Apartments, rooms and studios for rent in Maastricht

Maastricht apartments for rent make up half of a market that runs on the student calendar: based on over 21,800 listings tracked on RentHunter since February 2024, 49% are apartments at €1,299 a month on average and 28% are rooms at €639. Across all types the average is €1,105 a month, with 80% of listings between €515 and €1,850.

The pressure peaks every summer, when new students of Maastricht University and Zuyd search for a September start in the same few weeks. 21% of listings target students and 39% come furnished, so start your search in spring and expect to visit several places before you find one.

Maastricht sits in the far south of Limburg, between Belgium and Germany. Eindhoven is about 62 minutes away by public transit and Utrecht about 103, which rules out a daily commute from the Randstad: you will want a home in the city itself.

Maastricht's rental market splits into four types with very different prices: apartments are 49% of listings at €1,299 a month for 69 m², rooms 28% at €639 for 21 m², studios 14% at €849 for 29 m², and houses 9% at €1,879 for 125 m². For a student, the real choice is between a room in a shared house and a studio with your own kitchen and bathroom.

A room in Maastricht costs €639 a month on average for 21 m², usually with a shared kitchen and bathroom. In student houses the current housemates choose the next tenant at a hospiteeravond, an evening where candidates come by to meet them, so reply with a short personal message and be ready to visit. Browse rooms in Maastricht to find what is available this week.

A studio in Maastricht averages €849 a month for 29 m² and gives you your own kitchen, bathroom and front door, which can make you eligible for huurtoeslag. Compare studios in Maastricht first if you rent alone. Couples and master's students often move on to apartments in Maastricht, which average €1,299 for 69 m² and are often let through a makelaar, a Dutch real estate agent working for the property owner.

Social housing in Maastricht from corporations such as Servatius and Woonpunt goes through the regional platform Thuis in Limburg, where waiting time counts, so register as soon as you arrive. International students can apply for rooms through Maastricht Housing, the housing service linked to Maastricht University, but places are limited and go early, so treat it as one option among several.

Student life in Maastricht splits between the faculties in the inner city and the Randwyck campus in the south east, with the Maas running between them.

Wyck lies on the east bank of the Maas between Maastricht station and the Sint Servaasbrug, with rooms above the shops and cafés of the Rechtstraat and the Wycker Brugstraat. It suits students who travel home by train or cycle to both the inner city faculties and Randwyck.

The Binnenstad around the Vrijthof and the Markt, where the Friday market sets up, puts you within walking distance of the inner city faculties. Rooms in the old houses of the Jekerkwartier are small and come with steep stairs, but you are a short walk from lectures and the Sint Pietersberg.

Randwyck in the south east of Maastricht has the university's health and life sciences faculties, the academic hospital MUMC+ and its own station, Maastricht Randwyck. Its apartment blocks make it the area for medicine students and hospital staff with early shifts.

1. Register at the gemeente Maastricht within 5 days
   Your BSN comes from registering at your address: a first registration from abroad is by appointment at the city office at Mosae Forum, within 5 days of moving in. 72% of Maastricht listings state that registration is possible, so ask before you sign.
2. Check huurtoeslag before choosing a room or studio
   Huurtoeslag, the Dutch rent benefit, is in principle paid only for self-contained homes such as a studio or apartment, not for a room with shared facilities. Check the rules and income limits on the Belastingdienst website before you compare a €639 room with an €849 studio.
3. Line up a guarantor before you search
   Many Maastricht landlords and makelaars ask students for a guarantor, usually a parent who signs for the rent and shows proof of income. Have those documents ready before your first viewing, because the property often goes to the first complete application.
4. Know what a makelaar and the deposit may cost
   A makelaar working for the landlord may not charge you fees, so refuse any bemiddelingskosten on a Maastricht rental. The deposit averages 1.36 months of rent across Maastricht listings, within the legal cap of two months of base rent for leases signed since 1 July 2023.
5. Read the contract type before signing
   Student contracts, often called campuscontracten, can end when you stop studying, while other rental contracts are open-ended by default since 1 July 2024. Check the rent, the service costs and the notice period with the makelaar or landlord, and keep a copy for your huurtoeslag application.