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The districts of Amstelveen

Amstelveen has 95,825 residents (2026), spread across 14 districts and 47 neighbourhoods.

Top 38% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

Families packed close together

As a municipality, Amstelveen sits at 7.2, better than 62% of the neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Families lift that grade with 7.7; quiet and nature hold it back at 4.5. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Zeestratenbuurt (9.7), the lowest in Nes aan de Amstel (2.7). That is 7.0 points of difference inside one municipality.

Key figures for Amstelveen

residents
95,825
districts
14
neighbourhoods
47
km² of land
41.1

How Amstelveen 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
25.3 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.7 per 1,000
Property crime
10.8 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 3,627 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in AmstelveenThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Amstelveen

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.7 km
GP practice
0.9 km
Train station
6.5 km
Restaurant
0.5 km
Hospital
2.8 km
Café
1.7 km
Library
1.9 km
Motorway ramp
1.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Amstelveen

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
€ 577,277
Welfare recipients
12.8 per 1,000
High incomes
30%
Low incomes
35%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
49%
Social housing
30%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
49%
Built after 2000
18%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Amstelveen

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
6,867 inw/km²
Noise level
57 dB
Green surroundings
45%
Trees nearby
13%
Water share
3%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
2,542
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.5 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

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Amstelveen

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.8 km
Households with children
35%
Childcare
0.6 km
Secondary school
1.7 km
Residents under 15
17%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Amstelveen

Who lives here

The age profile of Amstelveen looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1517%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2513%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4526%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6525%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+19%

    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

    2.1smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    44%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    33%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    6,864far 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Amstelveen, weighted by population.

Other rankings

All districts of Amstelveen

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Randwijck9.4
  2. 2Elsrijk9.0
  3. 3Westwijk Zuid9.0
  4. 4Amsterdamse Bos8.4
  5. 5Patrimonium8.2
  6. 6Waardhuizen, Middenhoven7.3
  7. 7Buitengebied Noord7.2
  8. 8Bankras, Kostverloren7.0
  9. 9Bovenkerk - Westwijk Noord6.9
  10. 10Keizer Karelpark6.5
  11. 11Stadshart5.3
  12. 12Uilenstede, Kronenburg5.0
  13. 13Groenelaan4.8
  14. 14Buitengebied Zuid2.7