Kommerzijl, Westerkwartier
About 510 people live in Kommerzijl, in 230 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 74% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 7.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €222,000; 82% of homes are owner-occupied and 13% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 4.9 km away, a supermarket 4.2 km and a GP 4.1 km.
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Is Kommerzijl a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 74% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 85% |
| Safety and nuisance | 59% |
| Social cohesion | 55% |
| Amenities | 2% |
| Housing stock | 68% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Kommerzijl safe?
| All registered crime | 7.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 2 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) | €222,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 82% / 18% |
| Apartments | 1% |
| Households with children | 35% |
| Single-person households | 36% |
| Age 65+ | 17% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 4.2 km |
| GP | 4.1 km |
| Primary school | 0.4 km |
| Secondary school | 4.4 km |
| Train station | 4.9 km |
| Hospital | 21.5 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier
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Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19691503. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.