The districts of Stadskanaal
Stadskanaal has 32,050 residents (2026), spread across 5 districts and 27 neighbourhoods.
Plenty of space, less prosperity
As a municipality, Stadskanaal sits at 4.9, better than 32% of the neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Quiet and nature lift that grade with 7.2; wealth and income hold it back at 3.9. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Waterland (9.8), the lowest in Kopstukken (2.6). That is 7.2 points of difference inside one municipality.
Key figures for Stadskanaal
- residents
- 32,050
- districts
- 5
- neighbourhoods
- 27
- km² of land
- 118
How Stadskanaal 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.
In 2025, 1,133 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
The safest neighbourhoods in Stadskanaal →The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Stadskanaal →
The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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 figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Stadskanaal 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
37% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
30% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,721 — 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 Stadskanaal, weighted by population.
Strongest neighbourhoods
The best neighbourhoods in Stadskanaal →Waterland
Stadskanaal
Onstwedde
Stadskanaal
Vogelwijk en De Borgen
Stadskanaal
Mussel
Stadskanaal
De Hagen
Stadskanaal
Maarsveld
Stadskanaal
Weakest neighbourhoods
The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Stadskanaal →Other rankings
All districts of Stadskanaal
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