district in De Ronde Venen
Vinkeveen
Vinkeveen has 4 neighbourhoods with 9,710 residents in total.
Vinkeveen owes its character to its lakes, and the figures reflect it: four neighbourhoods and over 9,700 residents in De Ronde Venen. Safety holds up firmest at 8.6, with wealth following at 7.2 and quiet and nature close behind at 6.4. Amenities lag the most, sitting around the middle at 6.0. With an overall of 7.9, this water-rich recreation village ranks among the better in the set.
no. 5 of the 8 districts of De Ronde Venen
Short answer: Vinkeveen scores 7.9 as a district of De Ronde Venen, no. 5 of the 8 districts of De Ronde Venen. Its strongest neighbourhood is Vinkeveen Dorp (9.1), the worst Vinkeveen Plassengebied (4.5). The district has 4 neighbourhoods with 9,710 residents in total.
Key figures for Vinkeveen
- residents
- 9,710
- neighbourhoods
- 4
- km² of land
- 13.6
How Vinkeveen 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.
In 2025, 218 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.
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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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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.
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The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
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Who lives here
The age profile of Vinkeveen looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2510%
NL median 11%
- 25–4522%
NL median 22%
- 45–6530%
NL median 28%
- 65+23%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
32% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
36% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
3,506 — far more 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 Vinkeveen, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Vinkeveen
The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Vinkeveen.
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Neighbourhoods in Vinkeveen
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