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Genemuiden Kern

1,065 residents · postal code 8281 · Part of Genemuiden, Zwartewaterland

Top 32% in the Netherlands

How we calculate

Home to 1,065 residents, Genemuiden Kern is an urban residential neighbourhood in Zwartewaterland. On the national yardstick its total score is 7.6. The profile is pronounced: safety scores 8.4, while wealth and income lags at 3.7. Housing is relatively affordable here, with an average property value of €290k. For families it stands at 9.4.

  • no. 4,124 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
  • no. 9 of 32 in Zwartewaterland

How Genemuiden Kern scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
17.4 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.6 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.2 per 1,000
Property crime
5.9 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 21 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.
Supermarket
0.7 km
GP practice
0.4 km
Train station
12.3 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Hospital
13.7 km
Café
0.4 km
Library
0.4 km
Motorway ramp
1.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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.
Property value
€ 290,000
Welfare recipients
9.4 per 1,000
High incomes
15%
Low incomes
42%
Vacancy
11%
Owner-occupied
69%
Social housing
13%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
86%
Built after 2000
10%

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
4,822 inw/km²
Noise level
54 dB
Green surroundings
30%
Trees nearby
5%
Water share
12%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
1,117
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.3 µg/m³

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

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The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.3 km
Households with children
36%
Childcare
0.3 km
Secondary school
3.4 km
Residents under 15
18%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Genemuiden Kern has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 14%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1518%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2514%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4529%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6524%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+14%

    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

    2.4around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    38%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    36%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    4,822far 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

How is the grade for Genemuiden Kern calculated?

Genemuiden Kern scores 7.6 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Genemuiden Kern lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Genemuiden Kern a safe neighbourhood?

Genemuiden Kern scores 8.4 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (17.4 per year). The national median is around 24.1.

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