Lemmer

At the Frisian end of the former Zuiderzee sits Lemmer, eight neighbourhoods and just over 10,300 residents around Lemmer-Noord and the Lemstervaart. Its watersports setting shows in a nature score of 7.3, the strongest pillar here. Safety follows at 7.0, while social life (5.0) and housing (5.4) linger near the middle. With an overall of 5.9, this is a solid, water-rich harbour town without extremes.