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Ravenswaaij

Ravenswaaij has 3 neighbourhoods with 645 residents in total.

Top 45% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 5 of the 7 districts of Buren

Short answer: Ravenswaaij scores 6.7 as a district of Buren, no. 5 of the 7 districts of Buren. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Verspreide huizen Ravenswaaij (7.1). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 645 residents in total.

Key figures for Ravenswaaij

residents
645
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
10.9

How Ravenswaaij 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
20.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.5 per 1,000
Property crime
8.1 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 9 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
3.8 km
GP practice
3.9 km
Train station
8.9 km
Restaurant
3.2 km
Hospital
8.8 km
Café
3.3 km
Library
6.4 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
€ 561,217
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
28%
Low incomes
34%
Vacancy
6%
Owner-occupied
86%
Social housing
6%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
94%
Built after 2000
25%

Tick = Dutch median

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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.
Population density
656 inw/km²
Noise level
42 dB
Green surroundings
77%
Trees nearby
4%
Water share
4%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
54
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.5 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
41%
Childcare
1.6 km
Secondary school
7.0 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Buren

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2512%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4520%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6534%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+21%

    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

    2.5around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    27%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    41%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    656far 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 Ravenswaaij, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Ravenswaaij

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Verspreide huizen Ravenswaaij7.1
  2. 2Ravenswaaij7.0
  3. 3Verspreide huizen poldergebied5.2