Budel

Budel lies against the Belgian border in Cranendonck, five neighbourhoods and just over 10,300 residents, many of them in scattered housing and hamlets such as Heikant and Keunenhoek. The scores sit strikingly close together: amenities 6.8, nature 6.1, housing 5.6, social life and safety both 5.2. Nowhere a spike up or down. The overall of 5.2 marks an even, rural village without sharp edges.