The districts of Heerlen

Heerlen has 87,515 residents (2026), spread across 23 districts and 57 neighbourhoods.

Bottom 24% of the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

Heerlen averages 4.3, which puts the municipality above 23% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Amenities lift that grade with 8.2; wealth and income hold it back at 3.3. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Caumerveld (9.6), the lowest in Eikenderveld (2.6). That is 7.0 points of difference inside one municipality.

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residents: 87,515
districts: 23
neighbourhoods: 57
km² of land: 44.9

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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

43.6 per 1,000

Violent crime

5.1 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.9 per 1,000

Property crime

14.9 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 5,628 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

0.7 km

GP practice

0.8 km

Train station

2.6 km

Restaurant

0.7 km

Hospital

3.9 km

Café

0.6 km

Library

1.4 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

€ 217,947

Welfare recipients

43.6 per 1,000

High incomes

12%

Low incomes

46%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

49%

Social housing

36%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

65%

Built after 2000

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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

3,950 inw/km²

Noise level

54 dB

Green surroundings

51%

Trees nearby

14%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,826

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.6 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

0.6 km

Households with children

27%

Childcare

0.6 km

Secondary school

1.3 km

Residents under 15

13%

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1513%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4525%
NL median 22%
45–6527%
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
1.9 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
48% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
26% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,947 — 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 Heerlen, weighted by population.