Houses for Rent in Hilversum

Hilversum rent for a house averages €2,660 a month for 129 m², based on over 1,100 house listings tracked by RentHunter in Hilversum since February 2024. 80% of these listings ask between €1,650 and €3,750, 62% mention a garden and 80% state that registration is possible.

A house to rent in Hilversum suits families who want the heath and woods of Het Gooi on the doorstep and a train to Utrecht in 16 minutes. Listings come kaal (bare, without floors or curtains), gestoffeerd (with floors, curtains and light fittings but no furniture) or furnished. 37% are listed as furnished, so furnished houses in Hilversum are a real option for a fixed assignment, while a gestoffeerd house spares you laying floors across 129 m².

Hilversum offers two very different family houses: villas on wooded roads in the south east and terraced homes with gardens in the north.

Trompenberg, in the south east of Hilversum near Hilversum Sportpark station, is a villa district of detached houses on wooded roads that run out to the heath. It suits families who want a large garden and the woods within walking distance.

Hilversumse Meent, in the north of Hilversum, is a residential district of terraced family houses with gardens, schools and shops close by. For a 3-bedroom family house, the Hilversum average is €2,508 a month.

Bedrooms set the house rent. Hilversum averages €1,326 for a 1-bedroom house (37 listings), €2,012 for 2 bedrooms, €2,508 for 3, €2,938 for 4 and €3,353 for 5. Houses here are 12% cheaper than in Amsterdam, where the average is €3,037.

RentHunter sees about 10 new houses listed per week in Hilversum (28 days to October 2026), with a median asking rent of €2,850 for houses first seen in the 90 days to October 2026. Asking rents are stable, 1% lower than three months earlier, so react fast to new listings rather than wait for a dip. 10% of listings target expats; if a house is too big, compare with apartments in Hilversum.

Hilversum station has direct trains to Amsterdam and Utrecht, and the town has two more stations, Hilversum Sportpark and Hilversum Media Park. By public transit, Rotterdam is about 48 minutes away and Den Haag 53.

Utrecht is about 16 minutes from Hilversum by public transit, 17 km away, so a family with one parent working in Utrecht can manage without a second car.

Amsterdam is about 25 minutes from Hilversum by public transit, 38 km away, with direct trains from Hilversum station to Amsterdam Centraal.