Apartments, rooms and studios for rent in Heerenveen

Heerenveen, Hearrenfean in Frisian, is a town where most renters end up in an apartment. Based on over 900 listings tracked on RentHunter in Heerenveen since February 2024, apartments make up 72% of the market, and the average rent across all types is €901 a month for 62 m². 80% of listings ask between €488 and €1,249.

Heerenveen, a town of about 50,200 people in the south of Friesland, draws working households more than students: 10% of listings target expats and 2% target students, since the town has no university of its own. What it offers is space at a Frisian price, with Leeuwarden and Groningen within commuting range and Thialf, the national speed skating stadium, on the edge of town.

• Apartments: 668 listings at €914 An apartment in Heerenveen averages €914 a month for 58 m², 27% below the €1,257 average for an apartment in Groningen. With 668 listings, apartments are the type where a new place turns up most often; browse apartments in Heerenveen to see what is available. Across all listings, 28% mention a balcony and 21% are offered furnished.
• Houses: 99 m² for €1,063 A house in Heerenveen averages €1,063 a month for 99 m², against 58 m² for €914 in an apartment. Heerenveen houses made up 173 listings, 19% of the market, and 18% of all listings mention a garden. If a garden matters, start with houses for rent in Heerenveen.
• Rooms: €467 for 23 m² A room in Heerenveen averages €467 a month for 23 m², the cheapest way to rent in town. With 83 listings and 2% of the market aimed at students, rooms come up rarely, so set an alert on rooms in Heerenveen instead of checking once a week.

Heerenveen is a Frisian town where you hear Dutch and Frisian side by side and most errands fit on a bike. Picture cycling from an apartment near the station to the shops and restaurants on the Dracht, the main shopping street, in a few minutes.

Heerenveen sits where the A7 and A32 motorways meet, which puts three other Frisian rental markets within easy reach. When Heerenveen has nothing that fits, compare rentals in Leeuwarden, the provincial capital to the north, Smallingerland, the municipality around Drachten to the northeast, and De Fryske Marren, with Joure and Lemmer to the west.

Oranjewoud, the estate village on the south side of Heerenveen, is where the town goes on weekends: woodland paths, country houses and Museum Belvédère. Sport sets the rest of the calendar, with skating at Thialf in winter and sc Heerenveen playing at the Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Heerenveen station is on the intercity line between Leeuwarden and Zwolle, with a second stop, Heerenveen IJsstadion, next to Thialf. Den Haag (about 119 minutes), Rotterdam (124) and Eindhoven (138) are day trips, not daily commutes.

Groningen is about 31 minutes from Heerenveen by public transit, for 52 km, which makes it the most realistic daily commute to a big city. There is no direct train between the two, so the fast connection is the bus along the A7.

Utrecht is about 85 minutes from Heerenveen by public transit and Amsterdam about 95, both by train via Zwolle, which suits a hybrid job with two office days.