The population is shrinking, while it grows in Borger-Odoorn. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Kijlen is €261,000, 19% lower than in Borger-Odoorn (€321,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 44%, against a rise of 41% in Borger-Odoorn. 72% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points less than in Borger-Odoorn (74%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€261,000
▼19% lower than Borger-Odoorn (€321,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
▲higher than Borger-Odoorn (+41%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
72%
▼2 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (74%)
Social housing
25%
▲6 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (19%)
Private rent
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (7%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲1 percentage point higher than Borger-Odoorn (91%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (14%)
Built 1992–2005
21%
▲6 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (15%)
Built 2006–2015
7%
▲2 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (5%)
Average WOZ value
€261,000
▼19% lower than Borger-Odoorn (€321,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+44%
▲higher than Borger-Odoorn (+41%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
72%
▼2 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (74%)
Social housing
25%
▲6 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (19%)
Private rent
3%
▼4 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (7%)
Single-family dwellings
92%
▲1 percentage point higher than Borger-Odoorn (91%)
Built 1965–1974
2%
▼12 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (14%)
Built 1992–2005
21%
▲6 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (15%)
Built 2006–2015
7%
▲2 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (5%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 44% between 2021 and 2025, to €261,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€261,000▼ 19% below Borger-Odoorn
+44% 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: ~€302 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€302/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
136 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €261,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€117NL median
Water board levy€39–
Property tax (OZB)€33€23
Sewage levy€23€22
Waste levy€22€27
Costs to set aside€185
Maintenance reserve€173–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Borger-Odoorn's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 244th 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 136 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €261,000.
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
Kijlen has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in 2e Exloërmond.
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: €261,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Kijlen
261,000
492
–
2e Exloërmond Oost
341,000
200
–
2e Exloërmond West
250,000
321
–
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 72% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied72%
Social housing25%
Private rent3%
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
92% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes92%
Multi-family homes8%
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
28% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 24% in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Before 194527.5%
1945-196416.8%
1965-19742.4%
1975-199120.4%
1992-200520.6%
2006-20157.3%
2016 and later4.9%
Explanation
Based on 494 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
Less registered crime per resident than the Borger-Odoorn average.
In 2025, 8 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Kijlen, 53% lower than in Borger-Odoorn (17). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 63%, 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
8
▼53% lower than Borger-Odoorn (17)
Change since 2021
-63%
▼lower than Borger-Odoorn (-26%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
8
▼53% lower than Borger-Odoorn (17)
Change since 2021
-63%
▼lower than Borger-Odoorn (-26%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Kijlen registered 8 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 17 in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Kijlen8
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 Kijlen is 'Theft and burglary': 3.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.3 in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
KijlenBorger-Odoorn
Theft and burglary3.7
Borger-Odoorn 5.3▼ −30% vs Borger-Odoorn
Fraud and scams2.8
Borger-Odoorn 4.0▼ −30% vs Borger-Odoorn
Violence and threats0.9
Borger-Odoorn 2.3▼ −61% vs Borger-Odoorn
Other and withheld0.9
Borger-Odoorn 1.1▼ −18% vs Borger-Odoorn
Vandalism and public order0.0
Borger-Odoorn 2.3▼ −100% vs Borger-Odoorn
Traffic0.0
Borger-Odoorn 2.4▼ −100% 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 2023, police in Kijlen registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2023
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) 2023
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health below the Borger-Odoorn average; green space is below the Borger-Odoorn average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Kijlen rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in Borger-Odoorn. More adults are overweight (65% against 60%), more smoke (18% against 16%) and more feel lonely (48% against 46%), but fewer meet the physical activity guideline (37% against 42%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Kijlen, covering 53% of the area, against 4% in Borger-Odoorn. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 5% of the area, 11 percentage points below the 16% in Borger-Odoorn.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼3 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼11 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (16%)
More figures
Overweight
65%
▲5 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (60%)
Meets physical activity guideline
37%
▼5 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (42%)
Smokes
18%
▲2 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (16%)
Lonely
48%
▲2 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (46%)
Built-up, share of the area
53%
▲49 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (4%)
Agriculture, share of the area
38%
▼38 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (76%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (14%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼3 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼11 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (16%)
More figures
Overweight
65%
▲5 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (60%)
Meets physical activity guideline
37%
▼5 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (42%)
Smokes
18%
▲2 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (16%)
Lonely
48%
▲2 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (46%)
Built-up, share of the area
53%
▲49 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (4%)
Agriculture, share of the area
38%
▼38 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (76%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
1%
▼13 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (14%)
Health
An estimated 70% 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
70.5%
72.9%
Smokes
18.4%
16.1%
Excessive drinking
7.3%
6.6%
Overweight
65.1%
59.5%
Lonely
47.7%
45.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
41.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
37%
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
5% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Traffic3.5%
Built-up52.6%
Recreation4.4%
Agriculture37.7%
Forest and nature0.9%
Water0.9%
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 primary school lies here at an average road distance of 600 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
3,400 m
–
GP practice
1,600 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
600 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
1.6
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.
Kijlen has 1,055 inhabitants (2026), or 931 per km² (9.8 times as high as in Borger-Odoorn). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 4%, 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
-4%
▼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
-0%
▼lower than Borger-Odoorn (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
=about the same as Borger-Odoorn (29%)
Married
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (45%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲3 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (91%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
64%
▲16 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
-4%
▼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
-0%
▼lower than Borger-Odoorn (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
=about the same as Borger-Odoorn (29%)
Married
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (45%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲3 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (91%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
64%
▲16 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 4% between 2021 and 2026, to 1,055.
Residents, 2026
1,055
-4% since 2021
Borger-Odoorn +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 931 residents per km², this buurt is 9.8 times as densely populated as the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Residents per km²931
Dwellings per km²431.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 14.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 4.7 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15135
15 to 25125
25 to 45230
45 to 65310
65 to 80215
80 and over45
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are married.
Never married430
Married500
Divorced70
Widowed65
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
94% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands995
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)25
Outside Europe35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
64% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1270
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4470
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
Kijlen has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 7% higher than in Borger-Odoorn (1.4). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Borger-Odoorn (26%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
28%
▲12 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (16%)
Business services, share of businesses
12%
▼7 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (19%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲7% higher than Borger-Odoorn (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼2 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
=about the same as Borger-Odoorn (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲5 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
8%
▲3 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (5%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Borger-Odoorn (0%)
Multi-family dwellings
8%
▼29 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
931
▲73% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Average WOZ value
€261,000
▼34% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
28%
▲12 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (16%)
Business services, share of businesses
12%
▼7 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (19%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
0%
▼4 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲7% higher than Borger-Odoorn (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
24%
▼2 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
=about the same as Borger-Odoorn (+2 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
91%
▲5 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
8%
▲3 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (5%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▲1 percentage point higher than Borger-Odoorn (0%)
Multi-family dwellings
8%
▼29 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Residents per km²
931
▲73% higher than the Netherlands (539)
Average WOZ value
€261,000
▼34% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 35 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie35
Handel en horeca20
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie10
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg20
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn (2025).
Petrol76.1%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.9%
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 23% to 24% 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, 690 passenger cars and 75 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars690
Motorcycles75
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
91% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (8%).
Residential91.1%
Retail1.5%
Office1.5%
Assembly0.4%
Industrial7.6%
Education0.4%
Other3%
Explanation
Based on 542 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
3% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent3%
NL 14%▼ −79% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings8%
NL 37%▼ −78% vs NL
Residents per km²931
NL 539▲ +73% vs NL
Average WOZ value€261,000
NL €398,000▼ −34% vs NL
Single-family dwellings92%
NL 63%▲ +46% 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) 2025