City, Enschede
About 3,905 people live in City, in 2,840 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 94% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 650.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €230,000; 7% of homes are owner-occupied and 48% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.8 km away, a supermarket 0.2 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is City a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 94% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 68% |
| Safety and nuisance | 1% |
| Social cohesion | 6% |
| Amenities | 94% |
| Housing stock | 8% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is City safe?
| All registered crime | 650.2 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.3 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 44.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 133.9 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) | €230,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 7% / 92% |
| Apartments | 98% |
| Households with children | 7% |
| Single-person households | 75% |
| Age 65+ | 11% |
| Average income per resident | €26,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.2 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 0.7 km |
| Secondary school | 1.7 km |
| Train station | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | 0.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Enschede
Lasonder, Zeggelt · De Laares · De Bothoven · Hogeland-Noord · Getfert · Veldkamp-Getfert-West · Horstlanden-Stadsweide · Boddenkamp · Velve-Lindenhof · Wooldrik · Hogeland-Zuid · Varvik-Diekman
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU01530000. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.