Apartments and flats for Rent in Almelo

An apartment for rent in Almelo costs €999 a month on average for 78 m², based on over 900 apartment listings tracked by RentHunter since February 2024. 80% of these listings ask between €664 and €1,500, and the average rent sits 5% above Hengelo, the neighbouring Twente city where an apartment costs €954.

Almelo is a city of 72,479 people in the Twente region of Overijssel, a short train ride west of Hengelo and Enschede. Its rental flats go mostly to couples, small families and people working in Twente: 9% of apartment listings target expats and 4% target students, so the student rush of Enschede barely reaches the Almelo apartment market.

From Almelo station, Utrecht is about 82 minutes away by public transit, Amsterdam about 107 and Den Haag about 120. A flat in Almelo therefore works for a hybrid job in the Randstad with one or two office days a week.

Almelo apartments are mostly unfurnished flats of around 78 m², and two-bedroom flats form the largest group, with 436 of the listings that state a bedroom count. The finish and the number of bedrooms decide most of the rent.

20% of Almelo apartment listings come furnished (gemeubileerd); the rest are kaal or gestoffeerd. A gestoffeerd apartment has floors, curtains and light fittings but no furniture, while a kaal property can come without flooring, so budget for both before you sign a long lease. If you need a furnished flat at short notice, furnished apartments in Hengelo are a short train ride east.

A one-bedroom apartment in Almelo averages €945 a month (249 listings), a two-bedroom €1,026 (436 listings) and a three-bedroom €1,048 (154 listings). Dutch listings count the living room too, so a two-bedroom flat appears as '3 kamers'. The step from two to three bedrooms costs about €22 a month, so a family that needs a third room pays little extra. Four bedrooms average €1,077, but with 21 listings they rarely come up, and a house for rent in Almelo is often the easier route to that much space.

• Binnenstad around the Grotestraat The Almelo binnenstad around the Grotestraat, the main shopping street, holds flats above shops and newer apartment buildings within walking distance of the station. It suits singles and couples without a car, a few minutes on foot from Huis Almelo, the manor house and park in the heart of town.
• Windmolenbroek, quiet north west Windmolenbroek, in the north west of Almelo, is a residential district with schools and daily shops close by. It suits small families who want a quieter street and a short bike ride to the center.
• Schelfhorst, newer family district Schelfhorst is one of the newer districts of Almelo, with family homes and green space on the south west side of the city. Flats are fewer there than houses, so it suits couples who may later move to a house in the same district.

New apartment listings in Almelo ask more than the long run average: the median asking rent of apartments first seen on RentHunter in the 90 days to October 2026 is €1,098, against the €999 average. About 7 new apartments come up each week (28 days to October 2026).

The deposit averages 0.59 months of rent, well under the legal cap of two months of base rent for leases signed since 1 July 2023. 76% of listings state that you can register at the address; register with the gemeente Almelo within 5 days of moving in, by appointment if you arrive from abroad.

With about 7 new flats a week, the choice on any given day is small. Keep your ID, recent payslips and employment contract ready, and reply on the day a listing appears.