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neighbourhood in Vaals

Raren

155 residents · postal code 6291 · Part of Vijlen-Lemiers, Vaals

  • no. 11,580 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 4 of 9 in Vaals

This neighbourhood has few residents; figures are indicative.

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Scores per pillar

Home to 155 residents, Raren is a rural area in Vaals. Measured against every neighbourhood in the Netherlands, it scores 3.4 out of 10. The profile is pronounced: nature and quiet scores 7.6, while amenities lags at 2.9.

Amenities nearby

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Large supermarket
2.9 km
General practitioner
2.9 km
Primary school
3.0 km
Secondary school
11.0 km
Childcare
2.8 km
Train station
15.1 km
Hospital
15.3 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Café
2.6 km
Library
3.1 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
71.7
Violent crimes
1.3
Burglaries
3.2

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 444,000
Owner-occupied
83%
Single-family homes
96%
Built after 2000
0%
Income per resident
–

Who lives here

0–15 10%15–25 6%25–45 10%45–65 39%65+ 35%
Average household size
2.2
Households with children
25%
Single-person households
28%
Residents per km²
45

Nearby neighbourhoods

Holset

Vaals

3.7

Wolfhaag

Vaals

4.6

Vaals

Vaals

2.6

Lemiers

Vaals

3.2

Verspreide huizen

Gulpen-Wittem

6.5

Vijlen

Vaals

5.6

Similar neighbourhoods

Ee

Noardeast-Fryslân

3.4

Groenewoud Oost

Tilburg

3.4

Terschuren

Heerlen

3.4

Centrum De Groote Wielen

's-Hertogenbosch

3.4

Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Raren calculated?

Raren scores 3.4 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 Raren a safe neighbourhood?

Raren scores 3.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (71.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.