Balk, De Fryske Marren
About 4,460 people live in Balk, in 1,870 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 59% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 21.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €300,000; 56% of homes are owner-occupied and 37% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 15.2 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is Balk a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 59% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 90% |
| Safety and nuisance | 50% |
| Social cohesion | 36% |
| Amenities | 29% |
| Housing stock | 52% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Balk safe?
| All registered crime | 21.1 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.9 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.7 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €300,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 56% / 44% |
| Apartments | 14% |
| Households with children | 30% |
| Single-person households | 37% |
| Age 65+ | 29% |
| Average income per resident | €27,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 0.5 km |
| Secondary school | 0.7 km |
| Train station | 15.2 km |
| Hospital | 10.7 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in De Fryske Marren
Bakhuizen · Bantega · Akmarijp · Broek · Delfstrahuizen-Buitengebied · Delfstrahuizen-Kom · Echten · Echtenerbrug-Buitengebied · Echtenerbrug-Kom · Elahuizen · Follega · Goingarijp
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19400301. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.