Groningen province · report
Affordability in Groningen province
At the average sale price, a home costs €387,532. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is €1,653 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
- 22%
- Payment, one income
- 45%
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Starting from the average sale price of €387,532 in Groningen province, the median disposable income of a household, €44,100 a year (2025, Groningen province), and a mortgage rate of 3.9% (August 2026).
The payment takes 22% of disposable income. The Netherlands sets no single limit on it.
- Home price
- €387,532
- Monthly payment
- €1,645
- Share of net income
- 22%
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 | 20.1% | 40.3% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | 41.8% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | 40.1% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | 34.7% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | 31.5% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | 28.4% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | 28.0% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | 27.5% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | 26.8% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | 26.4% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | 26.5% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | 27.4% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | 28.8% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | 31.8% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | 34.7% |
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.
Other reports for Groningen province
Figures for Netherlands: Groningen province has no reliable figures of its own.
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
- €968
- Owning per month
- €2,020
12.5% fewer homes were licensed for construction in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Licensed, 12 months
- 2,313
- Per 1,000 residents
- 3.8
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 4 times since 1995. The deepest began in Q4 2008.
- Deepest fall
- −17.7%
- Recovery from the low
- 39 months
In 2025 the population fell by 1,571 while 2,749 homes were finished.
- Homes finished, 2025
- 2,749
- Population change, 2025
- −1,571
5.5% of the 296,185 homes registered on 1 January 2026 had nobody living in them.
- Empty, 2026
- 5.5%
- Empty homes
- 16,200
In 2024, 30% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2024
- 30%
Public bodies signed €129.9M of housing works here in 2025, and €206.1M since 2017.
- Signed in 2025
- €129.9M
- Per resident, 2025
- €215