then The Hague (€1,092, 17% above). Utrecht's €952 was only 2% above the national median, yet at €29.8 per m² it was the second dearest of the five for space, after Amsterdam's €33.1.
Median asking rent
The vertical line is the national median.
- Amsterdam+128.3% vs national median€2,130
- Rotterdam+54.0% vs national median€1,437
- Eindhoven+42.3% vs national median€1,328
- The Hague+17.0% vs national median€1,092
- Utrecht+2.0% vs national median€952
- National median €933
Rent per m²
Median rent per square metre in each city.
How these figures are measured
These are asking rents in new listings first seen in October 2026 across the Netherlands, rooms and studios included and parking spaces excluded. The mix of sources and home types shifts from month to month, so the headline median can move without prices moving; the like-for-like change compares the same sources in both months and is the figure to follow.
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.
How much did it cost to rent in the Netherlands in October 2026?
New rental listings asked a median of €933 a month, with the middle half between €714 and €1,595. Per square metre the median was €21.0, for a typical home of 59 m².
Did Dutch asking rents rise in October 2026?
Yes, modestly. Comparing the same 34 sources in September and October, the median asking rent rose 3.0%, while rent per square metre was flat at 0.0%. That points to somewhat larger or dearer homes being listed rather than space becoming more expensive.
Why was the national median rent lower in October 2026 than in September 2026 if rents rose?
Because the headline median depends on what was listed. October's new listings included more rooms and studios and the median home measured 59 m², so the overall median came in at €933. Measured like for like on the same sources, asking rents rose 3.0%.
What share of rental listings in the Netherlands asked under €1,000 in October 2026?
About 57% of October's new listings. Many were rooms, which made up 23% of all new listings at a median of €632. Another 16% asked €1,000 to €1,499.
Which big Dutch city was closest to the national median rent in October 2026?
Utrecht. Its median of €952 was only 2% above the national €933, although its rent per square metre, €29.8, was well above the national €21.0 because so many Utrecht listings are rooms and small studios.
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Source: Luntero monthly rent report, www.luntero.com/resource/market/monthly-report/netherlands-rent-prices-october-2026. Based on 10,384 new rental listings first stored in October 2026, computed on November 11, 2026.
