Rivierenbuurt, Haarlem
About 1,450 people live in Rivierenbuurt, in 660 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 64% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is above the national rate: 51.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €446,000; 70% of homes are owner-occupied and 22% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 3 km away, a supermarket 0.4 km and a GP 0.2 km.
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Is Rivierenbuurt a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 64% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 26% |
| Safety and nuisance | 17% |
| Social cohesion | 13% |
| Amenities | 92% |
| Housing stock | 13% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Rivierenbuurt safe?
| All registered crime | 51.7 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2.1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 11.7 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) | €446,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 70% / 30% |
| Apartments | 24% |
| Households with children | 37% |
| Single-person households | 38% |
| Age 65+ | 18% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.4 km |
| GP | 0.2 km |
| Primary school | 0.2 km |
| Secondary school | 0.8 km |
| Train station | 3 km |
| Hospital | 1.3 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Haarlem
Van Schendelbuurt · Schrijversbuurt · Van der Aart sportpark · Dietsveld · Roemer Visscherbuurt · Meeuwenbuurt · Muiderkring · Nachtegaalbuurt · Van Aemstelbuurt · Sterrenbuurt · Burgemeesterskwartier · Planetenbuurt
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03921503. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.