Apartments, rooms and studios for rent in Amstelveen

Amstelveen apartments for rent cost about 12% less than in Amsterdam: €2,193 a month on average against €2,478, for 87 m². Based on over 13,300 listings tracked in Amstelveen since February 2024 on RentHunter, the average rent across all types is €2,532, with 80% of listings between €943 and €4,000 and an average surface of 101 m².

The price of that discount is time. Amstelveen has no train station, so the 18 km to Amsterdam take about 58 minutes by public transport, mostly on tram 25 through Amsterdam Zuid. Two things surprise newcomers: 55% of listings are furnished, and the average deposit is 1.37 months of rent.

Renting an apartment in Amstelveen instead of Amsterdam saves about €300 a month at the average rent and costs about 58 minutes each way to central Amsterdam. On a three-day office week, that is almost six hours on the tram for about €3,400 kept per year.

The trade-off fits couples saving for a home, families who want a garden (30% of listings mention one) or parking (48%), and hybrid workers with an office near Amsterdam Zuid, the northern end of tram 25. It fits students less: 4% of listings target them.

About 69 homes a week were newly listed on RentHunter in the 28 days to October 2026. The median asking rent of homes first seen in the 90 days to October 2026 is €2,499, stable against three months earlier and 8% lower than a year earlier.

Amstelveen's rental stock is built for households rather than students: apartments are 58% of the listings tracked, houses 34%, rooms 7% and studios just 53 listings. Expat demand shows too, with 13% of listings aimed at expats and 78% stating that you can register at the address. Book that registration on the gemeente Amstelveen website as soon as you sign.

Apartments in Amstelveen average €2,193 a month for 87 m², across 7,801 listings, and a balcony is mentioned in 39% of all listings. Compare the apartments for rent in Amstelveen with the €2,478 Amsterdam average before you widen your search.

Houses in Amstelveen average €3,530 a month for 145 m², with 4,480 listings or a third of the market. Families relocating for the International School of Amsterdam, which is located in Amstelveen, often start with the houses in Amstelveen, where a garden and a driveway are easier to find than with a flat.

Rooms in Amstelveen average €838 a month for 23 m², and studios €1,717 for 33 m², so on a budget of €1,200 a room is the realistic choice. Students often aim for Uilenstede, the student housing campus on the Amsterdam side of town: see the rooms in Amstelveen, the student rooms and the rare studios in Amstelveen.

• Elsrijk, a short walk from Stadshart Elsrijk is the residential district beside Stadshart, Amstelveen's main shopping centre, with tram stops, the town hall and the Cobra Museum within walking distance. It suits renters without a car.
• Westwijk, family streets on the west side Westwijk is a newer family district on the west side of Amstelveen, with its own tram 25 stop and the Amsterdamse Bos a short bike ride away. Expect more houses with gardens and a longer trip to Amsterdam.
• Randwijck, closest to the Zuidas Randwijck sits on the northern edge of Amstelveen, against the Amsterdam border, a short cycle from the Zuidas business district, the VU campus and Amsterdam Zuid station. It suits commuters who want the shortest trip.

Commuting from Amstelveen means tram first and train second: tram 25 runs from Amsterdam Zuid through Stadshart and Westwijk to Uithoorn, and Amsterdam Zuid is where you change to trains.

Central Amsterdam is about 58 minutes from Amstelveen by public transport. For a job on the Zuidas the trip is far shorter, since Amsterdam Zuid is the northern end of tram 25.

Utrecht is about 62 minutes from Amstelveen by public transport, barely more than central Amsterdam, while Rotterdam takes about 82 and Den Haag about 84. That makes Amstelveen workable for a couple where one partner works outside Amsterdam.