Midden-Drenthe · report
Affordability in Midden-Drenthe
At the average sale price, a home costs €446,129. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,903 a month. The Netherlands sets no single cap on the payment: each year the law fixes how much of their income a household may spend on the mortgage, by income and interest rate.
- Payment, two incomes
- 21%
- Payment, one income
- 42%
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Starting from the average sale price of €446,129 in Midden-Drenthe, the median disposable income of a household, €54,400 a year (2025, Midden-Drenthe), and a mortgage rate of 3.9% (August 2026).
The payment takes 21% of disposable income. The Netherlands sets no single limit on it.
- Home price
- €446,129
- Monthly payment
- €1,894
- Share of net income
- 21%
The mortgage payment as a share of income, year by year
The average home with 10% down over 30 years, at each year's average price and rate, against that year's median household income and against twice it.
- Two median incomes
- One median income
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| Period | Two median incomes | One median income |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.7% | 39.3% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | 36.8% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | 37.7% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | 36.6% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | 30.6% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | 28.3% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | 27.0% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | 26.8% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | 26.5% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | 26.7% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | 27.7% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | 32.7% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | 36.7% |
Netherlands against the EU
Share of people spending over 40% of their disposable income on housing, then the rest of Eurostat's survey of living conditions. These are national figures, shown here as context.
- Netherlands
- EU
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| Year | Netherlands | EU |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.5% | 7.7% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | 8.2% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | 8.8% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | 8.7% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | 8.7% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | 7.8% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | 9.4% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | 10.1% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | 10.9% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | 11.2% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | 11.5% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | 11.5% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | 10.6% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | 10.0% |
| Share of people who | Netherlands | EU |
|---|---|---|
| Spend over 40% of income on housing | 6.3% | 7.7% |
| … nationals (adults) | 4.4% | 7.1% |
| … citizens of another EU country (adults) | 17.1% | 15.2% |
| … non-EU citizens (adults) | 38.0% | 18.1% |
| Live in an overcrowded home | 12.7% | 16.8% |
| Own their home outright | 39.7% | 43.7% |
| Own with a mortgage | 31.5% | 24.8% |
| Rent at market price | 16.3% | 20.8% |
| Rent at a reduced price or free | 12.5% | 10.7% |
Income is CBS's median disposable income of private households: the whole household's income after taxes, social contributions and benefits, students living away from home left out. It is published about a year late, so today's price is set against the latest year. The Netherlands sets no single limit on the payment as a share of income: each year the law fixes how much of their gross income a household may spend on the mortgage, by income and interest rate, from the Nibud's tables, and a loan may not exceed the home's value. CBS's prices are plain averages of the homes sold, so they move with the mix of homes.
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Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is what private tenants pay on average, after housing benefit. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- €774
- Owning per month
- €1,880
34.7% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 70
- Per 1,000 residents
- 2.1
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 3 times since 2000. The deepest began in 2011.
- Deepest fall
- −16.2%
- Recovery from the low
- 48 months
In 2025 the population grew by 383 while 128 homes were finished: 3.0 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 3.0
- Population change, 2025
- +383
3.7% of the 14,955 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 3.7%
- Empty homes
- 555
In 2024, 8% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 8%