Zaandam West

Zaandam West turns on three older neighbourhoods, Oud West, the Schilders- en Waddenbuurt and the Spoorbuurt, together over 9,300 residents. Amenities are strongest at 9.2, and social life (6.6) holds up well. Beneath that it stays around or just below the middle: housing 5.1, safety 4.9, nature 4.2. Nowhere a real spike down. With an overall of 6.1, this urban Zaan district sits right on the national middle: complete and busy.