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The districts of Montferland

Montferland has 36,975 residents (2026), spread across 3 districts and 27 neighbourhoods.

Top 42% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

Safe streets, thinner wallets

Montferland comes out at 6.9 as a municipality — better than 58% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Safety lifts that grade with 8.3; wealth and income hold it back at 4.7. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Verspreide huizen De Hogenend en Oud-Dijk (9.8), the lowest in Stokkum (3.1). That is 6.7 points of difference inside one municipality.

Key figures for Montferland

residents
36,975
districts
3
neighbourhoods
27
km² of land
106

How Montferland 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
17.4 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.4 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.7 per 1,000
Property crime
5.9 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 710 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in MontferlandThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Montferland

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
1.0 km
GP practice
1.2 km
Train station
5.1 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Hospital
7.5 km
Café
1.1 km
Library
2.2 km
Motorway ramp
1.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Montferland

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
€ 326,472
Welfare recipients
12.2 per 1,000
High incomes
15%
Low incomes
42%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
68%
Social housing
22%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
82%
Built after 2000
19%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Montferland

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
2,609 inw/km²
Noise level
50 dB
Green surroundings
62%
Trees nearby
9%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
767
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.1 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 Montferland

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.9 km
Households with children
35%
Childcare
1.0 km
Secondary school
5.1 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Montferland

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1513%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4521%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6529%

    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

    2.2around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    31%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    35%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    2,607more 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 Montferland, weighted by population.

Other rankings

All districts of Montferland

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Brakel8.0
  2. 2Didam7.4
  3. 3's-Heerenberg5.9