152 Rooms for Rent in Groningen for Students

Groningen is with its ~235,000 inhabitants the most northern city in the Netherlands and the capital of the province of Groningen of the same name. Groningen is known for its very large student population, with the University of Groningen and Hanze University of Applied Sciences there are relatively to the number of inhabitants more students than anywhere else in the Netherlands.

Many people come to Groningen for its cozy historic city center with the Martini Tower as the best-known landmark and for the lively nightlife with countless bars that the city has to offer because of all the students.

Due to the large student population, Groningen has a significant housing shortage. The average rent of a room is €609 and the average price per square meter is €40.31. Still, Room Ranger found 152 rooms in Groningen last week, sign up so you can always be the first to respond.

Last week, we found 152 rooms listings for students in Groningen. There’s a lot of competition for housing in Groningen, and not all listings are suitable for students, but those who respond first have the best chance in Groningen.

Furthermore, it’s often important for your student financial aid to find a room that requires registration; of all the rooms we find, 98% require registration. Ideally, you’d want a room with a permanent lease; we find that 93% of them have one, but if you’re really eager to find a place, one of the many temporary rooms options is also a good starting point for your search.

A “room” refers to a room in a shared house. This means you’ll share a front door and, in some cases, a bathroom, kitchen, and living room with one or more roommates. Rooms are the most affordable option for living in Groningen because you can share many expenses, such as an internet subscription, city taxes, etc. Furthermore, some tenants specifically choose a room because they enjoy not living alone in a house.

Shared houses in Groningen are often occupied by people who found each other through the hundreds of Facebook groups created online for this purpose or through other online platforms, such as Kamernet or MyHospi. On average, in Groningen you share your home with 4 roommates. Shared homes are often occupied by people between the ages of 18 and 35; the average resident in Groningen is 23 years old.

Rooms are usually assigned through “hospitations”—a day when current residents invite one or more people for an introductory interview and then choose their future roommate. With Room Ranger, you can be sure you’ll be notified of all new rooms so you never miss a hospitation.