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The districts of Vlissingen

Vlissingen has 45,745 residents (2026), spread across 9 districts and 43 neighbourhoods.

Bottom 32% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

Everything close by, little to spend

Vlissingen comes out at 4.9 as a municipality — better than 31% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Amenities lift that grade with 7.9; wealth and income hold it back at 4.1. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Paauwenburg West (9.4), the lowest in Buitenhaven (2.6). That is 6.8 points of difference inside one municipality.

Key figures for Vlissingen

residents
45,745
districts
9
neighbourhoods
43
km² of land
34.4

How Vlissingen 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
35.4 per 1,000
Violent crime
4.1 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.0 per 1,000
Property crime
11.9 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 2,302 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in VlissingenThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Vlissingen

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.8 km
GP practice
0.9 km
Train station
2.8 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Hospital
2.3 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
2.7 km
Motorway ramp
1.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Vlissingen

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
€ 265,970
Welfare recipients
36.0 per 1,000
High incomes
14%
Low incomes
43%
Vacancy
5%
Owner-occupied
60%
Social housing
27%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
67%
Built after 2000
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Vlissingen

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
5,109 inw/km²
Noise level
52 dB
Green surroundings
43%
Trees nearby
7%
Water share
4%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,991
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.6 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 Vlissingen

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.7 km
Households with children
28%
Childcare
0.6 km
Secondary school
2.5 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Vlissingen

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1513%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4523%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    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

    1.9smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    46%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    26%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    5,107far 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 Vlissingen, weighted by population.

Other rankings

All districts of Vlissingen

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Paauwenburg - Westduin6.8
  2. 2Lammerenburg6.3
  3. 3Oost-Souburg5.2
  4. 4Ritthem e.o.4.3
  5. 5Middengebied4.2
  6. 6Binnenstad2.8
  7. 7Binnen- en Buitenhavens2.8
  8. Groot water
  9. Sloegebied