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Haarlem vs Zaanstad: house prices compared

In 2025 an existing owner-occupied home in Haarlem cost €145,736 more on average than in Zaanstad. On average €576,569 in Haarlem against €430,833 in Zaanstad (+33.8%).

Haarlem€576,569
Zaanstad€430,833

Latest official CBS figures (updated )

MeasureHaarlemZaanstad
Average sale price 2025€576,569€430,833
Change vs 2024+5.1%+3.7%
Change vs 2015+115.0%+119.8%
Average WOZ value€505,000€389,000
Owner-occupied53%54%
Multi-family homes52%38%
Floor-area class of the middle home75 tot 100 m²75 tot 100 m²
Dwellings80,43072,329
Inhabitants168,743162,828
Cars per household (context)0.70.9

Price trend 2015–2025

  • Haarlem
  • Zaanstad
Average sale price Haarlem and Zaanstad, 2015–2025€100k€200k€300k€400k€500k€600k201520172019202120232025€576,569
Figures in the chart
YearHaarlemZaanstad
2015€268,197€196,031
2016€290,367€204,936
2017€324,843€236,187
2018€383,576€264,508
2019€417,583€292,803
2020€447,447€315,668
2021€507,862€355,725
2022€561,362€410,834
2023€507,289€387,053
2024€548,843€415,308
2025€576,569€430,833

Home sizes

Haarlem

  • 2 tot 15 m²0.0%
  • 15 tot 50 m²8.9%
  • 50 tot 75 m²21.6%
  • 75 tot 100 m²29.0%
  • 100 tot 150 m²31.4%
  • 150 tot 250 m²7.6%
  • 250 tot 500 m²1.2%
  • 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