Amsterdam vs Zaanstad: house prices compared

In 2025 an existing owner-occupied home in Amsterdam cost €199,788 more on average than in Zaanstad. On average €630,621 in Amsterdam against €430,833 in Zaanstad (+46.4%).

Amsterdam€630,621

Zaanstad€430,833

Latest official CBS figures (updated 17 February 2026)

Measure	Amsterdam	Zaanstad
Average sale price 2025	€630,621	€430,833
Change vs 2024	+2.1%	+3.7%
Change vs 2015	+107.5%	+119.8%
Average WOZ value	€518,000	€389,000
Owner-occupied	31%	54%
Multi-family homes	88%	38%
Floor-area class of the middle home	50 tot 75 m²	75 tot 100 m²
Dwellings	486,769	72,329
Inhabitants	934,526	162,828
Cars per household (context)	0.4	0.9

Price trend 2015–2025

Amsterdam
Zaanstad

Figures in the chart

Year	Amsterdam	Zaanstad
2015	€303,925	€196,031
2016	€358,976	€204,936
2017	€407,670	€236,187
2018	€460,751	€264,508
2019	€484,995	€292,803
2020	€510,919	€315,668
2021	€569,890	€355,725
2022	€620,954	€410,834
2023	€568,161	€387,053
2024	€617,647	€415,308
2025	€630,621	€430,833

Home sizes

Amsterdam

2 tot 15 m²0.0%
15 tot 50 m²21.0%
50 tot 75 m²35.8%
75 tot 100 m²24.5%
100 tot 150 m²14.1%
150 tot 250 m²3.9%
250 tot 500 m²0.7%
500 tot 10 000 m²0.1%

Zaanstad

2 tot 15 m²0.0%
15 tot 50 m²4.5%
50 tot 75 m²18.5%
75 tot 100 m²32.4%
100 tot 150 m²35.4%
150 tot 250 m²8.2%
250 tot 500 m²0.8%
500 tot 10 000 m²0.2%

Housing stock by floor-area class, start of 2026 (CBS 83704NED).

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CBS warns that average sale prices are not a price index. The average also moves when a different mix of homes is sold, for example more apartments or larger houses. For the true price trend, CBS uses its price index (table 85792NED).

Living costs, rooms, parking and price per m² are not shown: there is no free official source for them by municipality. Methods and sources