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district in Almere

Buitenvaart

Buitenvaart has 1 neighbourhoods with 205 residents in total.

Bottom 30% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 45 of the 56 districts of Almere

Short answer: Buitenvaart scores 4.7 as a district of Almere, no. 45 of the 56 districts of Almere. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Buitenvaart (brt) (4.7). The district has 1 neighbourhood with 205 residents in total.

Key figures for Buitenvaart

residents
205
neighbourhoods
1
km² of land
2.7

How Buitenvaart 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
36.5 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.5 per 1,000
Property crime
12.2 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 19 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
2.8 km
GP practice
2.9 km
Train station
3.5 km
Restaurant
1.2 km
Hospital
8.9 km
Café
3.5 km
Library
4.3 km
Motorway ramp
1.5 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Almere

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
€ 527,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
28%
Low incomes
33%
Vacancy
17%
Owner-occupied
71%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
40%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Almere

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
76 inw/km²
Noise level
46 dB
Green surroundings
67%
Trees nearby
16%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
100
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.3 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 Almere

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
2.6 km
Households with children
42%
Childcare
2.6 km
Secondary school
3.8 km
Residents under 15
10%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Almere

Who lives here

Buitenvaart has strikingly many young people aged 15 to 25: 18%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1510%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2518%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4520%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6539%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+13%

    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

    2.4around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    22%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    42%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    76far 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 Buitenvaart, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Buitenvaart

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Buitenvaart (brt)4.7