neighbourhood in Purmerend
Amerika
4,525 residents · postal code 1448 · Part of Weidevenne, Purmerend
- no. 206 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 2 of 31 in Purmerend
Scores per pillar
Almost everything here went up after 2000 — 93% of homes date from this century. Safety earns a flawless 10.0 and the overall grade a 9.9, among the highest in the country. This is emphatically family territory, with nearly half of households raising children and 80% owning their homes. The station lies seven hundred metres off, and crime, at thirteen per 1,000 people present, stays well below the median.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Amerika calculated?
Amerika scores 9.9 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.
Is Amerika a safe neighbourhood?
Amerika scores 10.0 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (13.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.