district in Sint-Michielsgestel
Den Dungen
Den Dungen has 5 neighbourhoods with 6,755 residents in total.
no. 1 of the 5 districts of Sint-Michielsgestel
Short answer: Den Dungen scores 9.1 as a district of Sint-Michielsgestel, no. 1 of the 5 districts of Sint-Michielsgestel. Its strongest neighbourhood is Maaskantje (9.7), the lowest-scoring Verspreide huizen Maaskantje (6.3). The district has 5 neighbourhoods with 6,755 residents in total.
Key figures for Den Dungen
- residents
- 6,755
- neighbourhoods
- 5
- km² of land
- 10.9
How Den Dungen scores
Do some of these matter more to you than others?
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 121 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
The safest neighbourhoods in Sint-Michielsgestel →The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Sint-Michielsgestel →
The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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 Sint-Michielsgestel →
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
The best neighbourhoods for families in Sint-Michielsgestel →
Who lives here
Den Dungen has strikingly many children under 15: 18%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1518%
NL median 14%
- 15–2510%
NL median 11%
- 25–4525%
NL median 22%
- 45–6527%
NL median 28%
- 65+21%
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
2.4 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
26% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
41% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,001 — 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 Den Dungen, weighted by population.
The best and lowest-scoring neighbourhoods of Den Dungen
The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Den Dungen.
Neighbourhoods in Den Dungen
Sorted by total grade