The most affluent neighbourhoods in Zaanstad
9.9Number 1MiddelThe wealthiest neighbourhood in Zaanstad is Middel (9.9), with an average property value of € 666,000. They are spread across Zaanstad: 9 in the west, 6 in the north and 5 in the south. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,260 residents. That is 1.6 times the national median for property value. Of the 69 neighbourhoods in Zaanstad with a grade for wealth, 20 reach a 7.0 or higher. Zaanstad as a whole comes out at a 5.0, against a 6.3 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of Zaanstad lives, the average property value is € 394,000 — the national median is € 422,000. On this page that ranges from € 332,000 in Wormerveer Zuid to € 685,000 in J.J. Allanbuurt.
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The 10 most affluent neighbourhoods in Zaanstad
Number 1
Middel
105 residents
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- 29.5
Willis
2,220 residents
Property value € 535,000
- 39.4
J.J. Allanbuurt
655 residents
Property value € 685,000
- 49.1
Westzanerpolder
660 residents
Property value € 531,000
- 59.1
Zaanse Schans
405 residents
Property value € 638,000
- 69.0
Noorderveen
410 residents
Property value € 538,000
- 78.9
Westerpolder
125 residents
Property value € 623,000
- 88.7
Krommeniedijk
485 residents
Property value € 654,000
- 98.7
Langeheit Oost
120 residents
Property value € 488,000
- 108.4
Kreekrijk
1,355 residents
Property value € 615,000
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- 118.3
Waterrijk West
2,005 residents
Property value € 533,000
- 128.1
De Zuid
1,475 residents
Property value € 535,000
- 137.8
Westzaan Zuid
1,260 residents
Property value € 495,000
- 147.8
Het Eiland
1,250 residents
Property value € 561,000
- 157.5
Industriebuurt
260 residents
Property value € 443,000
- 167.2
Hembrugterrein
230 residents
Property value € 420,000
- 177.1
Schilders- en Waddenbuurt
3,050 residents
Property value € 412,000
- 187.0
Westzaan Noord
2,455 residents
Property value € 467,000
- 197.0
Westerwatering Zuid
4,775 residents
Property value € 459,000
- 206.7
Waterrijk
3,265 residents
Property value € 459,000
- 216.7
Parkrijk Zuid
4,600 residents
Property value € 482,000
- 226.5
Parkrijk Noord
4,740 residents
Property value € 456,000
- 236.1
Centrum
6,055 residents
Property value € 433,000
- 246.0
Westknollendam
475 residents
Property value € 428,000
- 255.9
Westerkoog Midden
2,635 residents
Property value € 421,000
- 265.8
Rooswijk Noord
3,270 residents
Property value € 446,000
- 275.8
Westerkoog Oost
3,685 residents
Property value € 426,000
- 285.6
Zuiderhoofdbuurt
1,985 residents
Property value € 367,000
- 295.5
Westerwatering Noord
3,735 residents
Property value € 421,000
- 305.2
Vennenbuurt
1,665 residents
Property value € 418,000
- 315.2
Oostzijderveld
650 residents
Property value € 406,000
- 325.1
Boerejonkerbuurt
275 residents
Property value € 339,000
- 335.1
Westzanerdijk
1,465 residents
Property value € 430,000
- 345.0
Snuiverbuurt
2,660 residents
Property value € 371,000
- 354.8
Langeheit West
1,105 residents
Property value € 378,000
- 364.8
Zaans Hout
3,750 residents
Property value € 402,000
- 374.8
Peldersveld West
2,655 residents
Property value € 402,000
- 384.8
Wormerveer Zuid
3,805 residents
Property value € 332,000
- 394.7
Havenbuurt
785 residents
Property value € 384,000
- 404.7
Oud West
5,350 residents
Property value € 378,000
- 414.7
Kalf
3,825 residents
Property value € 392,000
- 424.6
Zuiderham
3,005 residents
Property value € 393,000
- 434.5
Noorderham
3,395 residents
Property value € 375,000
- 444.5
Hoornseveld
3,495 residents
Property value € 381,000
- 454.5
Oud Koog
5,025 residents
Property value € 348,000
- 464.4
Russische buurt
2,735 residents
Property value € 382,000
- 474.4
Kalf Noord
2,280 residents
Property value € 386,000
- 484.1
Oud Zaandijk
2,925 residents
Property value € 348,000
- 494.1
Spoorbuurt
905 residents
Property value € 362,000
- 503.8
Wormerveer Centrum
3,360 residents
Property value € 341,000
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On property value — by far the heaviest measure — plus the share of households on a high income and on a low income, benefits, vacancy and the balance between owner-occupied homes and social housing. It describes the neighbourhood and what was measured there, not the people who live in it.
Why is Middel at the top?
Middel scores a 9.9 on this list, with an average property value of € 666,000. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Zaanstad that has a grade for this measure.
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.