Houses for Rent in Hoorn

A house for rent in Hoorn usually comes with space. Based on over 600 house listings tracked on RentHunter in Hoorn since February 2024, the average rental house measures 116 m², 55% of listings mention a garden, and €1,721 a month is the average house rent.

Hoorn, the West-Frisian harbour town of 72,493 inhabitants on the Markermeer, lies about 48 minutes from Amsterdam by public transit, and 45% of listings mention parking. The listings above show the houses available now; for a smaller home, compare apartments in Hoorn or a room in Hoorn.

1. €1,721 on average, mostly €1,350 to €2,100
   A rental house in Hoorn costs €1,721 a month on average, and 80% of listings ask between €1,350 and €2,100.
2. €1,766: the current median asking rent
   RentHunter puts the median asking rent of Hoorn houses first seen in the 90 days to October 2026 at €1,766, close to the long-run average.
3. 9% above Zaanstad
   Houses in Hoorn cost 9% more than in Zaanstad, where the average house rent is €1,572 a month.
4. 116 m², three bedrooms most common
   Three-bedroom houses form the largest group in Hoorn (252 listings, €1,706 on average), ahead of four bedrooms (156, €1,735) and two bedrooms (96, €1,792), so an extra bedroom does not always cost more.
5. 30% furnished, the rest kaal or gestoffeerd
   30% of Hoorn house listings come furnished. The others are let kaal, an empty shell without flooring, or gestoffeerd, with flooring, curtains and light fittings; ask which applies, because gestoffeerd saves weeks of work before moving in. For more choice, see furnished houses in Alkmaar.

Rental housing in Hoorn ranges from narrow harbour houses to family streets in the newer districts and former villages.

Hoorn's old centre, around the Roode Steen square with the Westfries Museum and the harbour, has narrow townhouses with small gardens or courtyards. It suits couples who value shops and the waterfront on foot over a large garden.

Kersenboogerd, in the east of Hoorn, is a family district of terraced houses with gardens and its own station, Hoorn Kersenboogerd, on the line to Amsterdam.

Zwaag and Blokker are former villages that now belong to the municipality of Hoorn, with detached and terraced houses on quieter streets. Further out, compare houses in Medemblik and houses in Edam-Volendam.

78% of Hoorn house listings state that you can register at the address. Register with the gemeente Hoorn within 5 days of moving in; a first registration from abroad needs an appointment booked on the gemeente website, while a move within the Netherlands is reported online with DigiD.

The deposit for a house in Hoorn averages 1.57 months of rent, under the legal cap of two months of base rent for leases signed since 1 July 2023. Since 1 July 2024, leases are open-ended by default; a temporary lease needs an exception such as a student contract.