The best neighbourhoods for expats
10.0Number 1Transvaal, BaarnThe best neighbourhood for expats in the Netherlands is Transvaal in Baarn, with the supermarket 0.3 km away and the GP 0.4 km. 32% of the top 25 sits in the Amersfoort area, but one also lies around Leeuwarden. Gooise Meren alone accounts for 4 of them. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,370 residents. The national median for distance to the supermarket is 3.3 times as high. 25 neighbourhoods are ranked below.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The best neighbourhoods for expats: the top 10
Number 1
Transvaal
Baarn · 935 residents
View this neighbourhood →
- 29.9
Boomstede
Stichtse Vecht · 1,655 residents
Supermarket 0.4 km · GP 0.4 km
- 310.0
Pekingpark
Baarn · 590 residents
Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 0.6 km
- 410.0
Oude-Oosterhei
Baarn · 2,140 residents
Supermarket 0.6 km · GP 0.5 km
- 510.0
Bredius-West
Gooise Meren · 590 residents
Supermarket 0.9 km · GP 0.8 km
- 610.0
Korteraar
Nieuwkoop · 680 residents
- 710.0
Vondellaan
Gooise Meren · 1,130 residents
Supermarket 0.5 km · GP 0.6 km
- 810.0
Walsberg
Deurne · 1,005 residents
- 99.9
Leidsevaart- Bloemhof
Bloemendaal · 1,040 residents
Supermarket 0.3 km · GP 0.3 km
- 1010.0
Waltherlaan
Gooise Meren · 805 residents
Supermarket 0.4 km · GP 0.5 km
▸Show the full list (15 more neighbourhoods)
- 1110.0
Bergermeer
Alkmaar · 2,115 residents
Supermarket 0.4 km · GP 1.0 km
- 129.9
Gaardenbuurt
Gouda · 745 residents
Supermarket 0.8 km · GP 0.9 km
- 1310.0
Ramplaankwartier
Haarlem · 2,700 residents
Supermarket 0.3 km · GP 0.4 km
- 1410.0
Raadsherenbuurt
Leiden · 880 residents
Supermarket 0.7 km · GP 0.3 km
- 1510.0
Burgemeesterskwartier
Haarlem · 1,370 residents
Supermarket 0.3 km · GP 0.3 km
- 169.9
Zeeheldenbuurt
Oegstgeest · 1,415 residents
Supermarket 0.4 km · GP 0.4 km
- 1710.0
Heemsteedse Dreef, Schildersbuurt en omgeving
Heemstede · 5,220 residents
Supermarket 0.5 km · GP 0.6 km
- 1810.0
Bloemenbuurt
Gooise Meren · 1,370 residents
Supermarket 0.3 km · GP 0.5 km
- 199.9
Hamersveld-Oud
Leusden · 1,270 residents
Supermarket 0.4 km · GP 0.3 km
- 209.9
Hoornse Hof
Delft · 2,430 residents
Supermarket 1.0 km · GP 0.4 km
- 2110.0
Achterveld-West
IJsselstein · 2,655 residents
Supermarket 0.5 km · GP 0.3 km
- 229.9
Bloemenwijk
Voorschoten · 1,690 residents
Supermarket 0.4 km · GP 0.5 km
- 2310.0
Zuiderhout
Haarlem · 1,720 residents
Supermarket 0.6 km · GP 1.1 km
- 2410.0
Himsterhout
Smallingerland · 1,485 residents
- 259.9
Kruiden Zuid
Teylingen · 1,740 residents
Supermarket 0.4 km · GP 0.4 km
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
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.
Why is Transvaal at the top?
Transvaal comes out on top of the weighting this list uses, with the supermarket 0.3 km away and the GP 0.4 km. The grade in each row is the neighbourhood's total grade, which weighs more than this list does.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.