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Avenhorn

Avenhorn has 8 neighbourhoods with 3,465 residents in total.

Top 37% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 3 of the 10 districts of Koggenland

Short answer: Avenhorn scores 7.2 as a district of Koggenland, no. 3 of the 10 districts of Koggenland. Its strongest neighbourhood is West en omgeving (8.4), the worst Avenhorn Verspreide huizen West (5.7). The district has 8 neighbourhoods with 3,465 residents in total.

Key figures for Avenhorn

residents
3,465
neighbourhoods
8
km² of land
7.5

How Avenhorn 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
22.0 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.9 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.6 per 1,000
Property crime
6.7 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 79 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
1.3 km
GP practice
1.3 km
Train station
8.2 km
Restaurant
1.1 km
Hospital
8.8 km
Café
1.1 km
Library
1.5 km
Motorway ramp
0.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Koggenland

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
€ 407,107
Welfare recipients
8.7 per 1,000
High incomes
17%
Low incomes
41%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
81%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
81%
Built after 2000
20%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Koggenland

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
3,958 inw/km²
Noise level
50 dB
Green surroundings
55%
Trees nearby
7%
Water share
8%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
599
Fine particles (PM2.5)
7.3 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 Koggenland

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
37%
Childcare
0.5 km
Secondary school
7.8 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Koggenland

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1513%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2514%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4519%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6529%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+25%

    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

    36%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    3,958far 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 Avenhorn, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Avenhorn

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

Neighbourhoods in Avenhorn

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1West en omgeving8.4
  2. 2Jaagweg en omgeving8.1
  3. 3Wieken en omgeving7.2
  4. 4Alver en omgeving7.0
  5. 5Het Veer en omgeving7.0
  6. 6Grosthuizen6.9
  7. 7Avenhorn Verspreide huizen West5.7
  8. Avenhorn Buitenroede en omgeving