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Elst

Elst has 4 neighbourhoods with 4,675 residents in total.

Top 7% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 1 of the 13 districts of Rhenen

Short answer: Elst scores 9.5 as a district of Rhenen, no. 1 of the 13 districts of Rhenen. Its strongest neighbourhood is Het Bosje (9.9), the lowest-scoring De Vordel (8.4). The district has 4 neighbourhoods with 4,675 residents in total.

Key figures for Elst

residents
4,675
neighbourhoods
4
km² of land
1.8

How Elst 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
15.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
0.9 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.3 per 1,000
Property crime
4.9 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.8 per 1,000

In 2025, 77 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
0.7 km
GP practice
0.8 km
Train station
6.2 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Hospital
5.9 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
0.7 km
Motorway ramp
0.3 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Rhenen

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
€ 487,028
Welfare recipients
12.8 per 1,000
High incomes
19%
Low incomes
40%
Vacancy
2%
Owner-occupied
72%
Social housing
23%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
95%
Built after 2000
22%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Rhenen

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
3,299 inw/km²
Noise level
47 dB
Green surroundings
69%
Trees nearby
13%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
497
Fine particles (PM2.5)
8.6 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 Rhenen

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.6 km
Households with children
38%
Childcare
0.6 km
Secondary school
5.1 km
Residents under 15
16%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Rhenen

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1516%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2513%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6529%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+20%

    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

    2.4around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    28%fewer than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    38%around the average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    3,299far 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 Elst, weighted by population.

The best and lowest-scoring neighbourhoods of Elst

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

Neighbourhoods in Elst

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Het Bosje9.9
  2. 2Elst West9.9
  3. 3Elst Centrum9.5
  4. 4De Vordel8.4