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district in Midden-Groningen

Meeden

Meeden has 2 neighbourhoods with 1,710 residents in total.

Bottom 42% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 9 of the 21 districts of Midden-Groningen

Short answer: Meeden scores 5.6 as a district of Midden-Groningen, no. 9 of the 21 districts of Midden-Groningen. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Meeden (5.7). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 1,710 residents in total.

Key figures for Meeden

residents
1,710
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
17.8

How Meeden 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
18.2 per 1,000
Violent crime
1.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.9 per 1,000
Property crime
4.9 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.4 per 1,000

In 2025, 35 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in Midden-GroningenThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Midden-Groningen

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.9 km
GP practice
1.4 km
Train station
6.0 km
Restaurant
3.8 km
Hospital
6.2 km
Café
3.9 km
Library
5.8 km
Motorway ramp
1.8 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Midden-Groningen

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
€ 326,050
Welfare recipients
11.7 per 1,000
High incomes
16%
Low incomes
38%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
78%
Social housing
19%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
96%
Built after 2000
12%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Midden-Groningen

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
510 inw/km²
Noise level
46 dB
Green surroundings
54%
Trees nearby
7%
Water share
1%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
139
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.1 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 Midden-Groningen

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.9 km
Households with children
32%
Childcare
1.0 km
Secondary school
6.3 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Midden-Groningen

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–259%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4521%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6531%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+24%

    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

    29%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    32%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    510far 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 Meeden, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Meeden

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Meeden5.7
  2. 2Meeden Buitengebied5.0