Musselkanaal Centrum, Stadskanaal
About 3,630 people live in Musselkanaal Centrum, in 1,740 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 86% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 32.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €221,000; 50% of homes are owner-occupied and 38% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 20.5 km away, a supermarket 0.6 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Musselkanaal Centrum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 86% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 88% |
| Safety and nuisance | 36% |
| Social cohesion | 34% |
| Amenities | 14% |
| Housing stock | 27% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Musselkanaal Centrum safe?
| All registered crime | 32.5 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 5.5 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1 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) | €221,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 50% / 46% |
| Apartments | 25% |
| Households with children | 28% |
| Single-person households | 38% |
| Age 65+ | 30% |
| Average income per resident | €25,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.6 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 7 km |
| Train station | 20.5 km |
| Hospital | 10.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Stadskanaal
Musselkanaal Zuid · Musselkanaal Noord · Ceresdorp · Waterland · Stadskanaal Noord · Stadskanaal Noord Centrum · Stadskanaal Noord Landskant · Parkwijk · Dideldom · Industriegebied Vleddermond · Vogelwijk en De Borgen · De Hagen
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU00370200. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.