Living in Borger (Borger-Odoorn): WOZ, prices & areas
District · Borger-Odoorn
Living in Borger
The population is growing faster than 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 is €331,000, 3% higher than in Borger-Odoorn (€321,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 46%, against a rise of 41% in Borger-Odoorn. 67% of the homes are owner-occupied, 7 percentage points less than in Borger-Odoorn (74%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€331,000
▲3% higher than Borger-Odoorn (€321,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+46%
▲higher than Borger-Odoorn (+41%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
67%
▼7 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (74%)
Social housing
27%
▲8 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (19%)
Private rent
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Borger-Odoorn (7%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▼5 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (91%)
Built before 1945
8%
▼16 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (24%)
Built 2016 and later
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (6%)
Built 1965–1974
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (14%)
Average WOZ value
€331,000
▲3% higher than Borger-Odoorn (€321,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+46%
▲higher than Borger-Odoorn (+41%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
67%
▼7 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (74%)
Social housing
27%
▲8 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (19%)
Private rent
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Borger-Odoorn (7%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▼5 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (91%)
Built before 1945
8%
▼16 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (24%)
Built 2016 and later
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (6%)
Built 1965–1974
19%
▲5 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (14%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 46% between 2021 and 2025, to €331,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€331,000▲ 3% above Borger-Odoorn
+46% 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: ~€335 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€335/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
151 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €331,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€128NL median
Property tax (OZB)€42€29
Water board levy€41–
Sewage levy€23€22
Waste levy€22€27
Costs to set aside€207
Maintenance reserve€193–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Borger-Odoorn's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 261st 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 151 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €331,000.
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 has the 6th-lowest WOZ value of the 24 wijken in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
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: €331,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Borger
331,000
2,413
–
Valthe
358,000
544
–
Valthermond
269,000
1,500
–
Westdorp
436,000
53
–
Zandberg
254,000
30
–
1e Exloërmond
341,000
147
–
2e Exloërmond
273,000
1,014
–
2e Valthermond
379,000
44
–
Bronneger
524,000
47
–
Bronnegerveen
420,000
33
–
Buinen
389,000
341
–
Buinerveen
353,000
194
–
Drouwen
446,000
208
–
Drouwenermond
321,000
227
–
Drouwenerveen
375,000
105
–
Ees
449,000
151
–
Eesergroen
515,000
61
–
Eeserveen
449,000
63
–
Exloërveen
371,000
40
–
Exloo
397,000
767
–
Klijndijk
351,000
326
–
Nieuw-Buinen
258,000
2,175
–
Odoorn
334,000
958
–
Odoornerveen
427,000
175
–
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 67% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied67%
Social housing27%
Private rent6%
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
86% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes86%
Multi-family homes14%
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
26% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 20% in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Before 19457.9%
1945-196412.8%
1965-197418.6%
1975-199125.9%
1992-200516.3%
2006-20158%
2016 and later10.4%
Explanation
Based on 2,432 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, 22 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Borger, 29% higher than in Borger-Odoorn (17). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 15%, 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
22
▲29% higher than Borger-Odoorn (17)
Change since 2021
-15%
▲higher than Borger-Odoorn (-26%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▲6% higher than Borger-Odoorn (1.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
22
▲29% higher than Borger-Odoorn (17)
Change since 2021
-15%
▲higher than Borger-Odoorn (-26%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▲6% higher than Borger-Odoorn (1.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Borger registered 22 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 17 in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Borger22
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 is 'Theft and burglary': 9.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 5.3 in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
BorgerBorger-Odoorn
Theft and burglary9.0
Borger-Odoorn 5.3▲ +70% vs Borger-Odoorn
Fraud and scams5.2
Borger-Odoorn 4.0▲ +30% vs Borger-Odoorn
Violence and threats2.6
Borger-Odoorn 2.3▲ +13% vs Borger-Odoorn
Vandalism and public order2.2
Borger-Odoorn 2.3≈ Borger-Odoorn
Traffic2.0
Borger-Odoorn 2.4▼ −17% vs Borger-Odoorn
Other and withheld1.0
Borger-Odoorn 1.1▼ −9% 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 registered 21 traffic accidents, of which 7 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 about average; green space is above the Borger-Odoorn average.
An estimated 73% of adults in Borger rate their own health as good, about the same as in Borger-Odoorn. Fewer adults smoke (14% against 16%), fewer are overweight (58% against 60%), fewer feel lonely (44% against 46%) and fewer drink excessively (6% against 7%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Borger, covering 58% of the area, against 76% in Borger-Odoorn. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 24% of the area, 8 percentage points above the 16% in Borger-Odoorn.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
=about the same as Borger-Odoorn (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
24%
▲8 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (16%)
More figures
Smokes
14%
▼2 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (16%)
Overweight
58%
▼2 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (60%)
Lonely
44%
▼2 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (46%)
Excessive drinking
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Borger-Odoorn (7%)
Agriculture, share of the area
58%
▼18 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (76%)
Built-up, share of the area
12%
▲8 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (4%)
Recreation, share of the area
6%
▲4 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (2%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
73%
=about the same as Borger-Odoorn (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
24%
▲8 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (16%)
More figures
Smokes
14%
▼2 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (16%)
Overweight
58%
▼2 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (60%)
Lonely
44%
▼2 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (46%)
Excessive drinking
6%
▼1 percentage point lower than Borger-Odoorn (7%)
Agriculture, share of the area
58%
▼18 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (76%)
Built-up, share of the area
12%
▲8 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (4%)
Recreation, share of the area
6%
▲4 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (2%)
Health
An estimated 73% 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
73.3%
72.9%
Smokes
14%
16.1%
Excessive drinking
6%
6.6%
Overweight
57.6%
59.5%
Lonely
44.5%
45.7%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.4%
41.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
42%
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
24% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Traffic2.7%
Built-up11.7%
Other built-up2.3%
Recreation6.2%
Agriculture57.7%
Forest and nature18.3%
Water1.1%
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 Borger-Odoorn average.
Borger has 5,075 inhabitants (2026), or 325 per km² (3.4 times as high as in Borger-Odoorn). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 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%
▲higher 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%
▲higher than Borger-Odoorn (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▼4 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (29%)
Married
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Borger-Odoorn (45%)
Dutch origin
91%
=about the same as Borger-Odoorn (91%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▼3 percentage points lower 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%
▲higher 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%
▲higher than Borger-Odoorn (+4%)
Aged 45 to 65
25%
▼4 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (29%)
Married
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Borger-Odoorn (45%)
Dutch origin
91%
=about the same as Borger-Odoorn (91%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
45%
▼3 percentage points lower 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 grew 4% between 2021 and 2026, to 5,075.
Residents, 2026
5,075
+4% since 2021
Borger-Odoorn +2%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 325 residents per km², this wijk is 3.4 times as densely populated as the municipality of Borger-Odoorn.
Residents per km²325
Dwellings per km²154.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 13.9 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
25% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15665
15 to 25445
25 to 45980
45 to 651,285
65 to 801,160
80 and over535
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are married.
Never married1,990
Married2,225
Divorced425
Widowed430
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
91% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands4,620
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)180
Outside Europe275
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
46% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1830
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,560
Higher professional, university1,040
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 has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 14% lower than in Borger-Odoorn (1.4). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Borger-Odoorn (26%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (16%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
23%
▲6 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (17%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
3%
▼7 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼14% lower than Borger-Odoorn (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▼1 percentage point lower than Borger-Odoorn (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▲higher than Borger-Odoorn (+2 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (8%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Borger-Odoorn (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▼1 percentage point lower than Borger-Odoorn (5%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
325
▼40% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲23 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
10%
▼6 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (16%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
23%
▲6 percentage points higher than Borger-Odoorn (17%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
3%
▼7 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.2
▼14% lower than Borger-Odoorn (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
25%
▼1 percentage point lower than Borger-Odoorn (26%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▲higher than Borger-Odoorn (+2 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
5%
▼3 percentage points lower than Borger-Odoorn (8%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Borger-Odoorn (1%)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
▼1 percentage point lower than Borger-Odoorn (5%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
325
▼40% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲23 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg is the largest sector, with 135 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij20
Nijverheid en energie55
Handel en horeca115
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie25
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed30
Zakelijke dienstverlening125
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg135
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten70
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
25% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the municipality of Borger-Odoorn (2025).
Petrol75.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.5%
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 25% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
25%▼ 1 percentage point below Borger-Odoorn (26%)
+3 pp since 2021
Borger-Odoorn +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, 2,915 passenger cars and 265 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,915
Motorcycles265
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 (5%).
Residential86.4%
Retail1.8%
Office0.5%
Assembly1.2%
Healthcare2.4%
Industrial4.3%
Lodging4.8%
Education0.3%
Sports0.2%
Other2.1%
Explanation
Based on 2,816 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
14% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings14%
NL 37%▼ −62% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Residents per km²325
NL 539▼ −40% vs NL
Single-family dwellings86%
NL 63%▲ +37% vs NL
Average WOZ value€331,000
NL €398,000▼ −17% 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