The best neighbourhoods in Houten
The best neighbourhood in Houten is Tuinen (10.0), with wealth & income 9.9 as its strongest side. They are spread across Houten: 8 in the centre, 6 in the north and 5 in the west. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,335 residents. Of the 46 neighbourhoods in Houten with a total grade, 32 reach a 7.0 or higher. Houten as a whole comes out at a 8.4, 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.
- 110.0
Tuinen
Houten · 1,680 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.9
- 29.9
Dorp Schalkwijk West
Houten · 1,305 residents
Strongest: safety 9.8
- 39.9
Oorden
Houten · 995 residents
Strongest: safety 9.6
- 49.9
Borchen
Houten · 930 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.9
- 59.9
Bermen
Houten · 545 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.7
- 69.8
Oude Dorp
Houten · 2,050 residents
Strongest: safety 9.3
- 79.8
Akkers
Houten · 960 residents
Strongest: safety 9.6
- 89.7
Mossen
Houten · 2,420 residents
Strongest: safety 9.9
- 99.7
Landen
Houten · 1,120 residents
Strongest: families 9.9
- 109.7
Waters
Houten · 2,190 residents
Strongest: safety 10.0
- 119.7
Houten
Houten · 1,625 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.5
- 129.6
Meren
Houten · 1,945 residents
Strongest: safety 9.9
- 139.5
Poorten
Houten · 1,180 residents
Strongest: safety 9.6
- 149.4
Gilden
Houten · 1,795 residents
Strongest: families 9.6
- 159.3
Slagen
Houten · 1,745 residents
Strongest: safety 9.2
- 169.3
Erven
Houten · 1,180 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.5
- 179.3
Campen
Houten · 1,740 residents
Strongest: families 9.4
- 189.0
Hoven
Houten · 890 residents
Strongest: families 9.1
- 199.0
Polders
Houten · 1,155 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.8
- 208.8
Gaarden
Houten · 1,335 residents
Strongest: safety 8.3
- 218.7
Weiden
Houten · 1,700 residents
Strongest: safety 9.7
- 228.7
Muren
Houten · 2,115 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.5
- 238.3
Castellum Oost
Houten · 1,060 residents
Strongest: families 9.8
- 248.2
Sloten
Houten · 990 residents
Strongest: safety 9.1
- 258.2
Grassen
Houten · 2,015 residents
Strongest: safety 9.8
- 268.0
Stenen
Houten · 1,425 residents
Strongest: safety 9.9
- 278.0
Sporen
Houten · 1,520 residents
Strongest: safety 8.6
- 287.9
Buitengebied Schalkwijk Oost
Houten · 130 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.8
- 297.8
Buitengebied 't Goy
Houten · 255 residents
Strongest: quiet & nature 9.3
- 307.7
Bouwen
Houten · 1,050 residents
Strongest: safety 9.3
- 317.1
Dorp Schalkwijk Oost
Houten · 465 residents
Strongest: safety 9.1
- 327.0
Velden
Houten · 1,300 residents
Strongest: families 8.6
- 336.5
Hagen
Houten · 995 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 7.3
- 346.2
Buitengebied Schalkwijk West
Houten · 290 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.5
- 356.1
't Waal
Houten · 530 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.0
- 365.5
Molens
Houten · 555 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.6
- 375.5
Dorp 't Goy
Houten · 305 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 7.9
- 385.4
Bruggen
Houten · 140 residents
Strongest: families 8.4
- 395.1
Buitengebied Houten West
Houten · 255 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 8.8
- 405.1
Hoeven
Houten · 1,735 residents
Strongest: safety 6.7
- 414.9
Tull
Houten · 145 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.3
- 424.8
't Goyse Dorp
Houten · 115 residents
Strongest: wealth & income 9.4
- 434.5
Schaften
Houten · 205 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.3
- 443.9
Castellum West
Houten · 900 residents
Strongest: amenities 7.3
- 453.2
Centrum West
Houten · 365 residents
Strongest: amenities 8.3
- 463.2
Centrum Oost
Houten · 1,420 residents
Strongest: amenities 9.4
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 Tuinen at the top?
Tuinen scores a 10.0 on this list, with wealth & income 9.9 as its strongest side. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Houten 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.