The population is growing slower than in De Wolden. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of De Wolden, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Ruinerwold is €404,000, 1% lower than in De Wolden (€409,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 65%, against a rise of 62% in De Wolden. 77% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points more than in De Wolden (75%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€404,000
▼1% lower than De Wolden (€409,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+65%
▲higher than De Wolden (+62%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
77%
▲2 percentage points higher than De Wolden (75%)
Social housing
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than De Wolden (17%)
Private rent
7%
▼1 percentage point lower than De Wolden (8%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲1 percentage point higher than De Wolden (86%)
Built 2016 and later
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than De Wolden (5%)
Built 2006–2015
6%
▼2 percentage points lower than De Wolden (8%)
Built 1945–1964
10%
▼1 percentage point lower than De Wolden (11%)
Average WOZ value
€404,000
▼1% lower than De Wolden (€409,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+65%
▲higher than De Wolden (+62%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
77%
▲2 percentage points higher than De Wolden (75%)
Social housing
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than De Wolden (17%)
Private rent
7%
▼1 percentage point lower than De Wolden (8%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲1 percentage point higher than De Wolden (86%)
Built 2016 and later
3%
▼2 percentage points lower than De Wolden (5%)
Built 2006–2015
6%
▼2 percentage points lower than De Wolden (8%)
Built 1945–1964
10%
▼1 percentage point lower than De Wolden (11%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 65% between 2014 and 2025, to €404,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€404,000▼ 1% below De Wolden
+65% since 2014
De Wolden +62%
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: ~€355 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€355/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
176 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €404,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€115NL median
Water board levy€43–
Property tax (OZB)€29€35
Waste levy€24€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€240
Maintenance reserve€224–
Buildings insurance€16–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, De Wolden's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 26th 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 176 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €404,000.
Levies: De Wolden'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
Ruinerwold has the 4th-lowest WOZ value of the 14 wijken in the municipality of De Wolden.
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: €404,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Ruinerwold
404,000
1,660
–
Zuidwolde
378,000
2,856
–
Alteveer
407,000
328
–
Kerkenveld
400,000
362
–
Drogteropslagen
480,000
204
–
Linde
523,000
232
–
Fort
526,000
277
–
Veeningen
442,000
271
–
Echten
436,000
148
–
Ruinen
416,000
1,699
–
Eursinge
559,000
39
–
Ansen
500,000
160
–
Koekange
421,000
999
–
De Wijk
387,000
1,369
–
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 77% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied77%
Social housing16%
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
87% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes87%
Multi-family homes13%
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
27% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 21% in the municipality of De Wolden.
Before 194526.7%
1945-19649.9%
1965-197416.7%
1975-199124.1%
1992-200512.8%
2006-20156.3%
2016 and later3.5%
Explanation
Based on 1,670 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 De Wolden average.
In 2025, 11 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Ruinerwold, 35% lower than in De Wolden (17). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 21%, against a fall of 11% in De Wolden. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
11
▼35% lower than De Wolden (17)
Change since 2021
-21%
▼lower than De Wolden (-11%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.4
▼37% lower than De Wolden (3.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
11
▼35% lower than De Wolden (17)
Change since 2021
-21%
▼lower than De Wolden (-11%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.4
▼37% lower than De Wolden (3.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Ruinerwold registered 11 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 17 in the municipality of De Wolden.
Ruinerwold11
The municipality of De Wolden17
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 Ruinerwold is 'Fraud and scams': 3.5 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.1 in the municipality of De Wolden.
RuinerwoldDe Wolden
Fraud and scams3.5
De Wolden 3.1▲ +13% vs De Wolden
Theft and burglary3.3
De Wolden 6.2▼ −47% vs De Wolden
Vandalism and public order1.5
De Wolden 1.9▼ −21% vs De Wolden
Traffic1.3
De Wolden 4.2▼ −69% vs De Wolden
Violence and threats1.0
De Wolden 1.3▼ −23% vs De Wolden
Other and withheld0.5
De Wolden 0.6≈ De Wolden
Environmental0.0
De Wolden 0.1≈ De Wolden
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 Ruinerwold registered 8 traffic accidents, of which 4 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 below the De Wolden average.
An estimated 78% of adults in Ruinerwold rate their own health as good, about the same as in De Wolden. Fewer adults feel lonely (38% against 40%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (49% against 48%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Ruinerwold, covering 91% of the area, against 81% in De Wolden. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 3% of the area, 10 percentage points below the 13% in De Wolden.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
=about the same as De Wolden (78%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼10 percentage points lower than De Wolden (13%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼2 percentage points lower than De Wolden (40%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲1 percentage point higher than De Wolden (48%)
Overweight
53%
=about the same as De Wolden (53%)
Smokes
14%
=about the same as De Wolden (14%)
Agriculture, share of the area
91%
▲10 percentage points higher than De Wolden (81%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
2%
▼10 percentage points lower than De Wolden (12%)
Recreation, share of the area
1%
=about the same as De Wolden (1%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
78%
=about the same as De Wolden (78%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼10 percentage points lower than De Wolden (13%)
More figures
Lonely
38%
▼2 percentage points lower than De Wolden (40%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲1 percentage point higher than De Wolden (48%)
Overweight
53%
=about the same as De Wolden (53%)
Smokes
14%
=about the same as De Wolden (14%)
Agriculture, share of the area
91%
▲10 percentage points higher than De Wolden (81%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
2%
▼10 percentage points lower than De Wolden (12%)
Recreation, share of the area
1%
=about the same as De Wolden (1%)
Health
An estimated 78% of adults rate their own health as good, against 78% in the municipality of De Wolden (2024).
This areaThe municipality of De Wolden
Good self-rated health
78.4%
77.9%
Smokes
14.3%
13.8%
Excessive drinking
6.9%
6.8%
Overweight
52.6%
53.3%
Lonely
38.4%
39.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
37.4%
37.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.3%
48%
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
3% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 13% in the municipality of De Wolden.
Traffic1.9%
Built-up3%
Other built-up0.2%
Recreation0.8%
Agriculture91.4%
Forest and nature2%
Water0.6%
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 slower than the De Wolden average.
Ruinerwold has 3,990 inhabitants (2026), or 117 per km² (5% higher than in De Wolden). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 4%, against a rise of 5% in De Wolden. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of De Wolden was 88%, 10 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, VVD had the highest share there: 17% of the vote, against 14% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
+4%
▼lower than De Wolden (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of De Wolden
88%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
▼lower than De Wolden (+7%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as De Wolden (28%)
Married
45%
=about the same as De Wolden (45%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲1 percentage point higher than De Wolden (92%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲4 percentage points higher than De Wolden (48%)
VVD, share of the vote
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population growth since 2014
+4%
▼lower than De Wolden (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of De Wolden
88%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
▼lower than De Wolden (+7%)
Aged 45 to 65
28%
=about the same as De Wolden (28%)
Married
45%
=about the same as De Wolden (45%)
Dutch origin
93%
▲1 percentage point higher than De Wolden (92%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
52%
▲4 percentage points higher than De Wolden (48%)
VVD, share of the vote
17%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Population per year
The population grew 4% between 2014 and 2026, to 3,990.
Residents, 2026
3,990
+4% since 2014
De Wolden +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 117 residents per km², this wijk is 5% more densely populated than the municipality of De Wolden.
Residents per km²117
Dwellings per km²48.5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 8.8 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.1 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
28% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15635
15 to 25475
25 to 45810
45 to 651,130
65 to 80725
80 and over220
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are married.
Never married1,760
Married1,780
Divorced225
Widowed225
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
93% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands3,720
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)110
Outside Europe155
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
52% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1610
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,530
Higher professional, university790
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of De Wolden; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 88% of eligible voters in De Wolden voted. The largest party was VVD with 17% of the valid votes.
Municipality of De WoldenThe Netherlands
D66
12.1%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16.6%
16.7%
VVD
17.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
8.6%
12.8%
CDA
14.1%
11.8%
JA21
6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.1%
4.5%
BBB
9.5%
2.6%
Other
8.6%
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
Ruinerwold has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 7% higher than in De Wolden (1.4). 29% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point more than in De Wolden (28%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than De Wolden (15%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
15%
▲2 percentage points higher than De Wolden (13%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
11%
▲2 percentage points higher than De Wolden (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲7% higher than De Wolden (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than De Wolden (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−2 pp
▼lower than De Wolden (0 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than De Wolden (7%)
Industrial, share of addresses
9%
▲3 percentage points higher than De Wolden (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▲2 percentage points higher than De Wolden (85%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
▼4 percentage points lower than De Wolden (15%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
15%
▲2 percentage points higher than De Wolden (13%)
Culture, recreation and other services, share of businesses
11%
▲2 percentage points higher than De Wolden (9%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲7% higher than De Wolden (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than De Wolden (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−2 pp
▼lower than De Wolden (0 pp)
Lodging, share of addresses
2%
▼5 percentage points lower than De Wolden (7%)
Industrial, share of addresses
9%
▲3 percentage points higher than De Wolden (6%)
Residential, share of addresses
87%
▲2 percentage points higher than De Wolden (85%)
Multi-family dwellings
13%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Social housing
16%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 130 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij95
Nijverheid en energie70
Handel en horeca100
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie30
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed25
Zakelijke dienstverlening130
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg100
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten65
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
29% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 28% in the municipality of De Wolden (2025).
Petrol71.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)28.7%
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 30% to 29% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
29%▲ 1 percentage point above De Wolden (28%)
-1 pp since 2014
De Wolden +0 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, 2,420 passenger cars and 340 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars2,420
Motorcycles340
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
87% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (9%).
Residential87.3%
Retail0.9%
Office0.8%
Assembly1.4%
Healthcare0.4%
Industrial9.4%
Lodging1.7%
Education0.2%
Sports0.1%
Other3.8%
Explanation
Based on 1,914 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
117 residents per km²: 78% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²117
NL 539▼ −78% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings13%
NL 37%▼ −65% vs NL
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Social housing16%
NL 28%▼ −43% vs NL
Single-family dwellings87%
NL 63%▲ +38% 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