The population is shrinking, while it grows in Borger-Odoorn. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Borger Buitengebied is €516,000, 61% higher than in Borger-Odoorn (€321,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 27%, against a rise of 41% in Borger-Odoorn. 80% of the homes are owner-occupied, 6 percentage points more than in Borger-Odoorn (74%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€516,000
▲61% higher than Borger-Odoorn (€321,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+27%
▼lower than Borger-Odoorn (+41%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
80%
▲6 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (74%)
Social housing
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (19%)
Private rent
20%
▲13 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (7%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲6 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (91%)
Built 1975–1991
11%
▼9 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (20%)
Built 1945–1964
21%
▲5 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (16%)
Built 1965–1974
11%
▼3 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (14%)
Average WOZ value
€516,000
▲61% higher than Borger-Odoorn (€321,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+27%
▼lower than Borger-Odoorn (+41%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
80%
▲6 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (74%)
Social housing
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (19%)
Private rent
20%
▲13 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (7%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲6 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (91%)
Built 1975–1991
11%
▼9 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (20%)
Built 1945–1964
21%
▲5 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (16%)
Built 1965–1974
11%
▼3 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (14%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 27% between 2021 and 2025, to €516,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€516,000▲ 61% above Borger-Odoorn
+27% since 2021
Borger-Odoorn +41%
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: ~€533 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€533/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
275 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €516,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€157NL median
Property tax (OZB)€66€45
Water board levy€46–
Sewage levy€23€22
Waste levy€22€27
Costs to set aside€376
Maintenance reserve€351–
Buildings insurance€25–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Borger-Odoorn's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 289th 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 275 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €516,000.
Levies: Borger-Odoorn'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
Borger Buitengebied has the highest WOZ value of the 7 buurten in Borger.
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: €516,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Borger Buitengebied
516,000
91
–
Marslanden
335,000
215
–
Oud Borger
376,000
205
–
Hunzedal
303,000
596
–
Daalkampen
424,000
385
–
Noordesch
301,000
322
–
Borger-Centrum
270,000
599
–
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 80% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied80%
Private rent20%
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
97% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes97%
Multi-family homes3%
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
33% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 24% in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Before 194532.6%
1945-196420.7%
1965-197410.9%
1975-199110.9%
1992-200515.2%
2006-20152.2%
2016 and later7.6%
Explanation
Based on 92 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 Borger-Odoorn average.
In 2025, 104 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Borger Buitengebied, 6.1 times as high as in Borger-Odoorn (17). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 2%, against a fall of 26% in Borger-Odoorn. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
104
▲6.1 times as high as Borger-Odoorn (17)
Change since 2021
+2%
▲higher than Borger-Odoorn (-26%)
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
104
▲6.1 times as high as Borger-Odoorn (17)
Change since 2021
+2%
▲higher than Borger-Odoorn (-26%)
Home burglary
2
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Borger Buitengebied registered 104 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 17 in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Borger Buitengebied104
The municipality of Borger-Odoorn17
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 Borger Buitengebied is 'Theft and burglary': 50.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.3 in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Borger BuitengebiedBorger-Odoorn
Theft and burglary50.0
Borger-Odoorn 5.3▲ +843% vs Borger-Odoorn
Traffic15.4
Borger-Odoorn 2.4▲ +542% vs Borger-Odoorn
Other and withheld15.4
Borger-Odoorn 1.1▲ +1300% vs Borger-Odoorn
Vandalism and public order11.5
Borger-Odoorn 2.3▲ +400% vs Borger-Odoorn
Fraud and scams7.7
Borger-Odoorn 4.0▲ +92% vs Borger-Odoorn
Violence and threats3.8
Borger-Odoorn 2.3▲ +65% vs Borger-Odoorn
Environmental0.0
Borger-Odoorn 0.1≈ Borger-Odoorn
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 Borger Buitengebied registered 14 traffic accidents, of which 2 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
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Borger-Odoorn average; green space is above the Borger-Odoorn average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Borger Buitengebied rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Borger-Odoorn. Fewer adults are overweight (52% against 60%), fewer feel lonely (42% against 46%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (38% against 42%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (47% against 42%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Borger Buitengebied, covering 65% of the area, against 76% in Borger-Odoorn. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 26% of the area, 10 percentage points above the 16% in Borger-Odoorn.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲4 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
26%
▲10 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (16%)
More figures
Overweight
52%
▼8 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (60%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▲5 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (42%)
Lonely
42%
▼4 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▼4 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (42%)
Agriculture, share of the area
65%
▼11 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (76%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (14%)
Recreation, share of the area
6%
▲4 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲4 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
26%
▲10 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (16%)
More figures
Overweight
52%
▼8 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (60%)
Meets physical activity guideline
47%
▲5 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (42%)
Lonely
42%
▼4 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (46%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▼4 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (42%)
Agriculture, share of the area
65%
▼11 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (76%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (14%)
Recreation, share of the area
6%
▲4 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (2%)
Health
An estimated 77% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Borger-Odoorn
Good self-rated health
76.6%
72.9%
Smokes
15.3%
16.1%
Excessive drinking
8.2%
6.6%
Overweight
52.3%
59.5%
Lonely
41.7%
45.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
38.3%
41.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
46.8%
41.8%
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
26% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Traffic2.6%
Built-up2.5%
Other built-up1.7%
Recreation6.1%
Agriculture65.4%
Forest and nature20.4%
Water1.3%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 2000 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,000 m
–
GP practice
2,000 m
–
Primary school
2,500 m
–
Daycare
2,500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.2
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.1
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 shrinking, while it grows in Borger-Odoorn.
Borger Buitengebied has 250 inhabitants (2026), or 18 per km² (81% lower than in Borger-Odoorn). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 2%, against a rise of 2% in Borger-Odoorn. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn was 83%, 5 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 20% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼lower than Borger-Odoorn (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Borger-Odoorn
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
=about the same as Borger-Odoorn (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
35%
▲6 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (29%)
Never married
47%
▲6 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (41%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲3 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (91%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
69%
▲21 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-2%
▼lower than Borger-Odoorn (+2%)
Turnout, municipality of Borger-Odoorn
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
=about the same as Borger-Odoorn (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
35%
▲6 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (29%)
Never married
47%
▲6 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (41%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲3 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (91%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
69%
▲21 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
20%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 2% between 2021 and 2026, to 250.
Residents, 2026
250
-2% since 2021
Borger-Odoorn +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 18 residents per km², this buurt is 81% less densely populated than the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Residents per km²18
Dwellings per km²6.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
35% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1525
15 to 2535
25 to 4545
45 to 6590
65 to 8040
80 and over20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are never married.
Never married120
Married105
Divorced20
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
94% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands230
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)10
Outside Europe5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
69% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo150
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4110
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Borger-Odoorn; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Borger-Odoorn voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 20% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Borger-OdoornThe Netherlands
D66
12.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
20.4%
16.7%
VVD
15.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11%
12.8%
CDA
11.6%
11.8%
JA21
5.3%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.8%
4.5%
BBB
6.2%
2.6%
Other
10.7%
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
Borger Buitengebied has an average of 1.6 cars per household, 14% higher than in Borger-Odoorn (1.4). 35% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 9 percentage points more than in Borger-Odoorn (26%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
19%
▲9 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (10%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (17%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲14% higher than Borger-Odoorn (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
36%
▲10 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
▲higher than Borger-Odoorn (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
31%
▼55 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (86%)
Lodging, share of addresses
42%
▲34 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (8%)
Industrial, share of addresses
34%
▲29 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (5%)
Multi-family dwellings
3%
▼34 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
19%
▲9 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (10%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (17%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.6
▲14% higher than Borger-Odoorn (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
36%
▲10 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+4 pp
▲higher than Borger-Odoorn (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
31%
▼55 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (86%)
Lodging, share of addresses
42%
▲34 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (8%)
Industrial, share of addresses
34%
▲29 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (5%)
Multi-family dwellings
3%
▼34 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Private rent
20%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 15 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij15
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca15
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
36% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn (2025).
Petrol63.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)36.1%
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 32% to 36% between 2021 and 2025.
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, 185 passenger cars and 40 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars185
Motorcycles40
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
31% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (42%).
Residential30.8%
Retail1%
Office0.3%
Assembly1.7%
Industrial34.1%
Lodging41.8%
Sports0.7%
Other1%
Explanation
Based on 299 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
18 residents per km²: 97% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²18
NL 539▼ −97% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings3%
NL 37%▼ −92% vs NL
Single-family dwellings97%
NL 63%▲ +54% vs NL
Private rent20%
NL 14%▲ +43% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings80%
NL 57%▲ +40% 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