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district in Hoeksche Waard

Maasdam

Maasdam has 2 neighbourhoods with 3,215 residents in total.

Top 31% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 6 of the 14 districts of Hoeksche Waard

Short answer: Maasdam scores 7.7 as a district of Hoeksche Waard, no. 6 of the 14 districts of Hoeksche Waard. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Maasdam Woonkern (8.0). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 3,215 residents in total.

Key figures for Maasdam

residents
3,215
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
9

How Maasdam 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
16.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
0.8 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.7 per 1,000
Property crime
5.1 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 65 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.
Supermarket
1.0 km
GP practice
0.9 km
Train station
11.3 km
Restaurant
2.9 km
Hospital
11.7 km
Café
1.9 km
Library
2.9 km
Motorway ramp
0.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Hoeksche Waard

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
€ 452,328
Welfare recipients
9.3 per 1,000
High incomes
23%
Low incomes
36%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
79%
Social housing
18%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
92%
Built after 2000
8%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Hoeksche Waard

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
1,590 inw/km²
Noise level
52 dB
Green surroundings
55%
Trees nearby
6%
Water share
13%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
365
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.2 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 Hoeksche Waard

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.0 km
Households with children
34%
Childcare
0.8 km
Secondary school
9.9 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Hoeksche Waard

Who lives here

The age profile of Maasdam looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1513%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4518%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6532%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+27%

    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

    30%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    34%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,590far less 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 Maasdam, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Maasdam

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Maasdam Woonkern8.0
  2. 2Maasdam Buitengebied4.5