Zaanstad vs Alkmaar: house prices compared

In 2025 an existing owner-occupied home in Zaanstad cost €6,768 more on average than in Alkmaar. On average €430,833 in Zaanstad against €424,065 in Alkmaar (+1.6%).

Zaanstad€430,833

Alkmaar€424,065

Latest official CBS figures (updated 17 February 2026)

Measure	Zaanstad	Alkmaar
Average sale price 2025	€430,833	€424,065
Change vs 2024	+3.7%	+11.2%
Change vs 2015	+119.8%	+117.7%
Average WOZ value	€389,000	€380,000
Owner-occupied	54%	59%
Multi-family homes	38%	39%
Floor-area class of the middle home	75 tot 100 m²	75 tot 100 m²
Dwellings	72,329	54,739
Inhabitants	162,828	112,896
Cars per household (context)	0.9	0.9

Price trend 2015–2025

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Figures in the chart

Year	Zaanstad	Alkmaar
2015	€196,031	€194,809
2016	€204,936	€214,497
2017	€236,187	€238,071
2018	€264,508	€262,519
2019	€292,803	€286,883
2020	€315,668	€313,937
2021	€355,725	€365,446
2022	€410,834	€399,298
2023	€387,053	€393,418
2024	€415,308	€381,336
2025	€430,833	€424,065

Home sizes

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%

Alkmaar

2 tot 15 m²0.0%
15 tot 50 m²7.1%
50 tot 75 m²18.5%
75 tot 100 m²25.7%
100 tot 150 m²37.5%
150 tot 250 m²9.9%
250 tot 500 m²1.2%
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