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district in Terschelling

Midsland

Midsland has 3 neighbourhoods with 1,265 residents in total.

Top 31% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 2 of the 6 districts of Terschelling

Short answer: Midsland scores 7.7 as a district of Terschelling, no. 2 of the 6 districts of Terschelling. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Verspreide huizen Midsland-Zuid (8.1). The district has 3 neighbourhoods with 1,265 residents in total.

Key figures for Midsland

residents
1,265
neighbourhoods
3
km² of land
12.4

How Midsland 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
19.9 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.1 per 1,000
Burglaries
0.3 per 1,000
Property crime
5.4 per 1,000
Vandalism
2.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 31 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
0.5 km
GP practice
0.7 km
Train station
38.1 km
Restaurant
0.4 km
Hospital
40.1 km
Café
0.5 km
Library
0.6 km
Motorway ramp
39.5 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Terschelling

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
€ 451,197
Welfare recipients
8.0 per 1,000
High incomes
16%
Low incomes
42%
Vacancy
9%
Owner-occupied
63%
Social housing
23%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
78%
Built after 2000
25%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Terschelling

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
1,817 inw/km²
Noise level
44 dB
Green surroundings
86%
Trees nearby
4%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
308
Fine particles (PM2.5)
5.7 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 Terschelling

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
25%
Childcare
0.7 km
Secondary school
0.7 km
Residents under 15
13%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Terschelling

Who lives here

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

Age profile

  • 0–1512%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–259%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4522%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6530%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+26%

    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

    2.0smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    40%more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    25%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    1,788less 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 Midsland, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in Midsland

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Verspreide huizen Midsland-Zuid8.1
  2. 2Midsland7.6
  3. Verspreide huizen Midsland-Noord