The districts of Veenendaal
Veenendaal has 70,340 residents (2026), spread across 6 districts and 38 neighbourhoods.
Families packed close together
Veenendaal averages 7.9, which puts the municipality above 71% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Families lift that grade with 8.1; quiet and nature hold it back at 5.0. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Salamander (9.9), the lowest in Achterkerk (3.2). That is 6.7 points of difference inside one municipality.
Key figures for Veenendaal
- residents
- 70,340
- districts
- 6
- neighbourhoods
- 38
- km² of land
- 19.4
How Veenendaal 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, 2,142 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
The safest neighbourhoods in Veenendaal →The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Veenendaal →
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
Veenendaal has strikingly many children under 15: 18%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1518%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4526%
NL median 22%
- 45–6525%
NL median 28%
- 65+19%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
35% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
36% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,345 — 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 Veenendaal, weighted by population.
Strongest neighbourhoods
The best neighbourhoods in Veenendaal →Salamander
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Petenbos
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Dragonder Oost
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Schepenbuurt
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Componistenbuurt
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De Pol
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Weakest neighbourhoods
The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Veenendaal →Other rankings
All districts of Veenendaal
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