Houses for Rent in Groningen

To rent a house in Groningen, plan for a family budget and a longer search than for a room. Based on over 1,500 listings tracked on RentHunter in Groningen since February 2024, a house averages €1,694 a month for 113 m², and 80% of listings fall between €1,063 and €2,475.

Groningen is the largest city in the north of the Netherlands, with 202,636 inhabitants, the University of Groningen, the Hanze University of Applied Sciences and the UMCG hospital. Houses here are home to international staff and families as much as student groups: 13% of listings are aimed at expats and 6% at students, and 82% state that you can register at the address.

Newcomers moving from abroad without furniture can start with furnished houses in Groningen, since 38% of listings come furnished. A gestoffeerd house is the Dutch middle option: floors, curtains and light fittings, but no furniture.

Houses for rent in Groningen spread from the old districts around the center to Zernike Campus in the north and Haren in the south. Choose the area by where you work or study: most people in Groningen live by the bike, not the car.

The Oude Wijken in Groningen lie just north of the Diepenring canal and wrap around the Noorderplantsoen park, where the Noorderzon festival runs every August. Houses here are older terraced homes within cycling minutes of the Academiegebouw and the city-center faculties.

Paddepoel and Selwerd, north of the center, are the residential districts of Groningen closest to Zernike Campus, home to the Hanze and the university's science and engineering faculties. Their post-war family houses with gardens suit university staff who want to cycle to work in ten minutes.

Haren has been part of the municipality of Groningen since 2019 and is the leafy village south of the city, with larger detached houses and gardens. It suits families looking for quiet streets and schools close to home, with the center still within cycling range.

• €1,174: one bedroom A one-bedroom house in Groningen averages €1,174 a month, based on 223 listings. It suits a couple or a single international who wants a front door of their own; if that is the ceiling, compare with a studio or apartments for rent in Groningen.
• €1,532 to €1,776: two or three bedrooms Two bedrooms average €1,532 and three bedrooms €1,776 in Groningen, with 364 and 330 listings. This is the range for a couple with one or two children.
• €1,866: four bedrooms, the largest group Four-bedroom houses are the largest group in Groningen with 394 listings, at €1,866 a month on average. They cost €90 more than three bedrooms, so a family that wants a study or a guest room pays little extra.
• €2,190: five bedrooms Five-bedroom houses in Groningen average €2,190 a month and are the rarest size, with 123 listings. Start looking early if you need this type of home for a large family.

Groningen's main station, just south of the center, has intercity trains toward the Randstad, and every trip there takes more than an hour and a half. Check the commute before you sign for a house.

Utrecht is the closest Randstad city from Groningen, about 114 minutes by public transit (192 km). It works for a hybrid job with one or two office days a week, not for a daily commute.

Amsterdam is about 127 minutes from Groningen by public transit (207 km). A house in Groningen with an Amsterdam job only makes sense when most of the work is remote.

Den Haag is about 152 minutes from Groningen and Rotterdam about 160, with Eindhoven at 171. From Groningen these are trips for a meeting or a weekend, not a commute.