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Rotterdam vs Utrecht: house prices compared

In 2025 an existing owner-occupied home in Utrecht cost €134,534 more on average than in Rotterdam. On average €414,579 in Rotterdam against €549,113 in Utrecht (-24.5%).

Rotterdam€414,579
Utrecht€549,113

Latest official CBS figures (updated )

MeasureRotterdamUtrecht
Average sale price 2025€414,579€549,113
Change vs 2024+2.9%+5.6%
Change vs 2015+118.7%+123.3%
Average WOZ value€342,000€490,000
Owner-occupied35%45%
Multi-family homes75%59%
Floor-area class of the middle home75 tot 100 m²75 tot 100 m²
Dwellings328,408168,736
Inhabitants672,960376,757
Cars per household (context)0.60.6

Price trend 2015–2025

  • Rotterdam
  • Utrecht
Average sale price Rotterdam and Utrecht, 2015–2025€100k€200k€300k€400k€500k€600k201520172019202120232025€414,579
Figures in the chart
YearRotterdamUtrecht
2015€189,536€245,900
2016€202,501€267,618
2017€227,834€307,737
2018€256,793€344,018
2019€282,910€379,770
2020€307,358€405,791
2021€364,018€469,949
2022€397,864€510,980
2023€383,652€474,406
2024€402,854€519,924
2025€414,579€549,113

Home sizes

Rotterdam

  • 2 tot 15 m²0.0%
  • 15 tot 50 m²7.7%
  • 50 tot 75 m²30.8%
  • 75 tot 100 m²31.6%
  • 100 tot 150 m²23.7%
  • 150 tot 250 m²5.3%
  • 250 tot 500 m²0.8%
  • 500 tot 10 000 m²0.1%

Utrecht

  • 2 tot 15 m²0.0%
  • 15 tot 50 m²12.5%
  • 50 tot 75 m²20.9%
  • 75 tot 100 m²30.1%
  • 100 tot 150 m²28.2%
  • 150 tot 250 m²7.0%
  • 250 tot 500 m²1.0%
  • 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