neighbourhood in Eindhoven
Muschberg, Geestenberg
4,010 residents · postal code 5641 · Part of Oud-Tongelre, Eindhoven
Everything close by, little space
The overall score of Muschberg, Geestenberg is lower than three of the five pillars it rests on: a 4.0, while safety stands at 6.5 and amenities at 7.3. What drags it down are wealth & income and quiet & nature, both below four.
The wealth & income pillar is more uniform than most: few high incomes, many low ones, a property value below the national median and benefits at nearly three and a half times the national level. Only the vacancy rate is barely above the median. Within the safety pillar, violence and property crime are below the national median, with burglary and vandalism slightly above.
- no. 10,444 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 61 of 103 in Eindhoven
How Muschberg, Geestenberg scores
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Is Muschberg, Geestenberg a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Muschberg, Geestenberg comes out at 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 109 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Wealth & income
What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
Muschberg, Geestenberg has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 31%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1514%
NL median 14%
- 15–2513%
NL median 11%
- 25–4531%
NL median 22%
- 45–6524%
NL median 28%
- 65+18%
NL median 22%
Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.
Average household size
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
48% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
27% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,191 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364
Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.
Frequently asked questions
Is Muschberg, Geestenberg a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Muschberg, Geestenberg comes out at 20 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in Muschberg, Geestenberg?
In Muschberg, Geestenberg the police recorded 109 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (20 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.
How is the grade for Muschberg, Geestenberg calculated?
Muschberg, Geestenberg scores 4.0 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Muschberg, Geestenberg lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
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