Best neighbourhoods for families in Utrecht

A family score from the Leefbaarometer: overall liveability, safety and nuisance, social cohesion and the physical surroundings (green space, housing quality), weighted equally. Only residential neighbourhoods with 1,500+ residents are included. Each neighbourhood page lists its schools with test results.

Number one: Rijnsweerd (47/100).

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#	Neighbourhood	Family score	Residents
1	Rijnsweerd	47/100	3,015
2	Wilhelminapark en omgeving	46/100	2,655
3	De Meern-Noord	45/100	6,015
4	Vleuterweide-Zuid	44/100	5,000
5	Oog in Al	44/100	4,105
6	Vleuten	43/100	8,740
7	Voordorp en Voorveldsepolder	41/100	5,195
8	Tuindorp en Van Lieflandlaan-West	40/100	6,605
9	Schildersbuurt	39/100	3,505
10	Veldhuizen	38/100	9,225
11	Vleuterweide-West	38/100	6,000
12	Langerak	38/100	4,560
13	Oudwijk	37/100	4,950
14	Hoge Weide	37/100	3,920
15	Terwijde-West	36/100	5,300
16	Abstede, Tolsteegsingel e.o.	36/100	2,125
17	Wittevrouwen	35/100	6,615
18	De Meern-Zuid	35/100	6,545
19	Buiten Wittevrouwen	35/100	4,735
20	Zeeheldenbuurt, Hengeveldstraat e.o.	35/100	3,305
21	Rijnvliet	35/100	2,850
22	Vleuterweide-Noord/Oost/Centrum	34/100	7,555
23	Tuindorp-Oost	34/100	3,445
24	Tuinwijk-Oost	33/100	2,775
25	Lange Elisabethstraat, Mariaplaats e.o.	31/100	1,790
26	Het Zand-West	30/100	6,925
27	Vogelenbuurt	30/100	3,990
28	Domplein, Neude, Janskerkhof	30/100	2,515
29	Tuinwijk-West	30/100	2,305
30	Hooch Boulandt	30/100	2,050
31	Springweg en omgeving Geertebuurt	30/100	1,970
32	Breedstraat en Plompetorengracht e.o.	28/100	2,685
33	Grauwaart	28/100	1,815
34	Lange Nieuwstraat en omgeving	27/100	2,660
35	Welgelegen, Den Hommel	27/100	1,880
36	Parkwijk-Noord	26/100	3,350
37	Oud Hoograven-Noord	26/100	3,165
38	Hoog-Catharijne NS en Jaarbeurs	26/100	2,935
39	Oud Hoograven-Zuid	26/100	2,515
40	Watervogelbuurt	26/100	2,260
41	Het Zand-Oost	25/100	5,125
42	Terwijde-Oost	23/100	6,020
43	Dichterswijk	23/100	5,760
44	Schepenbuurt, Cartesiusweg e.o.	23/100	1,875
45	Lombok-West	20/100	4,935
46	Pijlsweerd-Zuid	19/100	4,700
47	Rubenslaan en omgeving	19/100	3,820
48	Parkwijk-Zuid	19/100	3,765
49	Leeuwesteyn	19/100	3,280
50	Lauwerecht	15/100	3,260

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Sources: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (2024), Politie open data, CBS. Neighbourhood averages from Dutch government open data. Factline is independent and not affiliated with the Dutch government.