The districts of Zeist
Zeist has 66,685 residents (2026), spread across 5 districts and 35 neighbourhoods.
Built for families, and strong throughout
Zeist averages 8.1, which puts the municipality above 74% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Families lift that grade with 7.6; wealth and income hold it back at 6.8. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Patijnpark (10.0), the lowest in Carré (3.7). That is 6.3 points of difference inside one municipality.
Key figures for Zeist
- residents
- 66,685
- districts
- 5
- neighbourhoods
- 35
- km² of land
- 48.5
How Zeist 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, 2,032 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
The safest neighbourhoods in Zeist →The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Zeist →
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 Zeist looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1517%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4524%
NL median 22%
- 45–6526%
NL median 28%
- 65+22%
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
42% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
32% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,707 — 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 Zeist, weighted by population.
Strongest neighbourhoods
The best neighbourhoods in Zeist →Patijnpark
Zeist
Lyceumkwartier
Zeist
Hoge Dennen
Zeist
Centrumschil-Noord
Zeist
Austerlitz
Zeist
Vogelwijk
Zeist
Weakest neighbourhoods
The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Zeist →Other rankings
All districts of Zeist
Sorted by total grade