The best neighbourhoods for expats
New to the Netherlands and no idea where to start? This list weighs amenities and connectivity heavily — train stations, restaurants, healthcare — and favours urban neighbourhoods where you can manage without a car and without Dutch. Every neighbourhood links to a full English report.
What counts
The overall grade weighs the five pillars in this ratio — adjust the mix to reorder the list to your priorities.
- 110.0
Transvaal
Baarn · 935 residents
- 210.0
Waltherlaan
Gooise Meren · 805 residents
- 310.0
Korteraar
Nieuwkoop · 680 residents
- 410.0
Kweektuinbuurt
Haarlem · 1,180 residents
- 510.0
Bredius-West
Gooise Meren · 590 residents
- 610.0
Sporenburg
Amsterdam · 2,630 residents
- 710.0
Burgemeesterswijk
Leiden · 1,930 residents
- 810.0
Pekingpark
Baarn · 590 residents
- 910.0
Waterrijk
Woerden · 3,100 residents
- 109.9
Vondellaan
Gooise Meren · 1,130 residents
- 1110.0
Tabaksteeg
Leusden · 2,530 residents
- 1210.0
Heemsteedse Dreef, Schildersbuurt en omgeving
Heemstede · 5,220 residents
- 139.9
Planetenbuurt
Haarlem · 1,770 residents
- 1410.0
Raadsherenbuurt
Leiden · 880 residents
- 159.9
Burgemeesterskwartier
Haarlem · 1,370 residents
- 169.9
Bloemenbuurt
Gooise Meren · 1,370 residents
- 1710.0
Zuiderzeestedenbuurt-West
Amersfoort · 1,605 residents
- 1810.0
Homeruskwartier Oost
Almere · 1,460 residents
- 199.9
Burgemeesterskwartier
Alkmaar · 1,585 residents
- 2010.0
Zijlwijk-Zuid
Leiden · 2,410 residents
- 219.9
Vliegeniersbuurt
Teylingen · 1,325 residents
- 2210.0
Koedijk
Gooise Meren · 740 residents
- 2310.0
Grunerie
Oegstgeest · 720 residents
- 249.9
Banpleinbuurt
Amsterdam · 780 residents
- 2510.0
Schouten
Teylingen · 1,400 residents