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Bunschoten takes in the old fishing village of Spakenburg on the former Zuiderzee, ten neighbourhoods and nearly 23,000 residents. Safety stands out at 7.9 and the overall at 7.6, marks that suit a close, religious community with its own traditional dress. Housing (7.0) and social life (6.0) hold up well. Amenities come to 6.8. A markedly self-contained village with a distinctly safe and tight-knit character.