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.
- 1
The median asking rent was €757, and the middle half of listings asked between €597 and €1,318
- 2
Rent per square metre had a median of €33.4 for a median home of just 19 m²
- 3
66% of listings asked less than €1,000 and only 4% asked €2,500 or more
- 4
Utrecht ranked 28th of 39 cities on rent but 3rd on rent per square metre
Asking rent
What new rentals asked in Utrecht
Half of Utrecht's new listings asked €757 or less, and two thirds asked under €1,000. The market is dominated by small, low-priced listings: only about one in twenty-five asked €2,500 or more.
How asking rents spread
Half of the month's new listings asked between €597 and €1,318 a month.
Key figures
- Median
- €757
- Lower quartile
- €597
- Upper quartile
- €1,318
- Vs national medianNational median €954
- -20.6%
- Under €1,000
- 66%
- €2,500 and up
- 4%
Share of listings by price band
The same listings in five broader bands, from the cheapest to the most expensive.
- Under €1,00066%
- €1,000 to €1,49912%
- €1,500 to €1,99911%
- €2,000 to €2,4997%
- €2,500 and up4%
Rent per m²
Rent per square metre in Utrecht
At €33.4 per m², Utrecht ranked third of 39 cities, ahead of Amsterdam's €31.8. A median home of just 19 m² explains the paradox of a low headline rent and an expensive price per square metre: it suggests that much of what is listed is rooms.
How rent per m² spreads
Half of the listings with a known size asked between €25.9/m² and €39.9/m² per square metre.
Key figures
- Median
- €33.4/m²
- Lower quartile
- €25.9/m²
- Upper quartile
- €39.9/m²
- Vs national medianNational median €23.1/m²
- +44.6%
- Median size
- 19 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 m²65% of listings€37.5/m²
- 35 m² to 49 m²7% of listings€27.9/m²
- 50 m² to 69 m²9% of listings€25.0/m²
- 70 m² to 89 m²10% of listings€22.8/m²
- 90 m² to 119 m²7% of listings€23.5/m²
- Median of all listings €33.4/m²
Month on month
How rents in Utrecht moved against the month before
Across six sources present in both months, Utrecht's median rent rose 1.7% and rent per square metre 2.1% compared with July. These are small, consistent moves.
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 in Utrecht
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€24.6/m² · 69 m² | 30% | €1,638 | €24.6/m² | 69 m² |
| Houses€23.5/m² · 109 m² | 4% | €2,450 | €23.5/m² | 109 m² |
| Studios€36.8/m² · 23 m² | 8% | €900 | €36.8/m² | 23 m² |
| Rooms€37.3/m² · 17 m² | 59% | €602 | €37.3/m² | 17 m² |
By furnishing
Unfurnished, part-furnished and furnished homes.
| By furnishing | Share | Median rent | Per m² | Median size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfurnished€29.1/m² · 26 m² | 25% | €835 | €29.1/m² | 26 m² |
| Part-furnished€34.6/m² · 18 m² | 55% | €645 | €34.6/m² | 18 m² |
| Furnished€34.5/m² · 25 m² | 20% | €990 | €34.5/m² | 25 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€37.2/m² · 17 m² | 67% | €622 | €37.2/m² | 17 m² |
| 2 rooms€25.7/m² · 55 m² | 15% | €1,345 | €25.7/m² | 55 m² |
| 3 rooms€22.8/m² · 76 m² | 13% | €1,833 | €22.8/m² | 76 m² |
| 4 or more rooms€23.9/m² · 109 m² | 5% | €2,473 | €23.9/m² | 109 m² |
Position
Where Utrecht stood among Dutch cities
Where Utrecht stood among all Dutch cities with enough new rental listings that month. The strip places Utrecht between the city with the lowest and the city with the highest median, with the national median as a reference, and the ranks show its position on median asking rent and on rent per m², counted from the most expensive. Ranking on both measures matters, because a city can rank high on rent simply because its homes are larger. Use it to judge how expensive Utrecht is compared with other Dutch cities.
Asking rent
28th of 39Ranked from the most expensive.
Rent per m²
3rd of 39Ranked from the most expensive.
Big cities
Utrecht next to the other big cities
Utrecht's €757 was 21% below the national median and the lowest of the big five, far under Amsterdam (€1,950) and The Hague (€1,540). Yet no big city asked more per square metre: Utrecht's €33.4 beat Amsterdam's €31.8.
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
Figures cover new Utrecht listings first seen in August 2026, rooms and studios included. In a student city rooms are a large share of supply, so the median describes the typical listing, not the typical apartment. Check rent per m² and home size for the fuller picture.
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 Utrecht 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.
What was the median rent in Utrecht in August 2026?
€757 a month for new listings, but with a median size of only 19 m², that figure mostly describes rooms and studios rather than apartments.
Why was Utrecht cheap in euros but expensive per square metre in August 2026?
Because listings are tiny. At a median of 19 m² the total rent stays low, while €33.4 per m² makes Utrecht the third most expensive of 39 cities per square metre.
How many Utrecht rental listings asked less than €1,000 in August 2026?
About 66% in August, with a further 12% asking €1,000 to €1,499. Only 4% asked €2,500 or more.
Was Utrecht more expensive than Amsterdam in August 2026?
Per square metre it was: €33.4 in Utrecht against €31.8 in Amsterdam. In total rent Amsterdam's median of €1,950 is far higher than Utrecht's €757.
Did rents in Utrecht change in August 2026?
Slightly upward like for like: the median asking rent was 1.7% higher than in July and rent per square metre 2.1% higher.
Source: Luntero monthly rent report, www.luntero.com/resource/market/monthly-report/utrecht-rent-prices-august-2026. Based on 515 new rental listings first stored in August 2026, computed on October 23, 2026.
