Hoevelaken

Hoevelaken, long a commuter village near Nijkerk, holds six neighbourhoods and nearly 9,800 residents around Overhorst and the Oranjebuurt. The scores are broad and high: safety 9.0, housing 8.3, amenities 8.0, social life 7.2 and nature 6.1. Not a single pillar falls below the middle. With an overall of 9.5, this is the best-scoring district in the whole set: safe, spacious, complete and close-knit, a decidedly sought-after place to live.