The districts of Eemsdelta

Eemsdelta has 44,800 residents (2026), spread across 20 districts and 93 neighbourhoods.

Bottom 29% of the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

Eemsdelta averages 4.6, which puts the municipality above 28% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Quiet and nature lift that grade with 6.7; wealth and income hold it back at 3.6. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Holwierde (8.4), the lowest in Zijldijk (2.5). That is 5.9 points of difference inside one municipality.

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residents: 44,800
districts: 20
neighbourhoods: 93
km² of land: 268

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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

25.0 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.4 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.8 per 1,000

Property crime

8.1 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 1,239 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

1.6 km

GP practice

1.8 km

Train station

3.2 km

Restaurant

1.4 km

Hospital

7.1 km

Café

1.9 km

Library

2.6 km

Motorway ramp

1.3 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

€ 253,777

Welfare recipients

29.3 per 1,000

High incomes

13%

Low incomes

45%

Vacancy

10%

Owner-occupied

59%

Social housing

29%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

82%

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

2,297 inw/km²

Noise level

48 dB

Green surroundings

53%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

671

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.0 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

1.2 km

Households with children

30%

Childcare

1.1 km

Secondary school

4.5 km

Residents under 15

14%

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+27%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
39% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
29% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,290 — around the 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 Eemsdelta, weighted by population.