The population is growing faster than in Arnhem. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Arnhem, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Schaarsbergen is €603,000. Between 2014 and 2021 the average WOZ value rose 31%, against a rise of 37% in Arnhem. 64% of the homes are owner-occupied, 21 percentage points more than in Arnhem (43%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€603,000
▲72% higher than Arnhem (€350,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+31%
▼lower than Arnhem (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
64%
▲21 percentage points higher than Arnhem (43%)
Social housing
0%
▼34 percentage points lower than Arnhem (34%)
Private rent
32%
▲10 percentage points higher than Arnhem (22%)
Single-family dwellings
74%
▲23 percentage points higher than Arnhem (51%)
Built 2016 and later
22%
▲14 percentage points higher than Arnhem (8%)
Built 1975–1991
10%
▼11 percentage points lower than Arnhem (21%)
Built 1992–2005
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Arnhem (10%)
Average WOZ value
€603,000
▲72% higher than Arnhem (€350,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+31%
▼lower than Arnhem (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
64%
▲21 percentage points higher than Arnhem (43%)
Social housing
0%
▼34 percentage points lower than Arnhem (34%)
Private rent
32%
▲10 percentage points higher than Arnhem (22%)
Single-family dwellings
74%
▲23 percentage points higher than Arnhem (51%)
Built 2016 and later
22%
▲14 percentage points higher than Arnhem (8%)
Built 1975–1991
10%
▼11 percentage points lower than Arnhem (21%)
Built 1992–2005
5%
▼5 percentage points lower than Arnhem (10%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 31% between 2014 and 2021, to €603,000.
Average WOZ value, 2021
€603,000▲ 2.5 times as high as Arnhem
+31% since 2014
Arnhem +37%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2021
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€295 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€295/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
103 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €603,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€155NL median
Property tax (OZB)€58€53
Water board levy€49–
Waste levy€29€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€140
Maintenance reserve€131–
Buildings insurance€9–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Arnhem's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 186th 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 103 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €603,000.
Levies: Arnhem'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
Schaarsbergen has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 24 wijken in the municipality of Arnhem.
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: €603,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Schaarsbergen
603,000
922
–
Centrum
295,000
4,471
–
Spijkerkwartier
328,000
3,666
–
Arnhemse Broek
292,000
3,125
–
Presikhaaf-West
262,000
4,268
–
Presikhaaf-Oost
252,000
3,878
–
St. Marten/Sonsbeek
394,000
2,876
–
Klarendal
297,000
4,147
–
Velperweg e.o.
422,000
4,767
–
Alteveer/Cranevelt
486,000
1,715
–
Geitenkamp
258,000
2,220
–
Monnikenhuizen
418,000
2,325
–
Burgemeesterswijk/Hoogkamp
617,000
3,468
–
Heijenoord/Lombok
382,000
2,023
–
Klingelbeek e.o.
310,000
824
–
Malburgen-West
309,000
2,344
–
Malburgen-Oost (Noord)
297,000
2,929
–
Malburgen-Oost (Zuid)
260,000
4,381
–
Vredenburg/Kronenburg
265,000
4,689
–
Elden
461,000
1,135
–
Elderveld
296,000
4,307
–
De Laar
308,000
5,637
–
Rijkerswoerd
354,000
5,296
–
Schuytgraaf
476,000
6,117
–
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 64% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied64%
Private rent32%
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
74% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes74%
Multi-family homes26%
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
25% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 24% in the municipality of Arnhem.
Before 194525%
1945-196412.2%
1965-197418.4%
1975-19919.8%
1992-20054.8%
2006-20157.4%
2016 and later22.4%
Explanation
Based on 917 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
More registered crime per resident than the Arnhem average.
In 2025, 153 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Schaarsbergen, 2.3 times as high as in Arnhem (66). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 1%, against a rise of 2% in Arnhem. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
153
▲2.3 times as high as Arnhem (66)
Change since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Arnhem (+2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
5.1
▲82% higher than Arnhem (2.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
153
▲2.3 times as high as Arnhem (66)
Change since 2021
-1%
▼lower than Arnhem (+2%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
5.1
▲82% higher than Arnhem (2.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Schaarsbergen registered 153 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 66 in the municipality of Arnhem.
Schaarsbergen153
The municipality of Arnhem66
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 Schaarsbergen is 'Traffic': 61.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.5 in the municipality of Arnhem.
SchaarsbergenArnhem
Traffic61.1
Arnhem 8.5▲ +619% vs Arnhem
Theft and burglary52.7
Arnhem 29.1▲ +81% vs Arnhem
Other and withheld10.9
Arnhem 4.9▲ +122% vs Arnhem
Vandalism and public order10.5
Arnhem 9.2▲ +14% vs Arnhem
Violence and threats10.0
Arnhem 7.3▲ +37% vs Arnhem
Fraud and scams6.3
Arnhem 6.8▼ −7% vs Arnhem
Environmental1.3
Arnhem 0.3▲ +333% vs Arnhem
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 Schaarsbergen registered 403 traffic accidents, of which 15 with injury and 1 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
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Arnhem average; green space is above the Arnhem average.
An estimated 81% of adults in Schaarsbergen rate their own health as good, 11 percentage points more than in Arnhem. Fewer adults feel lonely (36% against 51%), fewer report anxiety or depression (40% against 53%), fewer smoke (13% against 22%) and fewer are overweight (42% against 50%). Forest and natural land is the largest land use in Schaarsbergen, covering 72% of the area, against 40% in Arnhem. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 78% of the area, 28 percentage points above the 50% in Arnhem.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲11 percentage points higher than Arnhem (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
78%
▲28 percentage points higher than Arnhem (50%)
More figures
Lonely
36%
▼15 percentage points lower than Arnhem (51%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼13 percentage points lower than Arnhem (53%)
Smokes
13%
▼9 percentage points lower than Arnhem (22%)
Overweight
42%
▼8 percentage points lower than Arnhem (50%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
72%
▲32 percentage points higher than Arnhem (40%)
Built-up, share of the area
6%
▼22 percentage points lower than Arnhem (28%)
Recreation, share of the area
7%
▼4 percentage points lower than Arnhem (11%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲11 percentage points higher than Arnhem (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
78%
▲28 percentage points higher than Arnhem (50%)
More figures
Lonely
36%
▼15 percentage points lower than Arnhem (51%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
40%
▼13 percentage points lower than Arnhem (53%)
Smokes
13%
▼9 percentage points lower than Arnhem (22%)
Overweight
42%
▼8 percentage points lower than Arnhem (50%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
72%
▲32 percentage points higher than Arnhem (40%)
Built-up, share of the area
6%
▼22 percentage points lower than Arnhem (28%)
Recreation, share of the area
7%
▼4 percentage points lower than Arnhem (11%)
Health
An estimated 81% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Arnhem (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Arnhem
Good self-rated health
81.4%
70%
Smokes
13.1%
21.8%
Excessive drinking
7.1%
5.7%
Overweight
41.8%
50.2%
Lonely
36.3%
50.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.1%
52.9%
Meets physical activity guideline
55.1%
50.4%
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
78% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 50% in the municipality of Arnhem.
Traffic5.3%
Built-up6.4%
Other built-up0.7%
Recreation6.7%
Agriculture9.3%
Forest and nature71.6%
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
04 · Residents
The population is growing faster than the Arnhem average.
Schaarsbergen has 2,435 inhabitants (2026), or 48 per km² (97% lower than in Arnhem). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 24%, against a rise of 14% in Arnhem. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Arnhem was 72%, 6 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 22% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
+24%
▲higher than Arnhem (+14%)
Turnout, municipality of Arnhem
72%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+25%
▲higher than Arnhem (+15%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲8 percentage points higher than Arnhem (25%)
Never married
56%
▼2 percentage points lower than Arnhem (58%)
Dutch origin
79%
▲18 percentage points higher than Arnhem (61%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
49%
▲11 percentage points higher than Arnhem (38%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+24%
▲higher than Arnhem (+14%)
Turnout, municipality of Arnhem
72%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+25%
▲higher than Arnhem (+15%)
Aged 45 to 65
33%
▲8 percentage points higher than Arnhem (25%)
Never married
56%
▼2 percentage points lower than Arnhem (58%)
Dutch origin
79%
▲18 percentage points higher than Arnhem (61%)
Higher education (hbo, wo)
49%
▲11 percentage points higher than Arnhem (38%)
D66, share of the vote
22%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 24% between 2014 and 2026, to 2,435.
Residents, 2026
2,435
+24% since 2014
Arnhem +14%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 48 residents per km², this wijk is 97% less densely populated than the municipality of Arnhem.
Residents per km²48
Dwellings per km²18.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.3 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.5 died per 1,000.
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
33% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15270
15 to 25405
25 to 45455
45 to 65800
65 to 80380
80 and over115
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
56% of residents are never married.
Never married1,360
Married870
Divorced115
Widowed80
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
79% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,915
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)155
Outside Europe360
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
49% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1460
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4520
Higher professional, university940
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Arnhem; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 72% of eligible voters in Arnhem voted. The largest party was D66 with 22% of the valid votes.
Municipality of ArnhemThe Netherlands
D66
21.6%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
13.4%
16.7%
VVD
10.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
20.8%
12.8%
CDA
7.1%
11.8%
JA21
4.2%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.7%
4.5%
BBB
1.1%
2.6%
Other
17.6%
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
Schaarsbergen has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 62% higher than in Arnhem (0.8). 35% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 12 percentage points more than in Arnhem (23%).
Key figures
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
19%
▲6 percentage points higher than Arnhem (13%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
3%
▼5 percentage points lower than Arnhem (8%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than Arnhem (14%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲62% higher than Arnhem (0.8)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
35%
▲12 percentage points higher than Arnhem (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+13 pp
▲higher than Arnhem (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
70%
▼21 percentage points lower than Arnhem (91%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
10%
▲9 percentage points higher than Arnhem (1%)
Lodging, share of addresses
8%
▲8 percentage points higher than Arnhem (0%)
Private rent
32%
▲18 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€603,000
▲2.1 times as high as the Netherlands (€290,000)
Multi-family dwellings
26%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
19%
▲6 percentage points higher than Arnhem (13%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
3%
▼5 percentage points lower than Arnhem (8%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
10%
▼4 percentage points lower than Arnhem (14%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲62% higher than Arnhem (0.8)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
35%
▲12 percentage points higher than Arnhem (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+13 pp
▲higher than Arnhem (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
70%
▼21 percentage points lower than Arnhem (91%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
10%
▲9 percentage points higher than Arnhem (1%)
Lodging, share of addresses
8%
▲8 percentage points higher than Arnhem (0%)
Private rent
32%
▲18 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€603,000
▲2.1 times as high as the Netherlands (€290,000)
Multi-family dwellings
26%
▼11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 160 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij15
Nijverheid en energie40
Handel en horeca55
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed30
Zakelijke dienstverlening160
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg120
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten100
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
35% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Arnhem (2025).
Petrol64.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)35.3%
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 22% to 35% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
35%▲ 12 percentage points above Arnhem (23%)
+13 pp since 2014
Arnhem +2 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, 1,160 passenger cars and 100 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars1,160
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
70% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is healthcare (10%).
Residential70.4%
Retail0.5%
Office5.7%
Assembly4.8%
Healthcare9.7%
Industrial5.9%
Lodging8.4%
Education1.6%
Sports1.5%
Other6.4%
Explanation
Based on 1,302 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
48 residents per km²: 91% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²48
NL 539▼ −91% vs NL
Private rent32%
NL 14%▲ +129% vs NL
Average WOZ value€603,000
NL €290,000▲ +108% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings26%
NL 37%▼ −30% vs NL
Single-family dwellings74%
NL 63%▲ +18% 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