FACTLINEBest neighbourhoods for families in the Netherlands
A family score from the Leefbaarometer: overall liveability, safety and nuisance, social cohesion and the physical surroundings (green space, housing quality), weighted equally. Only residential neighbourhoods with 1,500+ residents are included. Each neighbourhood page lists its schools with test results.
Number one: Ter Borch, Tynaarlo (91/100).
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| # | Neighbourhood | Family score | Residents |
| 1 | Ter Borch Tynaarlo | 91/100 | 2,840 |
| 2 | Ouddorp buitengebied Goeree-Overflakkee | 90/100 | 1,610 |
| 3 | Bosch en Duin Zeist | 89/100 | 1,715 |
| 4 | Berg en Bos Apeldoorn | 88/100 | 2,065 |
| 5 | Haren-Noord Groningen | 86/100 | 3,915 |
| 6 | Nieuw-Wassenaar Wassenaar | 86/100 | 1,515 |
| 7 | Loyolaan en omgeving Vught | 85/100 | 2,410 |
| 8 | Buitengebied Emst Epe | 85/100 | 1,785 |
| 9 | Nieuwkoop Lintbebouwing Nieuwkoop | 85/100 | 1,665 |
| 10 | Verspreide huizen Elspeet en omgeving Nunspeet | 85/100 | 1,585 |
| 11 | Aerdenhout-Centrum Bloemendaal | 84/100 | 2,750 |
| 12 | Joure, Skipsleat De Fryske Marren | 84/100 | 2,265 |
| 13 | Buurtschap Lonneker-West Enschede | 84/100 | 1,970 |
| 14 | Zuiderburen Leeuwarden | 83/100 | 5,430 |
| 15 | Goutum Leeuwarden | 83/100 | 3,435 |
| 16 | Oudega Smallingerland | 83/100 | 1,665 |
| 17 | Buitengebied Heino Raalte | 83/100 | 1,615 |
| 18 | De Paauw Wassenaar | 83/100 | 1,540 |
| 19 | Diever Westerveld | 82/100 | 2,365 |
| 20 | Doorn-Noordwest Utrechtse Heuvelrug | 82/100 | 2,055 |
| 21 | Achter 't Tag Zwartewaterland | 81/100 | 2,835 |
| 22 | West-Terschelling Terschelling | 81/100 | 2,525 |
| 23 | De Domp Súdwest-Fryslân | 81/100 | 2,380 |
| 24 | Meeroevers Groningen | 81/100 | 1,830 |
| 25 | Ruimtenbuurt Zoetermeer | 81/100 | 1,805 |
| 26 | Gasselte Aa en Hunze | 81/100 | 1,540 |
| 27 | Norg Noordenveld | 80/100 | 3,690 |
| 28 | Veeneslagen West Rijssen-Holten | 80/100 | 3,525 |
| 29 | Westkapelle Veere | 80/100 | 2,470 |
| 30 | Driebergen-Noord Utrechtse Heuvelrug | 80/100 | 2,120 |
| 31 | Techum Leeuwarden | 80/100 | 1,950 |
| 32 | Bosgebied Beekbergen-Zuid Apeldoorn | 80/100 | 1,600 |
| 33 | Oranjewoud Heerenveen | 80/100 | 1,585 |
| 34 | Geesteren noord Tubbergen | 80/100 | 1,570 |
| 35 | Peize Noordenveld | 79/100 | 4,360 |
| 36 | Zuidlaren Tynaarlo | 79/100 | 4,015 |
| 37 | Haren-Zuidwest Groningen | 79/100 | 3,910 |
| 38 | Schoorl met Bregtdorp Bergen (NH.) | 79/100 | 3,270 |
| 39 | De Blaak Zuid-West Tilburg | 79/100 | 2,150 |
| 40 | Vinkeveen Plassengebied De Ronde Venen | 79/100 | 1,885 |
| 41 | Vries Tynaarlo | 78/100 | 4,040 |
| 42 | Vossenbrink en De Braak Hof van Twente | 78/100 | 2,485 |
| 43 | Paauwenburg West Vlissingen | 78/100 | 2,030 |
| 44 | Rozendaal Rozendaal | 78/100 | 1,820 |
| 45 | Buurtschap Broekheurne Enschede | 78/100 | 1,525 |
| 46 | De Buitenhof Groningen | 78/100 | 1,515 |
| 47 | Blaricum-Dorp Blaricum | 77/100 | 5,205 |
| 48 | Bilthoven Noord I De Bilt | 77/100 | 2,810 |
| 49 | Parc Sandur Emmen | 77/100 | 2,115 |
| 50 | Vledder Westerveld | 77/100 | 1,960 |
| 51 | Rosenburg Vlissingen | 77/100 | 1,660 |
| 52 | Westerbork Midden-Drenthe | 76/100 | 4,510 |
| 53 | Annen Aa en Hunze | 76/100 | 3,450 |
| 54 | Sint Nicolaasga De Fryske Marren | 76/100 | 3,360 |
| 55 | Limmen West Castricum | 76/100 | 3,080 |
| 56 | Lochem-Oost Lochem | 76/100 | 2,620 |
| 57 | Bilthoven Noord II De Bilt | 76/100 | 2,250 |
| 58 | Boornbergum Smallingerland | 76/100 | 1,830 |
| 59 | Skoatterwald Heerenveen | 75/100 | 5,325 |
| 60 | Het Onderdijks Kampen | 75/100 | 3,970 |
| 61 | Lyceumkwartier Zeist | 75/100 | 3,745 |
| 62 | Gorssel Lochem | 75/100 | 3,490 |
| 63 | Ermelo - Noord Ermelo | 75/100 | 3,105 |
| 64 | Meerdijk Waalwijk | 75/100 | 3,055 |
| 65 | De Parken Apeldoorn | 75/100 | 2,875 |
| 66 | Duinzigt The Hague (Den Haag) | 75/100 | 2,660 |
| 67 | Kijkduin The Hague (Den Haag) | 75/100 | 2,320 |
| 68 | Zwetteplan Súdwest-Fryslân | 75/100 | 2,220 |
| 69 | De Manege Dronten | 75/100 | 1,995 |
| 70 | De Landmaten Dronten | 75/100 | 1,840 |
| 71 | Lemelerveld kern oost Dalfsen | 75/100 | 1,605 |
| 72 | Vlinderbuurt Meppel | 75/100 | 1,570 |
| 73 | Vogelwijk The Hague (Den Haag) | 74/100 | 5,435 |
| 74 | Sprengenbos Apeldoorn | 74/100 | 4,335 |
| 75 | Hoge Dennen Zeist | 74/100 | 3,560 |
| 76 | Dalen Coevorden | 74/100 | 3,235 |
| 77 | Buitengebied ten zuiden van Leek Westerkwartier | 74/100 | 2,620 |
| 78 | Kooiweg Castricum | 74/100 | 2,580 |
| 79 | Rembrandtpark Gooise Meren | 74/100 | 2,405 |
| 80 | Austerlitz Zeist | 74/100 | 1,835 |
| 81 | Westerbouwlanden Dalfsen | 74/100 | 1,825 |
| 82 | Musselkanaal Noord Stadskanaal | 74/100 | 1,630 |
| 83 | Buitengebied Raalte Raalte | 74/100 | 1,510 |
| 84 | Bornsche Maten Borne | 73/100 | 4,825 |
| 85 | Gieten Aa en Hunze | 73/100 | 4,780 |
| 86 | Overveen Bloemendaal | 73/100 | 3,955 |
| 87 | De Lutte kern Losser | 73/100 | 2,665 |
| 88 | Strand en Duin Rotterdam | 73/100 | 2,560 |
| 89 | Oud-Loosdrecht Wijdemeren | 73/100 | 2,325 |
| 90 | Zandvoortselaan en Berkenrode e.o. Heemstede | 73/100 | 2,175 |
| 91 | Plantenbuurt Meppel | 73/100 | 2,035 |
| 92 | Buitengebied Vaassen Epe | 73/100 | 1,715 |
| 93 | Het Raan West Raalte | 73/100 | 1,600 |
| 94 | Groet met Hargen Bergen (NH.) | 73/100 | 1,525 |
| 95 | Zuidwolde kern De Wolden | 72/100 | 5,380 |
| 96 | Paterswolde Tynaarlo | 72/100 | 3,995 |
| 97 | Bloemendaal Bloemendaal | 72/100 | 3,925 |
| 98 | Rolde Aa en Hunze | 72/100 | 3,695 |
| 99 | De Wijert-Zuid Groningen | 72/100 | 3,370 |
| 100 | Koudekerke Veere | 72/100 | 2,820 |
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Sources: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (2024), Politie open data, CBS. Neighbourhood averages from Dutch government open data. Factline is independent and not affiliated with the Dutch government.