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district in De Fryske Marren

Echten

Echten has 1 neighbourhoods with 255 residents in total.

Bottom 38% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 32 of the 49 districts of De Fryske Marren

Short answer: Echten scores 5.3 as a district of De Fryske Marren, no. 32 of the 49 districts of De Fryske Marren. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Echten (5.3). The district has 1 neighbourhood with 255 residents in total.

Key figures for Echten

residents
255
neighbourhoods
1
km² of land
2.5

How Echten 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
20.5 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.5 per 1,000
Property crime
8.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 3 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in De Fryske MarrenThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in De Fryske Marren

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
2.2 km
GP practice
2.0 km
Train station
16.5 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Hospital
9.1 km
Café
3.4 km
Library
7.2 km
Motorway ramp
0.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in De Fryske Marren

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
€ 349,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
38%
Vacancy
16%
Owner-occupied
89%
Social housing
1%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
7%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in De Fryske Marren

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
103 inw/km²
Noise level
40 dB
Green surroundings
64%
Trees nearby
1%
Water share
17%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
65
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.3 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 De Fryske Marren

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.7 km
Households with children
34%
Childcare
1.9 km
Secondary school
7.1 km
Residents under 15
16%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in De Fryske Marren

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1516%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4526%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6529%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+20%

    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

    27%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    34%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    103far 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 Echten, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Echten

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Echten5.3