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district in Medemblik

Twisk

Twisk has 2 neighbourhoods with 1,060 residents in total.

Bottom 29% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 15 of the 16 districts of Medemblik

Short answer: Twisk scores 4.7 as a district of Medemblik, no. 15 of the 16 districts of Medemblik. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Twisk Buitengebied (4.9). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 1,060 residents in total.

Key figures for Twisk

residents
1,060
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
7.4

How Twisk 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
18.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.3 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.3 per 1,000
Property crime
4.9 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 21 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in MedemblikThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Medemblik

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
4.0 km
GP practice
4.0 km
Train station
13.4 km
Restaurant
3.8 km
Hospital
13.6 km
Café
5.4 km
Library
4.6 km
Motorway ramp
2.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Medemblik

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
€ 447,283
Welfare recipients
9.4 per 1,000
High incomes
20%
Low incomes
39%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
73%
Social housing
20%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
92%
Built after 2000
10%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Medemblik

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
1,522 inw/km²
Noise level
45 dB
Green surroundings
79%
Trees nearby
6%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
110
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.7 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 Medemblik

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
30%
Childcare
0.7 km
Secondary school
4.6 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Medemblik

Who lives here

Twisk has strikingly few residents aged 25 to 45: 16%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1513%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4516%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6534%

    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

    2.2around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    31%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    30%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,522far 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 Twisk, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Twisk

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Twisk Buitengebied4.9
  2. 2Twisk Centrum4.6