The best neighbourhoods in Amsterdam
10.0Number 1SporenburgThe best neighbourhood in Amsterdam is Sporenburg (10.0), with safety 9.8 as its strongest side. They are spread across Amsterdam: 12 in the centre, 6 in the east and 4 in the north. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 2,115 residents. Of the 441 neighbourhoods in Amsterdam with a total grade, 151 reach a 7.0 or higher. Amsterdam as a whole comes out at a 6.2, against a 6.2 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
As a municipality, Amsterdam scores highest on amenities (8.8) and lowest on quiet & nature (4.0).
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 best neighbourhoods in Amsterdam
Number 1
Sporenburg
2,630 residents
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- 29.9
Middenmeer-Noord
2,780 residents
Strongest: families 9.9
- 39.9
Aetsveld-Zuid
1,725 residents
Strongest: safety 10.0
- 49.9
Valeriusbuurt-Oost
1,410 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.7
- 59.8
Nieuw-Sloten-Zuidwest
2,170 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.7
- 69.8
Borneo
2,695 residents
Strongest: safety 9.4
- 79.8
Nieuwendammerdijk-Oost
345 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.8
- 89.7
Banpleinbuurt
780 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.5
- 99.7
Nieuw-Sloten-Zuidoost
2,115 residents
Strongest: families 9.9
- 109.7
Minervabuurt-Noord
1,410 residents
Strongest: families 9.8
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- 119.7
De Klomp
650 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 129.7
Diepenbrockbuurt
780 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.8
- 139.7
Rieteilanden-West
2,580 residents
Strongest: families 9.9
- 149.6
Houthavens-West
4,835 residents
Strongest: families 9.3
- 159.6
De Bongerd
3,165 residents
Strongest: families 10.0
- 169.5
Theo van Goghparkbuurt
6,020 residents
Strongest: families 10.0
- 179.5
Linnaeusparkbuurt
2,645 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.9
- 189.5
Nieuwendammerdijk-West
1,020 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.8
- 199.5
Bedrijventerrein Van Houten
A residential area despite the name: 675 residents, mostly owner-occupied homes.
675 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.3
- 209.4
Oostzanerdijk
340 residents
Strongest: families 9.8
- 219.4
Park Haagseweg
965 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.9
- 229.4
Scheldebuurt-Midden
3,120 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.9
- 239.3
Nintemanterrein
125 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 10.0
- 249.3
Minervabuurt-Midden
2,475 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.7
- 259.3
Van Tuyllbuurt
4,140 residents
Strongest: amenities 10.0
- 269.2
Legmeerpleinbuurt
1,670 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.8
- 279.2
Andreasterrein
1,205 residents
Strongest: families 9.1
- 289.2
Rembrandtpark-Zuid
895 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.9
- 299.2
Huntum
180 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.0
- 309.2
Twiske-West
2,505 residents
Strongest: families 9.0
- 319.1
Lanenrijk
2,845 residents
Strongest: safety 9.8
- 329.1
Nieuw-Sloten-Noordwest
3,000 residents
Strongest: families 9.7
- 339.1
Valeriusbuurt-West
2,620 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.8
- 349.1
Rieteiland-Oost
310 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 10.0
- 359.1
Waterrijk
1,340 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.7
- 369.0
Minervabuurt-Zuid
2,555 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.7
- 379.0
Middenmeer-Zuid
5,140 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.7
- 389.0
De Aker-Oost
5,810 residents
Strongest: families 9.8
- 399.0
Willemsparkbuurt-Noord
1,525 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.5
- 408.9
Ed Pelsterparkbuurt
5,740 residents
Strongest: families 10.0
- 418.9
Rijnbuurt-Oost
2,700 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.8
- 428.9
Beethovenbuurt
1,350 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.8
- 438.9
Fannius Scholtenbuurt
3,630 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.9
- 448.8
Harmoniehofbuurt
1,325 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.9
- 458.8
Wielingenbuurt
2,910 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.8
- 468.8
Hondecoeterbuurt
2,015 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.5
- 478.8
Werengouw-Zuid
1,610 residents
Strongest: families 9.9
- 488.8
Java-eiland
3,075 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.1
- 498.8
Hogewey-Noord
1,140 residents
Strongest: families 9.8
- 508.8
De Wester Quartier
1,705 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.5
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On the total grade: safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and how the area works out for families, each counting equally. The grade is the neighbourhood's national position on that mix, not the average of the separate grades.
Why is Sporenburg at the top?
Sporenburg scores a 10.0 on this list, with safety 9.8 as its strongest side. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Amsterdam that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The crime figures are from the police for 2025; population, boundaries and the other characteristics 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.