Marum, Westerkwartier
About 5,500 people live in Marum, in 2,395 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 51% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well below the national rate: 19.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €314,000; 69% of homes are owner-occupied and 26% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 15.9 km away, a supermarket 0.8 km and a GP 0.7 km.
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Is Marum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 51% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 88% |
| Safety and nuisance | 43% |
| Social cohesion | 50% |
| Amenities | 37% |
| Housing stock | 43% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Marum safe?
| All registered crime | 19.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0.7 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 1.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 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) | €314,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 69% / 31% |
| Apartments | 9% |
| Households with children | 38% |
| Single-person households | 32% |
| Age 65+ | 22% |
| Average income per resident | €29,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.8 km |
| GP | 0.7 km |
| Primary school | 0.8 km |
| Secondary school | 9.1 km |
| Train station | 15.9 km |
| Hospital | 13.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Westerkwartier
Nuis · Niebert · Boerakker · Lucaswolde · Noordwijk · De Haar · Verspreide huizen in het noordwesten · Verspreide huizen in het noordoosten · Bebouwde kom Enumatil · De Wilp (gedeeltelijk) · Keuningswijk · Jonkersvaart
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU19691100. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.