The population is shrinking about as fast as in Berkelland. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Berkelland, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Ruurlo is €441,000, 15% higher than in Berkelland (€385,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 88%, the same as in Berkelland. 75% of the homes are owner-occupied, 6 percentage points more than in Berkelland (69%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€441,000
▲15% higher than Berkelland (€385,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+88%
=about the same as Berkelland (+88%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲6 percentage points higher than Berkelland (69%)
Social housing
18%
▼6 percentage points lower than Berkelland (24%)
Private rent
7%
▼1 percentage point lower than Berkelland (8%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▲3 percentage points higher than Berkelland (80%)
Built 1975–1991
16%
▼6 percentage points lower than Berkelland (22%)
Built 1945–1964
8%
▼4 percentage points lower than Berkelland (12%)
Built 2016 and later
5%
▲1 percentage point higher than Berkelland (4%)
Average WOZ value
€441,000
▲15% higher than Berkelland (€385,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+88%
=about the same as Berkelland (+88%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲6 percentage points higher than Berkelland (69%)
Social housing
18%
▼6 percentage points lower than Berkelland (24%)
Private rent
7%
▼1 percentage point lower than Berkelland (8%)
Single-family dwellings
83%
▲3 percentage points higher than Berkelland (80%)
Built 1975–1991
16%
▼6 percentage points lower than Berkelland (22%)
Built 1945–1964
8%
▼4 percentage points lower than Berkelland (12%)
Built 2016 and later
5%
▲1 percentage point higher than Berkelland (4%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 88% between 2014 and 2025, to €441,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€441,000▲ 15% above Berkelland
+88% since 2014
Berkelland +88%
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: ~€343 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€343/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
153 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €441,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€134NL median
Water board levy€44–
Property tax (OZB)€37€39
Sewage levy€35€22
Waste levy€18€27
Costs to set aside€209
Maintenance reserve€195–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Berkelland's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 169th 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 153 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €441,000.
Levies: Berkelland'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
Ruurlo has the highest WOZ value of the 5 wijken in the municipality of Berkelland.
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: €441,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Ruurlo
441,000
3,547
–
Borculo
376,000
4,703
–
Eibergen
374,000
5,732
–
Beltrum
438,000
1,223
–
Neede
353,000
4,810
–
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%
Social housing18%
Private rent7%
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
83% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes83%
Multi-family homes17%
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 between 1992 and 2005, against 16% in the municipality of Berkelland.
Before 194518.7%
1945-19647.6%
1965-197419.6%
1975-199116.4%
1992-200524.9%
2006-20157.5%
2016 and later5.3%
Explanation
Based on 3,557 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 Berkelland average.
In 2025, 23 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Ruurlo, 5% higher than in Berkelland (22). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 4%, against a fall of 3% in Berkelland. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
23
▲5% higher than Berkelland (22)
Change since 2021
-4%
▼lower than Berkelland (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.3
=about the same as Berkelland (1.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
23
▲5% higher than Berkelland (22)
Change since 2021
-4%
▼lower than Berkelland (-3%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.3
=about the same as Berkelland (1.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Ruurlo registered 23 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 22 in the municipality of Berkelland.
Ruurlo23
The municipality of Berkelland22
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 Ruurlo is 'Theft and burglary': 6.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.3 in the municipality of Berkelland.
RuurloBerkelland
Theft and burglary6.4
Berkelland 5.3▲ +21% vs Berkelland
Fraud and scams6.1
Berkelland 4.5▲ +36% vs Berkelland
Traffic4.3
Berkelland 5.4▼ −20% vs Berkelland
Vandalism and public order2.8
Berkelland 2.8≈ Berkelland
Violence and threats1.5
Berkelland 2.8▼ −46% vs Berkelland
Other and withheld1.3
Berkelland 1.4▼ −7% vs Berkelland
Environmental0.1
Berkelland 0.2≈ Berkelland
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 Ruurlo registered 40 traffic accidents, of which 5 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 Berkelland average; green space is above the Berkelland average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Ruurlo rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Berkelland. Fewer adults smoke (12% against 14%), fewer drink excessively (6% against 8%), fewer are overweight (53% against 55%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (39% against 41%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Ruurlo, covering 79% of the area, against 81% in Berkelland. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 14% of the area, 4 percentage points above the 10% in Berkelland.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲2 percentage points higher than Berkelland (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than Berkelland (10%)
More figures
Smokes
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than Berkelland (14%)
Overweight
53%
▼2 percentage points lower than Berkelland (55%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼2 percentage points lower than Berkelland (41%)
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▲1 percentage point higher than Berkelland (50%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
13%
▲4 percentage points higher than Berkelland (9%)
Agriculture, share of the area
79%
▼2 percentage points lower than Berkelland (81%)
Built-up, share of the area
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Berkelland (5%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
▲2 percentage points higher than Berkelland (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
14%
▲4 percentage points higher than Berkelland (10%)
More figures
Smokes
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than Berkelland (14%)
Overweight
53%
▼2 percentage points lower than Berkelland (55%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
39%
▼2 percentage points lower than Berkelland (41%)
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▲1 percentage point higher than Berkelland (50%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
13%
▲4 percentage points higher than Berkelland (9%)
Agriculture, share of the area
79%
▼2 percentage points lower than Berkelland (81%)
Built-up, share of the area
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than Berkelland (5%)
Health
An estimated 78% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Berkelland (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Berkelland
Good self-rated health
77.5%
76.1%
Smokes
11.5%
14.1%
Excessive drinking
6.5%
7.5%
Overweight
53.2%
55.4%
Lonely
39.3%
40.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
39.3%
41.1%
Meets physical activity guideline
51.4%
49.6%
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
14% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Berkelland.
Traffic3.2%
Built-up3.5%
Other built-up0.2%
Recreation0.9%
Agriculture78.7%
Forest and nature13.1%
Water0.4%
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 shrinking about as fast as the Berkelland average.
Ruurlo has 7,780 inhabitants (2026), or 142 per km² (16% lower than in Berkelland). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 1%, against a fall of 2% in Berkelland. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Berkelland was 85%, 7 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 2014
-1%
=about the same as Berkelland (-2%)
Turnout, municipality of Berkelland
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
=about the same as Berkelland (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲1 percentage point higher than Berkelland (29%)
Married
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Berkelland (45%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲3 percentage points higher than Berkelland (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
=about the same as Berkelland (49%)
CDA, share of the vote
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population growth since 2014
-1%
=about the same as Berkelland (-2%)
Turnout, municipality of Berkelland
85%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+3%
=about the same as Berkelland (+3%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲1 percentage point higher than Berkelland (29%)
Married
49%
▲4 percentage points higher than Berkelland (45%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲3 percentage points higher than Berkelland (90%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
49%
=about the same as Berkelland (49%)
CDA, share of the vote
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (12%)
Population per year
The population shrank 1% between 2014 and 2026, to 7,780.
Residents, 2026
7,780
-1% since 2014
Berkelland -2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 142 residents per km², this wijk is 16% less densely populated than the municipality of Berkelland.
Residents per km²142
Dwellings per km²64.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 6.4 children were born per 1,000 residents; 12.9 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
30% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15895
15 to 25805
25 to 451,305
45 to 652,300
65 to 801,835
80 and over640
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are married.
Never married2,980
Married3,810
Divorced460
Widowed525
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
93% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands7,220
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)275
Outside Europe290
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
49% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,290
Havo, vwo, mbo2-42,760
Higher professional, university1,590
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Berkelland; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 85% of eligible voters in Berkelland voted. The largest party was CDA with 16% of the valid votes.
Municipality of BerkellandThe Netherlands
D66
13.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
15.6%
16.7%
VVD
15.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
9.3%
12.8%
CDA
15.9%
11.8%
JA21
6.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.4%
4.5%
BBB
10%
2.6%
Other
7.4%
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
Ruurlo has an average of 1.4 cars per household, about the same as in Berkelland (1.4). 21% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in Berkelland (20%).
Key figures
Business services, share of businesses
23%
▲3 percentage points higher than Berkelland (20%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
10%
▼3 percentage points lower than Berkelland (13%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
4%
▼1 percentage point lower than Berkelland (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
=about the same as Berkelland (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▲1 percentage point higher than Berkelland (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+3 pp
=about the same as Berkelland (+3 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
6%
▲3 percentage points higher than Berkelland (3%)
Industrial, share of addresses
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Berkelland (7%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Berkelland (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
17%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
18%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business services, share of businesses
23%
▲3 percentage points higher than Berkelland (20%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
10%
▼3 percentage points lower than Berkelland (13%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
4%
▼1 percentage point lower than Berkelland (5%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
=about the same as Berkelland (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▲1 percentage point higher than Berkelland (20%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+3 pp
=about the same as Berkelland (+3 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
6%
▲3 percentage points higher than Berkelland (3%)
Industrial, share of addresses
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Berkelland (7%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than Berkelland (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
17%
▼20 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
18%
▼10 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 245 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij155
Nijverheid en energie110
Handel en horeca185
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie45
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed45
Zakelijke dienstverlening245
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg165
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten100
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
21% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 20% in the municipality of Berkelland (2025).
Petrol79.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.9%
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 18% to 21% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
21%▲ 1 percentage point above Berkelland (20%)
+3 pp since 2014
Berkelland +3 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, 4,725 passenger cars and 460 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars4,725
Motorcycles460
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
86% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (6%).
Residential86.3%
Retail1.7%
Office0.6%
Assembly1.3%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial5.6%
Lodging6.2%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other1.4%
Explanation
Based on 4,123 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
142 residents per km²: 74% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²142
NL 539▼ −74% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings17%
NL 37%▼ −54% vs NL
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Social housing18%
NL 28%▼ −36% vs NL
Single-family dwellings83%
NL 63%▲ +32% 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