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district in Buren

Maurik

Maurik has 7 neighbourhoods with 7,405 residents in total.

Top 49% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 6 of the 7 districts of Buren

Short answer: Maurik scores 6.4 as a district of Buren, no. 6 of the 7 districts of Buren. Its strongest neighbourhood is Verspreide huizen Eck en Wiel (7.7), the worst Rijswijk (2.9). The district has 7 neighbourhoods with 7,405 residents in total.

Key figures for Maurik

residents
7,405
neighbourhoods
7
km² of land
26.7

How Maurik 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
20.9 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
7.0 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 190 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in BurenThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Buren

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
1.1 km
GP practice
1.6 km
Train station
10.2 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Hospital
10.2 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
6.0 km
Motorway ramp
1.5 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Buren

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
€ 458,429
Welfare recipients
10.8 per 1,000
High incomes
18%
Low incomes
38%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
70%
Social housing
24%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
93%
Built after 2000
27%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Buren

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
1,658 inw/km²
Noise level
45 dB
Green surroundings
70%
Trees nearby
6%
Water share
4%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
378
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.6 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 Buren

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.0 km
Households with children
35%
Childcare
1.5 km
Secondary school
9.4 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Buren

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6530%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+22%

    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

    2.3around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    32%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    35%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,658less 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 Maurik, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Maurik

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

Neighbourhoods in Maurik

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Verspreide huizen Eck en Wiel7.7
  2. 2Eck en Wiel7.0
  3. 3Maurik6.8
  4. 4Verspreide huizen Maurik5.7
  5. 5Verspreide huizen Rijswijk5.7
  6. 6Ganzert4.9
  7. 7Rijswijk2.9