The districts of Emmen

Emmen has 109,695 residents (2026), spread across 27 districts and 83 neighbourhoods.

Bottom 31% of the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

Emmen comes out at 4.8 as a municipality — better than 30% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Quiet and nature lift that grade with 7.1; wealth and income hold it back at 3.9. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Zuidbarge (9.1), the lowest in Oude Schuttingskanaal (2.6). That is 6.5 points of difference inside one municipality.

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residents: 109,695
districts: 27
neighbourhoods: 83
km² of land: 335

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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

28.0 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.9 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.7 per 1,000

Property crime

10.9 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 3,865 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

1.2 km

GP practice

1.6 km

Train station

5.6 km

Restaurant

1.1 km

Hospital

7.1 km

Café

2.2 km

Library

2.8 km

Motorway ramp

2.1 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

€ 272,224

Welfare recipients

27.5 per 1,000

High incomes

13%

Low incomes

44%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

65%

Social housing

26%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

81%

Built after 2000

16%

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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

2,174 inw/km²

Noise level

49 dB

Green surroundings

50%

Trees nearby

13%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

816

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.8 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

0.9 km

Households with children

33%

Childcare

0.9 km

Secondary school

4.1 km

Residents under 15

14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4522%
NL median 22%
45–6528%
NL median 28%
65+25%
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 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
37% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
32% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,171 — 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 Emmen, weighted by population.