district in Almere
Literatuurwijk
Literatuurwijk has 7 neighbourhoods with 9,645 residents in total.
The Literatuurwijk in Almere takes its name from writers, and holds seven neighbourhoods and over 9,600 residents around Literatuurwijk Zuid and Midden. Amenities are strongest at 8.6, with wealth holding above the middle at 6.9. Safety just holds at 6.6, while quiet and nature lags far behind at 3.6. With an overall of 8.5, this young polder district reads as complete and pleasant, but tight.
no. 15 of the 56 districts of Almere
Short answer: Literatuurwijk scores 8.5 as a district of Almere, no. 15 of the 56 districts of Almere. Its strongest neighbourhood is Literatuurwijk Zuid (9.8), the worst Bedrijventerrein De Binderij (3.5). The district has 7 neighbourhoods with 9,645 residents in total.
Key figures for Literatuurwijk
- residents
- 9,645
- neighbourhoods
- 7
- km² of land
- 1.5
How Literatuurwijk 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, 201 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.
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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
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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.
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The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
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Who lives here
Literatuurwijk has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 11%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1517%
NL median 14%
- 15–2515%
NL median 11%
- 25–4525%
NL median 22%
- 45–6531%
NL median 28%
- 65+11%
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
2.6 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
27% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
52% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
7,485 — 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 Literatuurwijk, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Literatuurwijk
The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Literatuurwijk.
Neighbourhoods in Literatuurwijk
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