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Muntendam

Muntendam has 6 neighbourhoods with 4,900 residents in total.

Top 49% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 7 of the 21 districts of Midden-Groningen

Short answer: Muntendam scores 6.4 as a district of Midden-Groningen, no. 7 of the 21 districts of Midden-Groningen. Its strongest neighbourhood is Muntendam-west (8.0), the worst Borgercompagnie (2.7). The district has 6 neighbourhoods with 4,900 residents in total.

Key figures for Muntendam

residents
4,900
neighbourhoods
6
km² of land
20.3

How Muntendam 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
18.3 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.2 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.7 per 1,000
Property crime
4.3 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 93 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
0.8 km
GP practice
0.8 km
Train station
3.5 km
Restaurant
0.7 km
Hospital
4.9 km
Café
0.8 km
Library
3.3 km
Motorway ramp
2.4 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
€ 261,587
Welfare recipients
31.2 per 1,000
High incomes
9%
Low incomes
47%
Vacancy
3%
Owner-occupied
61%
Social housing
35%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
90%
Built after 2000
13%

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
1,820 inw/km²
Noise level
45 dB
Green surroundings
48%
Trees nearby
9%
Water share
3%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
555
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.2 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 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
0.7 km
Households with children
30%
Childcare
0.8 km
Secondary school
3.8 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Midden-Groningen

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1513%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2511%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    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

    2.1smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    35%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    30%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,807less 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 Muntendam, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Muntendam

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

Neighbourhoods in Muntendam

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Muntendam-west8.0
  2. 2Muntendam-oost4.8
  3. 3Tripscompagnie3.5
  4. 4Borgercompagnie2.7
  5. Muntendam Buitengebied oost
  6. Muntendam Buitengebied west