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District · Amsterdam
Living in Museumkwartier
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Amsterdam. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Amsterdam, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Museumkwartier is €1,153,000, 2.2 times as high as in Amsterdam (€518,000). Between 2023 and 2025 the average WOZ value fell 2%, against no real change in Amsterdam. 42% of the homes are owner-occupied, 11 percentage points more than in Amsterdam (31%). 121 homes are currently for sale, with asking prices from €450,000 to €8,950,000.
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€1,153,000
▲2.2 times as high as Amsterdam (€518,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
-2%
▼lower than Amsterdam (+0%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
42%
▲11 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (31%)
Social housing
4%
▼35 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (39%)
Private rent
54%
▲24 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (30%)
Single-family dwellings
6%
▼6 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (12%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼14 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (15%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼11 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (12%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (10%)
Average WOZ value
€1,153,000
▲2.2 times as high as Amsterdam (€518,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2023
-2%
▼lower than Amsterdam (+0%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
42%
▲11 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (31%)
Social housing
4%
▼35 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (39%)
Private rent
54%
▲24 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (30%)
Single-family dwellings
6%
▼6 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (12%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼14 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (15%)
Built 2016 and later
1%
▼11 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (12%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value fell 2% between 2023 and 2025, to €1,153,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€1,153,000▲ 2.2 times as high as Amsterdam
-2% since 2023
Amsterdam +0%
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: ~€279 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€279/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
77 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €1,153,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€174NL median
Water board levy€64–
Property tax (OZB)€58€101
Waste levy€33€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€105
Maintenance reserve€98–
Buildings insurance€7–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Amsterdam's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 8th 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 77 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €1,153,000.
Levies: Amsterdam'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
Museumkwartier has the 3rd-highest WOZ value of the 108 wijken in the municipality of Amsterdam.
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: €1,153,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Museumkwartier
1,153,000
7,116
–
Haarlemmerbuurt
601,000
5,700
–
Jordaan
556,000
13,425
–
Grachtengordel-West
892,000
4,394
–
Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde
524,000
3,080
–
Burgwallen-Oude Zijde
526,000
3,029
–
Nieuwmarkt/Lastage
597,000
6,369
–
Grachtengordel-Zuid
908,000
3,635
–
De Weteringschans
708,000
4,816
–
Weesperbuurt/Plantage
650,000
4,705
–
Oostelijke Eilanden/Kadijken
539,000
8,016
–
Sloterdijk-West
546,000
886
–
Spaarndammerbuurt/Zeeheldenbuurt
464,000
6,245
–
Houthavens
857,000
2,657
–
De Kolenkit
419,000
6,095
–
Landlust
435,000
9,849
–
Erasmuspark
454,000
3,117
–
Centrale Markt
573,000
1,244
–
Staatsliedenbuurt
470,000
8,043
–
Frederik Hendrikbuurt
485,000
5,192
–
Van Galenbuurt
431,000
3,233
–
Geuzenbuurt
501,000
3,777
–
Hoofdweg e.o.
447,000
5,817
–
Chassébuurt
536,000
3,005
–
Bellamybuurt
528,000
3,900
–
Da Costabuurt
581,000
2,770
–
Westindische Buurt
534,000
3,687
–
Van Lennepbuurt
478,000
4,423
–
Overtoomse Sluis
587,000
4,669
–
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)
Asking prices
For the 120 homes for sale here the median asking price is €12,250 per m²; the middle half ask €10,772 to €14,706 per m².
Value
Homes for sale (with asking price and floor area)
120
Median asking price per m²
€12,250
Middle half
€10,772 – €14,706
Explanation
Asking prices of homes currently listed on Funda, not the prices homes sell for. Only homes HuisWeter has collected; the middle half runs from the first to the third quartile.
Source: Funda
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is private rent, at 54% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied42%
Social housing4%
Private rent54%
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
94% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes6%
Multi-family homes94%
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
96% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 38% in the municipality of Amsterdam.
Before 194596.2%
1945-19640.1%
1975-19911.2%
1992-20051.3%
2006-20150.2%
2016 and later0.9%
Explanation
Based on 7,125 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 · For sale
121 homes for sale now
Asking prices from €450,000 to €8,950,000; median €12,250 per m². Asking prices, not sale prices.
More registered crime per resident than the Amsterdam average.
In 2025, 163 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Museumkwartier, 90% higher than in Amsterdam (86). Since 2023 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 20%, against a fall of 3% in Amsterdam. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
163
▲90% higher than Amsterdam (86)
Change since 2023
+20%
▲higher than Amsterdam (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
6.5
▲91% higher than Amsterdam (3.4)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
163
▲90% higher than Amsterdam (86)
Change since 2023
+20%
▲higher than Amsterdam (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
6.5
▲91% higher than Amsterdam (3.4)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Museumkwartier registered 163 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 86 in the municipality of Amsterdam.
Museumkwartier163
The municipality of Amsterdam86
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 Museumkwartier is 'Theft and burglary': 100.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 47.9 in the municipality of Amsterdam.
MuseumkwartierAmsterdam
Theft and burglary100.2
Amsterdam 47.9▲ +109% vs Amsterdam
Traffic19.6
Amsterdam 9.5▲ +106% vs Amsterdam
Fraud and scams16.1
Amsterdam 6.0▲ +168% vs Amsterdam
Violence and threats11.2
Amsterdam 9.2▲ +22% vs Amsterdam
Vandalism and public order10.3
Amsterdam 8.8▲ +17% vs Amsterdam
Other and withheld5.1
Amsterdam 3.9▲ +31% vs Amsterdam
Environmental0.5
Amsterdam 0.4≈ Amsterdam
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 Museumkwartier registered 58 traffic accidents, of which 15 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
2023
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
04 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Amsterdam average.
An estimated 83% of adults in Museumkwartier rate their own health as good, 11 percentage points more than in Amsterdam. Fewer adults feel lonely (43% against 54%), fewer are overweight (34% against 42%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (49% against 57%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (67% against 58%).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
83%
▲11 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (72%)
More figures
Lonely
43%
▼11 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (54%)
Meets physical activity guideline
67%
▲9 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (58%)
Overweight
34%
▼8 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (42%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
49%
▼8 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (57%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
83%
▲11 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (72%)
More figures
Lonely
43%
▼11 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (54%)
Meets physical activity guideline
67%
▲9 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (58%)
Overweight
34%
▼8 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (42%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
49%
▼8 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (57%)
Health
An estimated 83% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Amsterdam (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Amsterdam
Good self-rated health
82.9%
72.3%
Smokes
19%
21.7%
Excessive drinking
10.6%
7.2%
Overweight
34.1%
42.5%
Lonely
43.3%
54.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
48.9%
56.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
66.9%
57.7%
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
05 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Amsterdam.
Museumkwartier has 12,460 inhabitants (2026), or 9,400 per km² (90% higher than in Amsterdam). Between 2023 and 2026 the population fell 1%, against a rise of 3% in Amsterdam. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Amsterdam was 71%, 7 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) had the highest share there: 27% of the vote, against 13% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2023
-1%
▼lower than Amsterdam (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Amsterdam
71%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Amsterdam (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
30%
▼7 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (37%)
Never married
57%
▼8 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (65%)
Dutch origin
52%
▲13 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (39%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
74%
▲24 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (50%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
27%
▲14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population growth since 2023
-1%
▼lower than Amsterdam (+3%)
Turnout, municipality of Amsterdam
71%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Amsterdam (+3%)
Aged 25 to 45
30%
▼7 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (37%)
Never married
57%
▼8 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (65%)
Dutch origin
52%
▲13 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (39%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
74%
▲24 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (50%)
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA), share of the vote
27%
▲14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Population per year
The population shrank 1% between 2023 and 2026, to 12,460.
Residents, 2026
12,460
-1% since 2023
Amsterdam +3%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 9,400 residents per km², this wijk is 90% more densely populated than the municipality of Amsterdam.
Residents per km²9,400
Dwellings per km²5,350.4
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 5.6 died per 1,000.
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
30% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 151,500
15 to 251,420
25 to 453,800
45 to 653,195
65 to 801,825
80 and over720
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
57% of residents are never married.
Never married7,085
Married4,175
Divorced790
Widowed410
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
52% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands6,440
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)2,895
Outside Europe3,130
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
74% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1690
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,840
Higher professional, university7,170
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Amsterdam; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 71% of eligible voters in Amsterdam voted. The largest party was GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) with 27% of the valid votes.
Municipality of AmsterdamThe Netherlands
D66
23.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
6.9%
16.7%
VVD
9.7%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
27.1%
12.8%
CDA
3.9%
11.8%
JA21
2.6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
2%
4.5%
BBB
0.7%
2.6%
Other
23.2%
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
06 · More figures
More figures
Museumkwartier has an average of 0.6 cars per household, 20% higher than in Amsterdam (0.5). 32% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Amsterdam (31%).
Key figures
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
13%
▲9 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (4%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
7%
▼6 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (13%)
Business services, share of businesses
36%
▲6 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (30%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▲20% higher than Amsterdam (0.5)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
32%
▲1 percentage point higher than Amsterdam (31%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
+7 pp
▲higher than Amsterdam (+4 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (2%)
Office, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (2%)
Single-family dwellings
6%
▼57 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Social housing
4%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
54%
▲40 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
13%
▲9 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (4%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
7%
▼6 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (13%)
Business services, share of businesses
36%
▲6 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (30%)
Cars per household (2025)
0.6
▲20% higher than Amsterdam (0.5)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
32%
▲1 percentage point higher than Amsterdam (31%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2023
+7 pp
▲higher than Amsterdam (+4 pp)
Retail, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (2%)
Office, share of addresses
4%
▲2 percentage points higher than Amsterdam (2%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼2 percentage points lower than Amsterdam (2%)
Single-family dwellings
6%
▼57 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Social housing
4%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
54%
▲40 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 1,600 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie125
Handel en horeca645
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie290
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed590
Zakelijke dienstverlening1,600
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg565
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten575
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
32% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 31% in the municipality of Amsterdam (2025).
Petrol67.8%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)32.2%
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 25% to 32% between 2023 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
32%▲ 1 percentage point above Amsterdam (31%)
+7 pp since 2023
Amsterdam +4 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, 4,020 passenger cars and 190 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars4,020
Motorcycles190
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
89% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (4%).
Residential89.2%
Retail4.5%
Office3.8%
Assembly1.4%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial0.3%
Lodging0.4%
Education0.3%
Sports0.1%
Other0.6%
Explanation
Based on 7,988 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
9,400 residents per km²: 17 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²9,400
NL 539▲ +1644% vs NL
Single-family dwellings6%
NL 63%▼ −90% vs NL
Social housing4%
NL 28%▼ −86% vs NL
Private rent54%
NL 14%▲ +286% vs NL
Average WOZ value€1,153,000
NL €398,000▲ +190% 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