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Emmen-Centrum

Emmen-Centrum has 1 neighbourhoods with 4,925 residents in total.

Bottom 4% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 26 of the 26 districts of Emmen

Short answer: Emmen-Centrum scores 2.8 as a district of Emmen, no. 26 of the 26 districts of Emmen. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Emmen-Centrum (2.8). The district has 1 neighbourhood with 4,925 residents in total.

Key figures for Emmen-Centrum

residents
4,925
neighbourhoods
1
km² of land
1.2

How Emmen-Centrum 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
112.6 per 1,000
Violent crime
18.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.1 per 1,000
Property crime
61.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
8.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 871 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in EmmenThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Emmen

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.3 km
GP practice
1.4 km
Train station
1.3 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Hospital
1.9 km
Café
0.3 km
Library
1.0 km
Motorway ramp
1.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Emmen

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
€ 240,000
Welfare recipients
28.4 per 1,000
High incomes
9%
Low incomes
49%
Vacancy
8%
Owner-occupied
41%
Social housing
34%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
13%
Built after 2000
34%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Emmen

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
3,962 inw/km²
Noise level
54 dB
Green surroundings
41%
Trees nearby
11%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,555
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.8 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 Emmen

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.8 km
Households with children
10%
Childcare
0.4 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Residents under 15
4%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Emmen

Who lives here

Emmen-Centrum has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 47%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–154%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4520%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6518%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+47%

    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

    1.5far smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    61%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    10%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    3,962far 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 Emmen-Centrum, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Emmen-Centrum

Sorted by total grade

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