De Wilgen, Smallingerland
About 270 people live in De Wilgen, in 100 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 4% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 29.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €529,000; 91% of homes are owner-occupied and 0% are social housing.
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Is De Wilgen a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 4% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 87% |
| Safety and nuisance | 100% |
| Social cohesion | 99% |
| Amenities | 24% |
| Housing stock | 84% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is De Wilgen safe?
| All registered crime | 29.6 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) | €529,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 91% / 9% |
| Apartments | 4% |
| Households with children | 48% |
| Single-person households | 8% |
| Age 65+ | 25% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | – |
| GP | – |
| Primary school | – |
| Secondary school | – |
| Train station | – |
| Hospital | – |
Average road distance for residents, CBS
Other neighbourhoods in Smallingerland
Buitengebied west · De Wilgen, Sanding · Boornbergum · De Veenhoop · Kortehemmen · De Tike · Oudega · Nijega · Opeinde, boven de Vaart · Opeinde, onder de Vaart · Drachtstercompagnie · Houtigehage
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00902202. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.