Roosendaal rent: apartments 24% below Breda
Imagine renting an apartment in Roosendaal, cycling to the weekly market on the Markt under the tower of the Sint-Janskerk, and still reaching Rotterdam in about 39 minutes. That is the Roosendaal rent deal in West Brabant: apartments cost 24% less than in Breda, and the municipality runs all the way to the Belgian border at Nispen. At carnival the town renames itself Peekesrijk.
Based on over 1,700 listings tracked on RentHunter since February 2024, rent across all types averages €1,031 a month. About 9 new homes are listed each week, so new property is scarce and the renters who search daily are the first to know.
The Roosendaal rental market averages €1,031 a month for 58 m², and 80% of listings ask between €626 and €1,600. For the current level, the median asking rent of homes first seen on RentHunter in the 90 days to October 2026 is €870.
Picture a couple who both work in Breda. An apartment there averages €1,411, against €1,078 in Roosendaal, so they keep €333 a month for the train. The average deposit is 1.25 months, under the legal cap of two months of base rent.
Outdoor space shows up often in Roosendaal listings: 26% mention parking, 24% a balcony and 22% a garden. 66% state that registration is possible and 18% are listed as furnished.
Roosendaal's rental stock is led by apartments at 65% of listings, followed by studios at 14%, houses at 12% and rooms at 9%. Students are a small group here: 9% of listings target them, as many as target expats.
A Roosendaal apartment averages €1,078 a month for 63 m², across 1,151 listings. Picture a two-room flat above the shops near the Markt, with a bedroom, a bathroom and the station a short walk away. Browse apartments in Roosendaal or filter for furnished apartments in Roosendaal.
A studio in Roosendaal averages €787 a month for 27 m², across 244 listings, and studios outnumber rooms here. A studio is a self-contained home with its own front door, kitchen and bathroom. See studios in Roosendaal.
A house in Roosendaal averages €1,402 a month for 102 m², across 210 listings. Picture a terraced home with a back garden in one of the postwar districts such as Kalsdonk or Tolberg. Compare houses in Roosendaal by garden and parking.
A room in Roosendaal averages €605 a month for 19 m², across 167 listings, 9% of the market. Rooms are scarce, so set an alert for rooms in Roosendaal and reply the day a room is available.
Roosendaal's rental homes spread from the old center around the Markt to postwar districts and the villages of the municipality, such as Wouw and Nispen.
Roosendaal's center runs from the station to the Markt and the Sint-Janskerk. Imagine stepping out of your flat to the weekly market, then walking to the train for Rotterdam.
Kalsdonk and Tolberg are residential districts of Roosendaal with terraced houses, schools and local shops. Picture cycling home from the station to a house with a garden and a car in front.
9 new Roosendaal homes a week
With about 9 new homes listed each week in Roosendaal, a good one rarely waits. Keep your ID, payslips and employer statement in one file and book the viewing on the day the listing appears.
Roosendaal station is a rail junction where the lines to Rotterdam, Zeeland and Antwerp meet. Beyond Rotterdam and Den Haag, Amsterdam is about 73 minutes away by public transit, Utrecht 86 and Eindhoven 88.
Rotterdam is about 39 minutes from Roosendaal by public transit, 57 km. Imagine paying €1,078 for an apartment here and riding to an office near Rotterdam Centraal every morning.
Den Haag is about 58 minutes from Roosendaal by public transit, 80 km. That suits a hybrid week with two or three days at the office.
Off-peak trains from Roosendaal
An NS subscription with an off-peak discount (dal-uren) pays off if you can travel after 9:00 on weekdays.
Based on over 1,700 listings tracked by RentHunter since February 2024, rent in Roosendaal averages €1,031 a month: €605 for a room, €787 for a studio, €1,078 for an apartment and €1,402 for a house. Homes first seen in the 90 days to October 2026 had a median asking rent of €870.
Yes for apartments: a Roosendaal apartment averages €1,078 a month against €1,411 in Breda, 24% less.
If Roosendaal has nothing that week, search its neighbors. Bergen op Zoom lies to the west, Halderberge with Oudenbosch to the north-east and Steenbergen to the north.