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Eemkwartier

Eemkwartier has 2 neighbourhoods with 430 residents in total.

Bottom 23% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 28 of the 31 districts of Amersfoort

Short answer: Eemkwartier scores 4.2 as a district of Amersfoort, no. 28 of the 31 districts of Amersfoort. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Eemplein-Nieuwe Stad (5.5). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 430 residents in total.

Key figures for Eemkwartier

residents
430
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
0.3

How Eemkwartier 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
157.6 per 1,000
Violent crime
4.6 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.4 per 1,000
Property crime
106.9 per 1,000
Vandalism
17.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 332 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
0.5 km
GP practice
1.1 km
Train station
1.9 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Hospital
1.8 km
Café
0.6 km
Library
0.9 km
Motorway ramp
1.9 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Amersfoort

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
€ 348,500
Welfare recipients
69.8 per 1,000
High incomes
18%
Low incomes
39%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
21%
Social housing
77%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
2%
Built after 2000
98%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Amersfoort

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
1,510 inw/km²
Noise level
73 dB
Green surroundings
35%
Trees nearby
8%
Water share
7%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
3,564
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.1 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 Amersfoort

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.9 km
Households with children
8%
Childcare
0.7 km
Secondary school
1.2 km
Residents under 15
4%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Amersfoort

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–154%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2525%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4547%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6515%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+10%

    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

    1.3far smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    74%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    5%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,510far 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 Eemkwartier, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Eemkwartier

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Eemplein-Nieuwe Stad5.5
  2. 2Kop van Isselt2.8