Apartments, rooms and studios for rent in Kampen

Apartments in Kampen make up most of the rentals available in this Hanseatic town on the IJssel, home to 52,511 people in Overijssel. Based on over 1,000 listings tracked in Kampen since February 2024 by RentHunter, which compares rental websites, 59% were apartments and the average rent across all types was €894 a month, with 80% of listings between €550 and €1,300.

Kampen draws a particular kind of renter: people who work in Zwolle and want a lower rent, couples leaving the Randstad for more space, and families eyeing the 264 houses listed in that period. Only 5% of listings target students. The market moves slowly, with about 8 new homes listed per week in the 28 days to October 2026, so set an alert before you plan viewings.

• Apartments: 59% of listings, €888 average Apartment rental listings in Kampen average €888 a month for 67 m², and with 642 of them, apartments carry the market. Expect apartments above shops on the Oudestraat and the Voorstraat, and apartment blocks in the districts outside the Burgwal of Kampen. Browse apartments for rent in Kampen: a Kampen apartment costs 16% less than one in Zwolle.
• Houses: 96 m² for €1,065 Houses in Kampen average €1,065 a month for 96 m², 24% of listings and the most space per euro. 28% of all listings mention a garden, and some advertise a tuinkamer, a ground floor room with direct access to the garden. See houses for rent in Kampen, or furnished houses in Kampen if you want to move in straight away.
• Rooms at €511, studios at €793 Rooms in Kampen average €511 for 20 m² and studios €793 for 32 m², together 16% of listings. With 92 rooms and 81 studios available in the period, check rooms in Kampen and studios in Kampen often.

Kampen is a working town where the old city along the IJssel meets postwar districts, and the municipality also covers IJsselmuiden across the river. 8% of listings target expats. To the south, Oldebroek, with Wezep, is the nearest alternative when Kampen has no place in your budget.

The Kamperlijntje, the short rail line from Kampen station to Zwolle, is why many tenants choose Kampen over Zwolle itself. Kampen station sits across the Stadsbrug from the city center, and Kampen Zuid, on the south side of town, serves the Hanzelijn. North east of Kampen, Zwartewaterland, with Genemuiden and Hasselt, is the next rental area.

Daily life in Kampen runs along two streets: the Oudestraat for shops and the IJsselkade, where restaurants and terraces face the river. The Koornmarktspoort and the Broederpoort, two old city gates, mark the edges of the center, and the polders of Kampereiland are a short bike ride away.

Kampen has two railway stations: Kampen, linked to Zwolle, and Kampen Zuid on the Hanzelijn, which also stops in Dronten on its way to Lelystad.

Amsterdam is about 69 minutes from Kampen by public transit, 88 km away. A hybrid week works: rent an apartment in Kampen and travel to an Amsterdam office two or three days a week.

Utrecht (103 km) and Groningen (120 km) are both about 88 minutes from Kampen, fine for one or two office days a week. Den Haag takes 111 minutes and Rotterdam 116, while Eindhoven, at 151 minutes, is not a realistic commute.