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district in Hulst

Graauw

Graauw has 3 neighbourhoods with 915 residents in total.

Bottom 15% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 10 of the 15 districts of Hulst

Short answer: Graauw scores 3.6 as a district of Hulst, no. 10 of the 15 districts of Hulst. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Buitengebied Graauw (3.8). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 915 residents in total.

Key figures for Graauw

residents
915
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
19

How Graauw 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
22.2 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.0 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.4 per 1,000
Property crime
7.1 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 17 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
6.5 km
GP practice
6.3 km
Train station
49.9 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Hospital
7.3 km
Café
3.1 km
Library
7.5 km
Motorway ramp
6.6 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Hulst

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
€ 284,628
Welfare recipients
12.0 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
34%
Vacancy
14%
Owner-occupied
84%
Social housing
8%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
100%
Built after 2000
12%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Hulst

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
1,018 inw/km²
Noise level
41 dB
Green surroundings
64%
Trees nearby
2%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
87
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 Hulst

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.1 km
Households with children
26%
Childcare
1.1 km
Secondary school
6.4 km
Residents under 15
12%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Hulst

Who lives here

Graauw has strikingly few young people aged 15 to 25: 7%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1512%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–257%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4524%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6533%

    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

    2.0smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    37%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    26%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,018far 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 Graauw, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Graauw

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Buitengebied Graauw3.8
  2. 2Kern Graauw3.7
  3. 3Paal2.5