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The districts of Leusden

Leusden has 31,905 residents (2026), spread across 6 districts and 28 neighbourhoods.

Top 18% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

Safe, and nowhere really weak

Leusden averages 8.7, which puts the municipality above 82% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Safety lifts that grade with 8.3; quiet and nature hold it back at 6.6. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Tabaksteeg (10.0), the lowest in Zwanenburg (4.2). That is 5.8 points of difference inside one municipality.

Key figures for Leusden

residents
31,905
districts
6
neighbourhoods
28
km² of land
58.5

How Leusden scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
19.1 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.6 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.6 per 1,000
Property crime
6.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 772 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in LeusdenThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Leusden

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
1.0 km
GP practice
0.8 km
Train station
6.1 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Hospital
2.2 km
Café
2.2 km
Library
1.7 km
Motorway ramp
2.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Leusden

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.
Property value
€ 494,080
Welfare recipients
12.2 per 1,000
High incomes
25%
Low incomes
33%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
72%
Social housing
20%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
81%
Built after 2000
22%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Leusden

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
4,684 inw/km²
Noise level
51 dB
Green surroundings
61%
Trees nearby
13%
Water share
2%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,288
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.7 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.

Tick = Dutch median

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Leusden

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.8 km
Households with children
36%
Childcare
0.8 km
Secondary school
3.0 km
Residents under 15
16%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Leusden

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1516%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+24%

    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

    2.2around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    32%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    36%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    4,684far 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 Leusden, weighted by population.

Other rankings

All districts of Leusden

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Leusden-Zuid9.3
  2. 2Leusden-Centrum West9.2
  3. 3Leusden-Centrum Oost8.3
  4. 4Achterveld8.2
  5. 5Stoutenburg7.9
  6. 6't Ruige Veld7.5