Rotstergaast, De Fryske Marren
About 185 people live in Rotstergaast, in 75 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 11% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 21.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €460,000; 95% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 7.9 km away, a supermarket 5.2 km and a GP 4.8 km.
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Is Rotstergaast a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 11% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 93% |
| Safety and nuisance | 75% |
| Social cohesion | 82% |
| Amenities | 12% |
| Housing stock | 96% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Rotstergaast safe?
| All registered crime | 21.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0 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) | €460,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 95% / 5% |
| Apartments | 3% |
| Households with children | 35% |
| Single-person households | 27% |
| Age 65+ | 26% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 5.2 km |
| GP | 4.8 km |
| Primary school | 4.8 km |
| Secondary school | 5.5 km |
| Train station | 7.9 km |
| Hospital | 7.2 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in De Fryske Marren
Rohel · Rotsterhaule · Rijs · Rottum · Ruigahuizen · Ouwsterhaule · Scharsterbrug · Oudemirdum · Sint Nicolaasga · Oudehaske · Sintjohannesga · Oudega
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19403601. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.