The population is growing about as fast as in Ameland. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Ameland, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Buren is €400,000, 14% higher than in Ameland (€351,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 41%, against a rise of 33% in Ameland. 75% of the homes are owner-occupied, 7 percentage points more than in Ameland (68%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€400,000
▲14% higher than Ameland (€351,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+41%
▲higher than Ameland (+33%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲7 percentage points higher than Ameland (68%)
Social housing
0%
=about the same as Ameland (0%)
Private rent
24%
▼8 percentage points lower than Ameland (32%)
Single-family dwellings
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than Ameland (78%)
Built before 1945
8%
▼13 percentage points lower than Ameland (21%)
Built 2016 and later
15%
▲3 percentage points higher than Ameland (12%)
Built 1945–1964
10%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ameland (13%)
Average WOZ value
€400,000
▲14% higher than Ameland (€351,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+41%
▲higher than Ameland (+33%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲7 percentage points higher than Ameland (68%)
Social housing
0%
=about the same as Ameland (0%)
Private rent
24%
▼8 percentage points lower than Ameland (32%)
Single-family dwellings
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than Ameland (78%)
Built before 1945
8%
▼13 percentage points lower than Ameland (21%)
Built 2016 and later
15%
▲3 percentage points higher than Ameland (12%)
Built 1945–1964
10%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ameland (13%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 41% between 2021 and 2025, to €400,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€400,000▲ 14% above Ameland
+41% since 2021
Ameland +33%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€437 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€437/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
168 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €400,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€207NL median
Waste levy€69€27
Property tax (OZB)€56€35
Water board levy€43–
Sewage levy€39€22
Costs to set aside€230
Maintenance reserve€215–
Buildings insurance€15–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Ameland's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 333rd of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 168 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €400,000.
Levies: Ameland's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Buren has the 4th-highest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in 00.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €400,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Buren
400,000
348
–
Nes
346,000
635
–
Ballum
363,000
196
–
Hollum
316,000
642
–
Verspreide huizen Ballum
425,000
29
–
Verspreide huizen Nes
440,000
30
–
Verspreide huizen Hollum
408,000
33
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 75% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied75%
Private rent24%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
81% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes81%
Multi-family homes19%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
29% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 20% in the municipality of Ameland.
Before 19457.6%
1945-19649.6%
1965-197415.2%
1975-199129.3%
1992-200517.7%
2006-20155.1%
2016 and later15.5%
Explanation
Based on 355 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Less registered crime per resident than the Ameland average.
In 2025, 13 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Buren, 38% lower than in Ameland (21). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 53%, against a fall of 18% in Ameland. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
13
▼38% lower than Ameland (21)
Change since 2021
-53%
▼lower than Ameland (-18%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
13
▼38% lower than Ameland (21)
Change since 2021
-53%
▼lower than Ameland (-18%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Buren registered 13 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 21 in the municipality of Ameland.
Buren13
The municipality of Ameland21
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
The largest category in Buren is 'Theft and burglary': 9.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.9 in the municipality of Ameland.
BurenAmeland
Theft and burglary9.3
Ameland 8.9≈ Ameland
Traffic4.0
Ameland 3.9≈ Ameland
Vandalism and public order0.0
Ameland 2.6▼ −100% vs Ameland
Violence and threats0.0
Ameland 2.1▼ −100% vs Ameland
Fraud and scams0.0
Ameland 1.3▼ −100% vs Ameland
Environmental0.0
Ameland 0.0
Other and withheld0.0
Ameland 1.8▼ −100% vs Ameland
Explanation
Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2024, police in Buren registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 0 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2024
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health about average; green space is above the Ameland average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Buren rate their own health as good, about the same as in Ameland. More adults report anxiety or depression (41% against 36%), but fewer are overweight (54% against 57%), fewer smoke (17% against 18%) and fewer drink excessively (6% against 7%). Forest and natural land is the largest land use in Buren, covering 65% of the area, against 11% in Ameland. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 71% of the area, 59 percentage points above the 12% in Ameland.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
=about the same as Ameland (78%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
71%
▲59 percentage points higher than Ameland (12%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▲5 percentage points higher than Ameland (36%)
Overweight
54%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ameland (57%)
Excessive drinking
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Ameland (7%)
Meets physical activity guideline
63%
=about the same as Ameland (63%)
Water, share of the area
6%
▼74 percentage points lower than Ameland (80%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
65%
▲54 percentage points higher than Ameland (11%)
Agriculture, share of the area
21%
▲14 percentage points higher than Ameland (7%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
=about the same as Ameland (78%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
71%
▲59 percentage points higher than Ameland (12%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▲5 percentage points higher than Ameland (36%)
Overweight
54%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ameland (57%)
Excessive drinking
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Ameland (7%)
Meets physical activity guideline
63%
=about the same as Ameland (63%)
Water, share of the area
6%
▼74 percentage points lower than Ameland (80%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
65%
▲54 percentage points higher than Ameland (11%)
Agriculture, share of the area
21%
▲14 percentage points higher than Ameland (7%)
Health
An estimated 78% of adults rate their own health as good, against 78% in the municipality of Ameland (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Ameland
Good self-rated health
77.8%
77.5%
Smokes
17.2%
17.6%
Excessive drinking
6.2%
7.2%
Overweight
53.9%
56.9%
Lonely
42.5%
42.9%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.9%
36.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
62.6%
63.2%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
71% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 12% in the municipality of Ameland.
Traffic1.1%
Built-up1.6%
Other built-up0.4%
Recreation5.2%
Agriculture20.6%
Forest and nature65.5%
Water5.5%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,000 m
–
GP practice
2,500 m
–
Primary school
1,600 m
–
Daycare
500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.5
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.9
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is growing about as fast as the Ameland average.
Buren has 760 inhabitants (2026), or 40 per km² (43% lower than in Ameland). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 2%, the same as in Ameland. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Ameland was 106%, 28 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, CDA had the highest share there: 16% of the vote, against 12% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
+2%
=about the same as Ameland (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Ameland
106%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+10%
▲higher than Ameland (+9%)
Aged 25 to 45
26%
▲2 percentage points higher than Ameland (24%)
Never married
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Ameland (47%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲1 percentage point higher than Ameland (89%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
56%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ameland (52%)
CDA, share of the vote
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2021
+2%
=about the same as Ameland (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Ameland
106%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+10%
▲higher than Ameland (+9%)
Aged 25 to 45
26%
▲2 percentage points higher than Ameland (24%)
Never married
50%
▲3 percentage points higher than Ameland (47%)
Dutch origin
90%
▲1 percentage point higher than Ameland (89%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
56%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ameland (52%)
CDA, share of the vote
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population grew 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 760.
Residents, 2026
760
+2% since 2021
Ameland +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 40 residents per km², this buurt is 43% less densely populated than the municipality of Ameland.
Residents per km²40
Dwellings per km²18.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 13.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 6.6 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
26% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 15130
15 to 2575
25 to 45200
45 to 65195
65 to 80120
80 and over40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are never married.
Never married385
Married295
Divorced40
Widowed45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
90% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands685
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)35
Outside Europe40
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
56% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1110
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4320
Higher professional, university140
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Ameland; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 106% of eligible voters in Ameland voted. The largest party was CDA with 16% of the valid votes.
Municipality of AmelandThe Netherlands
D66
12.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
15.4%
16.7%
VVD
15.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.4%
12.8%
CDA
16.1%
11.8%
JA21
7.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.7%
4.5%
BBB
8.8%
2.6%
Other
9%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Buren has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 9% higher than in Ameland (1.1). 15% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 3 percentage points less than in Ameland (18%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
7%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ameland (11%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
36%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ameland (32%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
11%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ameland (7%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲9% higher than Ameland (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
15%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ameland (18%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
=about the same as Ameland (+6 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
62%
▲15 percentage points higher than Ameland (47%)
Residential, share of addresses
35%
▼10 percentage points lower than Ameland (45%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ameland (5%)
Multi-family dwellings
19%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
24%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲18 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
7%
▼4 percentage points lower than Ameland (11%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
36%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ameland (32%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
11%
▲4 percentage points higher than Ameland (7%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▲9% higher than Ameland (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
15%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ameland (18%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+6 pp
=about the same as Ameland (+6 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
62%
▲15 percentage points higher than Ameland (47%)
Residential, share of addresses
35%
▼10 percentage points lower than Ameland (45%)
Industrial, share of addresses
2%
▼3 percentage points lower than Ameland (5%)
Multi-family dwellings
19%
▼18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
24%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲18 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 50 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca50
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed15
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
15% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 18% in the municipality of Ameland (2025).
Petrol85.2%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)14.8%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 9% to 15% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
15%▼ 3 percentage points below Ameland (18%)
+6 pp since 2021
Ameland +7 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 405 passenger cars and 100 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars405
Motorcycles100
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
35% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (62%).
Residential35%
Retail1.1%
Office0.2%
Assembly1.3%
Industrial2.5%
Lodging61.6%
Sports0.1%
Other2.2%
Explanation
Based on 1,013 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
40 residents per km²: 93% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²40
NL 539▼ −93% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings19%
NL 37%▼ −49% vs NL
Private rent24%
NL 14%▲ +71% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings75%
NL 57%▲ +32% vs NL
Single-family dwellings81%
NL 63%▲ +29% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026