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Kalenberg

Kalenberg has 2 neighbourhoods with 245 residents in total.

Bottom 11% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 28 of the 29 districts of Steenwijkerland

Short answer: Kalenberg scores 3.3 as a district of Steenwijkerland, no. 28 of the 29 districts of Steenwijkerland. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Kalenberg (3.3). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 245 residents in total.

Key figures for Kalenberg

residents
245
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
10.6

How Kalenberg 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
23.2 per 1,000
Violent crime
4.0 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.5 per 1,000
Property crime
10.7 per 1,000
Vandalism
1.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 5 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
8.6 km
GP practice
9.0 km
Train station
13.8 km
Restaurant
0.3 km
Hospital
13.5 km
Café
9.0 km
Library
8.8 km
Motorway ramp
7.1 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Steenwijkerland

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
€ 437,000
Welfare recipients
0.0 per 1,000
High incomes
21%
Low incomes
36%
Vacancy
27%
Owner-occupied
88%
Social housing
0%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
99%
Built after 2000
7%

Tick = Dutch median

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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
809 inw/km²
Noise level
41 dB
Green surroundings
87%
Trees nearby
11%
Water share
16%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
45
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.4 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 Steenwijkerland

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
6.6 km
Households with children
16%
Childcare
7.8 km
Secondary school
14.1 km
Residents under 15
8%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Steenwijkerland

Who lives here

Kalenberg has strikingly few young people aged 15 to 25: 4%, against 11% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–158%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–254%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4521%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6533%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+36%

    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

    1.8smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    42%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    17%far fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    727far 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 Kalenberg, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Kalenberg

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