The districts of De Fryske Marren

De Fryske Marren has 52,240 residents (2026), spread across 52 districts and 71 neighbourhoods.

Top 42% of the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

De Fryske Marren averages 6.9, which puts the municipality above 58% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Quiet and nature lift that grade with 7.9; wealth and income hold it back at 5.0. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Oudehaske (9.7), the lowest in Rohel (3.1). That is 6.6 points of difference inside one municipality.

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residents: 52,240
districts: 52
neighbourhoods: 71
km² of land: 351

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

18.4 per 1,000

Violent crime

1.8 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

6.1 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 1,099 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

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

Supermarket

1.5 km

GP practice

2.0 km

Train station

14.2 km

Restaurant

1.1 km

Hospital

5.7 km

Café

2.2 km

Library

3.6 km

Motorway ramp

1.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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

€ 365,005

Welfare recipients

14.8 per 1,000

High incomes

15%

Low incomes

42%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

71%

Social housing

22%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

91%

Built after 2000

17%

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

1,228 inw/km²

Noise level

45 dB

Green surroundings

58%

Trees nearby

Water share

11%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

568

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.5 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.

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

1.0 km

Households with children

34%

Childcare

1.1 km

Secondary school

3.8 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of De Fryske Marren looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+26%
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
33% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
33% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,227 — far less 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 De Fryske Marren, weighted by population.