The districts of Best
Best has 31,215 residents (2026), spread across 1 district and 19 neighbourhoods.
Families packed close together
Best averages 7.5, which puts the municipality above 66% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Families lift that grade with 7.8; quiet and nature hold it back at 4.5. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Speelheide (9.3), the lowest in 't Zand (3.3). That is 6.0 points of difference inside one municipality.
Key figures for Best
- residents
- 31,215
- districts
- 1
- neighbourhoods
- 19
- km² of land
- 33.9
How Best scores
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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
The age profile of Best looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4524%
NL median 22%
- 45–6528%
NL median 28%
- 65+21%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
31% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
36% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,193 — 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. Average of the neighbourhoods in Best, weighted by population.
Strongest neighbourhoods
The best neighbourhoods in Best →Speelheide
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Heivelden
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Heuveleind
Best
Aarlesche Erven
Best
Salderes
Best
Steegsche Velden
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