Baalder, Hardenberg
About 3,265 people live in Baalder, in 1,315 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 58% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 9.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €272,000; 76% of homes are owner-occupied and 20% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 2.3 km away, a supermarket 1.5 km and a GP 1.1 km.
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Is Baalder a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 58% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 72% |
| Safety and nuisance | 49% |
| Social cohesion | 44% |
| Amenities | 46% |
| Housing stock | 29% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Baalder safe?
| All registered crime | 9.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.6 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 0.6 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) | €272,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 76% / 24% |
| Apartments | 7% |
| Households with children | 42% |
| Single-person households | 27% |
| Age 65+ | 19% |
| Average income per resident | €27,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 1.5 km |
| GP | 1.1 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 2 km |
| Train station | 2.3 km |
| Hospital | 2.1 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Hardenberg
Heemse-West Heemserbos · Baalderveld · Heemse-Oost Heemsermars · Marslanden · Norden en Hazenbos · Centrum Saneringsgebied · Industriegebied · Overig Stad Hardenberg · Bruchterveld Kern · Verspreide huizen Bruchterveld · Venebrugge · Verspreide huizen Slagharen-West
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU01602806. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.