Volendam

Volendam is the tight-knit fishing town on the Markermeer, twelve neighbourhoods and nearly 23,000 residents from the Oude Kom to the new Broeckgouw estate. Safety scores 8.3 and the overall 7.5, marks that suit a close, homogeneous community with strong internal bonds. Social life (6.5) and housing (6.7) hold up well. Amenities come to 6.8. A town with a strong identity and a reputation that precedes it.