The districts of Vaals

Vaals has 9,995 residents (2026), spread across 2 districts and 9 neighbourhoods.

Bottom 14% of the Netherlands

Plenty of space, less prosperity

Vaals averages 3.5, which puts the municipality above 13% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Quiet and nature lift that grade with 8.4; wealth and income hold it back at 3.1. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Vijlen (7.6), the lowest in Raren (2.9). That is 4.7 points of difference inside one municipality.

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residents: 9,995
districts: 2
neighbourhoods: 9
km² of land: 23.9

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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

26.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.4 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.0 per 1,000

Property crime

11.7 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.9 per 1,000

In 2025, 388 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

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Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Supermarket

1.6 km

GP practice

1.5 km

Train station

14.5 km

Restaurant

0.4 km

Hospital

14.3 km

Café

0.7 km

Library

1.6 km

Motorway ramp

0.6 km

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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

€ 241,570

Welfare recipients

30.6 per 1,000

High incomes

13%

Low incomes

48%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

46%

Social housing

27%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

54%

Built after 2000

17%

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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

2,206 inw/km²

Noise level

47 dB

Green surroundings

74%

Trees nearby

18%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

1,059

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.9 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

1.0 km

Households with children

21%

Childcare

0.9 km

Secondary school

10.6 km

Residents under 15

11%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Vaals has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 30%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1511%
NL median 14%
15–2512%
NL median 11%
25–4520%
NL median 22%
45–6529%
NL median 28%
65+30%
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
1.8 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
51% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
20% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,206 — around the 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 Vaals, weighted by population.