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Living in Ruurlo

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.

7,780 residents, 3,547 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Berkelland average.

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%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 88% between 2014 and 2025, to €441,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€441,00015% 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.

Netherlands€398,000
Berkelland€385,000
Ruurlo€441,000

Beltrum€438,000
Borculo€376,000
Eibergen€374,000
Neede€353,000
Explanation

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.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Ruurlo441,0003,547–
Borculo376,0004,703–
Eibergen374,0005,732–
Beltrum438,0001,223–
Neede353,0004,810–
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)

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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Ruurlo registered 23 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 22 in the municipality of Berkelland.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
235% above Berkelland
  • -4% since 2021
  • Berkelland -3%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

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
  • Fraud and scams6.1
  • Traffic4.3
  • Vandalism and public order2.8
  • Violence and threats1.5
  • Other and withheld1.3
  • Environmental0.1
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 1.3 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 1.3 in the municipality of Berkelland.

Ruurlo1.32
The municipality of Berkelland1.33
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

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%)

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 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 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
  • Multi-family dwellings17%
  • Private rent7%
  • Social housing18%
  • Single-family dwellings83%
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

06 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the neighbourhoods of Ruurlo

Compare the neighbourhoods of Ruurlo
Verspreide huizen Veldhoek300€611,00038
Haarskamp255€566,0008
Verspreide huizen Ruurlo975€565,00031
Leusinkbrink1,365€556,0007
Verspreide huizen Zuidelijk Broek380€533,00024

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole district.

How we calculate
Living in Ruurlo (Berkelland): WOZ, prices & areas