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Vaassen

Vaassen has 12 neighbourhoods with 12,660 residents in total.

Top 45% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

Vaassen is a Veluwe village in the municipality of Epe, split into twelve neighbourhoods with just over 12,000 residents. Safety is the strongest pillar at 7.4, while quiet & nature (7.3), overall (5.6) and wealth & income (5.5) hover near the middle. Amenities (5.6) do not clear it. A quiet rural village with an average, rather flat set of scores.

no. 4 of the 4 districts of Epe

Short answer: Vaassen scores 6.7 as a district of Epe, no. 4 of the 4 districts of Epe. Its strongest neighbourhood is Vulcanus - de Pirk (8.8), the worst Woestijnweg (4.8). The district has 12 neighbourhoods with 12,660 residents in total.

Key figures for Vaassen

residents
12,660
neighbourhoods
12
km² of land
46.8

How Vaassen 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
19.4 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.7 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.2 per 1,000
Property crime
5.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 261 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in EpeThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Epe

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
1.2 km
GP practice
1.2 km
Train station
10.2 km
Restaurant
0.9 km
Hospital
8.6 km
Café
1.3 km
Library
1.4 km
Motorway ramp
3.4 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Epe

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
€ 421,666
Welfare recipients
14.2 per 1,000
High incomes
15%
Low incomes
42%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
63%
Social housing
31%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
80%
Built after 2000
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Epe

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
3,458 inw/km²
Noise level
47 dB
Green surroundings
62%
Trees nearby
18%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
810
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.6 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 Epe

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.7 km
Households with children
35%
Childcare
0.8 km
Secondary school
6.8 km
Residents under 15
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Epe

Who lives here

The age profile of Vaassen 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%

  • 45–6526%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+26%

    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

    31%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    35%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    3,455far 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 Vaassen, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Vaassen

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Vaassen.

Neighbourhoods in Vaassen

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Vulcanus - de Pirk8.8
  2. 2Buitengebied Vaassen8.7
  3. 3Heggerenk8.3
  4. 4Krugerstraat Noord7.2
  5. 5Berkenoord 16.3
  6. 6Oosterhof6.1
  7. 7Berkenoord 25.9
  8. 8Vogelbuurt5.1
  9. 9Krugerstraat Zuid5.0
  10. 10Vaassen Centrum4.9
  11. 11Woestijnweg4.8
  12. Eekterveld