Almere is where many people look once Amsterdam or the Gooi area is out of reach. Does that picture still hold? We looked at every home currently for sale in the municipality: 850 in total, from a studio in Haven to a self-built house in Oosterwold. One caveat up front: these are asking prices. What buyers actually pay can be higher or lower, and a district with few listings can be skewed by a handful of expensive homes. That is why we use the median, the middle price, throughout.
Half the price per square metre of Amsterdam
The median asking price in Almere is now around € 497,000, for a home of roughly 120 m². That works out at about € 4,440 per square metre. In Amsterdam, sellers in our listings ask well over € 8,000 per m². For the same money you get roughly twice the space in Almere, which is more or less why the city exists in the first place.
Almere is also unusual in that almost nothing is old. The oldest homes on the market date from 1977, in De Werven and De Hoven in Haven, and most were built in the 1990s and 2000s. The energy labels show it: of the homes with a known label, 83 percent are rated A or better. You will not find a draughty 1930s house with single glazing here, or the renovation bill that comes with one.
Five districts, five price levels
Almere is made up of separate centres, each with its own character and price level. This is what the market looks like per district (for Haven we left out the 17 studios, which would otherwise push up the price per m²):
| District | Homes for sale | Median asking price | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almere Buiten | 172 | € 450,000 | € 3,960 |
| Almere Stad | 318 | € 485,000 | € 4,110 |
| Almere Haven | 86 | € 445,000 | € 4,320 |
| Almere Poort | 169 | € 562,000 | € 5,130 |
| Almere Hout | 88 | € 820,000 | € 5,380 |
Almere Buiten is the cheapest per square metre, mostly terraced houses from the 1990s and 2000s, and a large share of what is for sale stays under half a million. Almere Stad is the biggest district with the widest choice, from flats near the centre to family homes in the surrounding neighbourhoods. Haven is the oldest part of the city, with the lowest median price but also the oldest houses.
Poort and Hout are the newest areas, and you pay for that. Poort sits on the Amsterdam side and has plenty of flats from the last fifteen years. Hout includes Oosterwold, where many people had their own house built on a large plot, and Nobelhorst. Detached houses are the norm there rather than the exception, and the median in Oosterwold is around € 690,000.
Where a terraced house is still within reach
Most buyers are after a terraced or end-of-terrace house. There are plenty, except in Hout:
- Haven: median € 432,500 for around 113 m². More than half of the 32 terraced houses ask less than € 450,000.
- Buiten: median € 465,000 for about 124 m², with 99 on the market right now.
- Stad: median € 490,000 for about 125 m², and with almost 200 the largest choice.
- Poort: median € 685,000. These houses are bigger (around 140 m²) and newer, but it is a different price bracket.
So between Haven and Poort the gap for a terraced house is more than € 250,000. Part of that is extra space, part is age and location.
Flats
Flats in Almere are fairly spacious. In Stad and Buiten the median is around € 350,000 to € 365,000 for 85 to 90 m². In Poort you pay € 445,000 for a slightly smaller but much newer flat. If you buy a flat, look closely at the VvE (the owners' association that maintains the building): even in a young building the maintenance plan or the reserve fund can disappoint.
Buying with NHG in Almere
In 2026 you can take out a mortgage with the National Mortgage Guarantee (NHG), a state-backed guarantee that usually gets you a lower rate, up to € 470,000, or € 498,200 if you spend the difference on energy-saving measures. In Almere, 42 percent of homes for sale ask € 470,000 or less. Your odds are best in Haven (59 percent of listings) and Buiten (53 percent), and lowest in Hout (11 percent).
What residents say
Price is not everything. A few neighbourhoods stand out in reviews on Buurtje.nl, though each is based on only a handful of reviews:
- Filmwijk (8.2 from 5 reviews) in Stad: residents mention friendly neighbours, the centre and hospital close by, and some live right by the little beach. One resident in the northern part does see more nuisance than before. 33 homes for sale, median € 525,000.
- Eilandenbuurt (8.0 from 5 reviews) in Buiten: quiet, people stay for years and know each other. Median € 500,000 for just over 140 m².
- Tussen de Vaarten Zuid (7.9 from 5 reviews): a tidy family area where neighbours look out for each other.
- De Gouwen (7.7 from 5 reviews) in Haven: courtyards with no through traffic, which residents call ideal with young children.
For safety per area, see our list of the safest neighbourhoods in Almere.
What to watch out for in Almere
- New does not mean maintenance-free. Many houses from the 1990s are now 30 years old. Think window frames, the roof and the boiler. A building survey is still worth the money.
- Check the plot. In Oosterwold and other newer areas plots are large and houses are often unusual. Ask what is and is not allowed on the plot.
- Commuting time matters. Living in Poort or in Buiten makes a big difference to the drive or train ride to Amsterdam. Factor that in before you go for the cheapest district.
You can see all homes for sale in Almere on the map, each with neighbourhood figures and what residents think of the area. The city overview is on the Almere municipality page. Live in Almere yourself? Rate your neighbourhood and help the next buyer.
