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Vermeerkwartier

Vermeerkwartier has 4 neighbourhoods with 6,225 residents in total.

Top 13% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 8 of the 31 districts of Amersfoort

Short answer: Vermeerkwartier scores 9.1 as a district of Amersfoort, no. 8 of the 31 districts of Amersfoort. Its strongest neighbourhood is Vermeerkwartier-Oost (9.9), the worst Dorrestein (5.5). The district has 4 neighbourhoods with 6,225 residents in total.

Key figures for Vermeerkwartier

residents
6,225
neighbourhoods
4
km² of land
1.2

How Vermeerkwartier 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
20.6 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.3 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.3 per 1,000
Property crime
7.8 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 178 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
0.8 km
GP practice
0.6 km
Train station
1.9 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Hospital
3.6 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
1.1 km
Motorway ramp
1.7 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
€ 494,774
Welfare recipients
16.1 per 1,000
High incomes
28%
Low incomes
32%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
60%
Social housing
23%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
59%
Built after 2000
10%

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
7,008 inw/km²
Noise level
53 dB
Green surroundings
54%
Trees nearby
15%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
3,051
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.0 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
0.6 km
Households with children
31%
Childcare
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.5 km
Residents under 15
16%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Amersfoort

Who lives here

The age profile of Vermeerkwartier looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1516%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4526%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+19%

    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

    2.1smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    44%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    30%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    7,008far 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 Vermeerkwartier, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Vermeerkwartier

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Vermeerkwartier.

Neighbourhoods in Vermeerkwartier

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Vermeerkwartier-Oost9.9
  2. 2Vermeerkwartier-West9.9
  3. 3Bekenstein / De Luiaard8.9
  4. 4Dorrestein5.5