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Europakwartier West

Europakwartier West has 3 neighbourhoods with 4,795 residents in total.

Top 28% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 22 of the 56 districts of Almere

Short answer: Europakwartier West scores 7.9 as a district of Almere, no. 22 of the 56 districts of Almere. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Europakwartier W.-Noord (9.0). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 4,795 residents in total.

Key figures for Europakwartier West

residents
4,795
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
0.5

How Europakwartier West 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
28.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.3 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.5 per 1,000
Property crime
12.8 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 195 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
0.6 km
GP practice
0.5 km
Train station
1.4 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Hospital
0.6 km
Café
3.3 km
Library
0.5 km
Motorway ramp
1.9 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
€ 379,441
Welfare recipients
20.9 per 1,000
High incomes
30%
Low incomes
26%
Vacancy
6%
Owner-occupied
50%
Social housing
28%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
19%
Built after 2000
100%

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
10,197 inw/km²
Noise level
55 dB
Green surroundings
34%
Trees nearby
1%
Water share
8%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
2,127
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.2 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
0.3 km
Households with children
33%
Childcare
0.3 km
Secondary school
0.5 km
Residents under 15
19%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Almere

Who lives here

Europakwartier West has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 46%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1519%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–259%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4546%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6519%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+7%

    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

    2.0smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    44%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    32%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    10,197far 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 Europakwartier West, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Europakwartier West

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Europakwartier W.-Noord9.0
  2. 2Europakwartier W.-Zuid8.3
  3. 3Europakwartier W.-West5.3