The population is growing about as fast as in Echt-Susteren. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Echt-Susteren, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Maria Hoop is €411,000, 25% higher than in Echt-Susteren (€330,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 68%, against a rise of 72% in Echt-Susteren. 87% of the homes are owner-occupied, 16 percentage points more than in Echt-Susteren (71%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€411,000
▲25% higher than Echt-Susteren (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+68%
▼lower than Echt-Susteren (+72%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
87%
▲16 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (71%)
Social housing
4%
▼15 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (19%)
Private rent
8%
▼3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (11%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲13 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (83%)
Built 1965–1974
15%
▼7 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (22%)
Built 1975–1991
19%
▼5 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (24%)
Built 1992–2005
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (12%)
Average WOZ value
€411,000
▲25% higher than Echt-Susteren (€330,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+68%
▼lower than Echt-Susteren (+72%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
87%
▲16 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (71%)
Social housing
4%
▼15 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (19%)
Private rent
8%
▼3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (11%)
Single-family dwellings
96%
▲13 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (83%)
Built 1965–1974
15%
▼7 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (22%)
Built 1975–1991
19%
▼5 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (24%)
Built 1992–2005
16%
▲4 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (12%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 68% between 2014 and 2025, to €411,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€411,000▲ 25% above Echt-Susteren
+68% since 2014
Echt-Susteren +72%
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: ~€350 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€350/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
159 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €411,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€133NL median
Water board levy€43–
Property tax (OZB)€39€36
Sewage levy€28€22
Waste levy€23€27
Costs to set aside€217
Maintenance reserve€203–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Echt-Susteren's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 207th 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 159 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €411,000.
Levies: Echt-Susteren'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
Maria Hoop has the highest WOZ value of the 11 wijken in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.
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: €411,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Maria Hoop
411,000
606
–
Susteren
306,000
2,912
–
Dieteren
340,000
376
–
Heide
346,000
492
–
Roosteren
332,000
675
–
Echt
315,000
3,981
–
Peij
332,000
2,769
–
Slek
374,000
456
–
Nieuwstadt
325,000
1,482
–
Sint Joost
381,000
605
–
Koningsbosch
353,000
787
–
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 87% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied87%
Social housing4%
Private rent8%
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
96% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes96%
Multi-family homes4%
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
21% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 15% in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.
Before 194521.2%
1945-196419.5%
1965-197415.4%
1975-199119.2%
1992-200516.4%
2006-20153.6%
2016 and later4.6%
Explanation
Based on 609 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 Echt-Susteren average.
In 2025, 17 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Maria Hoop, 53% lower than in Echt-Susteren (36). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 20%, against a fall of 4% in Echt-Susteren. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
17
▼53% lower than Echt-Susteren (36)
Change since 2021
-20%
▼lower than Echt-Susteren (-4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.6
▼73% lower than Echt-Susteren (2.2)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
17
▼53% lower than Echt-Susteren (36)
Change since 2021
-20%
▼lower than Echt-Susteren (-4%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.6
▼73% lower than Echt-Susteren (2.2)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Maria Hoop registered 17 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 36 in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.
Maria Hoop17
The municipality of Echt-Susteren36
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 Maria Hoop is 'Fraud and scams': 7.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 4.6 in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.
Maria HoopEcht-Susteren
Fraud and scams7.4
Echt-Susteren 4.6▲ +61% vs Echt-Susteren
Theft and burglary4.4
Echt-Susteren 12.5▼ −65% vs Echt-Susteren
Traffic3.0
Echt-Susteren 7.6▼ −61% vs Echt-Susteren
Vandalism and public order0.7
Echt-Susteren 3.2▼ −78% vs Echt-Susteren
Environmental0.7
Echt-Susteren 0.3≈ Echt-Susteren
Other and withheld0.7
Echt-Susteren 3.7▼ −81% vs Echt-Susteren
Violence and threats0.0
Echt-Susteren 4.6▼ −100% vs Echt-Susteren
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 Maria Hoop registered 16 traffic accidents, of which 0 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 Echt-Susteren average; green space is above the Echt-Susteren average.
An estimated 72% of adults in Maria Hoop rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Echt-Susteren. Fewer adults smoke (12% against 15%), fewer feel lonely (45% against 48%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 44%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (46% against 43%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Maria Hoop, covering 70% of the area, against 67% in Echt-Susteren. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 27% of the area, 10 percentage points above the 17% in Echt-Susteren.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▲2 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (17%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (44%)
Smokes
12%
▼3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (15%)
Lonely
45%
▼3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (48%)
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▲3 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (43%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
26%
▲12 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (14%)
Built-up, share of the area
2%
▼9 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (11%)
Agriculture, share of the area
70%
▲3 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (67%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
72%
▲2 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (17%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (44%)
Smokes
12%
▼3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (15%)
Lonely
45%
▼3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (48%)
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
▲3 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (43%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
26%
▲12 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (14%)
Built-up, share of the area
2%
▼9 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (11%)
Agriculture, share of the area
70%
▲3 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (67%)
Health
An estimated 72% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Echt-Susteren (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Echt-Susteren
Good self-rated health
71.5%
69.9%
Smokes
11.6%
14.8%
Excessive drinking
5.4%
4.7%
Overweight
57.3%
55.8%
Lonely
44.7%
47.8%
Anxiety or depression feelings
40.7%
44.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
46%
43.4%
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
27% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 17% in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.
Traffic1.6%
Built-up2.2%
Recreation0.3%
Agriculture69.6%
Forest and nature26.4%
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 growing about as fast as the Echt-Susteren average.
Maria Hoop has 1,350 inhabitants (2026), or 51 per km² (84% lower than in Echt-Susteren). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 2%, against a rise of 1% in Echt-Susteren. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Echt-Susteren was 77%, 1 percentage point below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 30% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
+2%
=about the same as Echt-Susteren (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Echt-Susteren
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Echt-Susteren (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲4 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (28%)
Married
49%
▲7 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (42%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲5 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (80%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
53%
▲8 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (45%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
30%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+2%
=about the same as Echt-Susteren (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Echt-Susteren
77%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Echt-Susteren (+5%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲4 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (28%)
Married
49%
▲7 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (42%)
Dutch origin
85%
▲5 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (80%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
53%
▲8 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (45%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
30%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 2% between 2014 and 2026, to 1,350.
Residents, 2026
1,350
+2% since 2014
Echt-Susteren +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 51 residents per km², this wijk is 84% less densely populated than the municipality of Echt-Susteren.
Residents per km²51
Dwellings per km²22.9
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 3.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 7.4 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
32% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15165
15 to 25100
25 to 45230
45 to 65430
65 to 80350
80 and over75
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
49% of residents are married.
Never married520
Married665
Divorced90
Widowed70
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
85% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands1,140
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)155
Outside Europe50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
53% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1230
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4560
Higher professional, university260
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Echt-Susteren; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 77% of eligible voters in Echt-Susteren voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 30% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Echt-SusterenThe Netherlands
D66
11.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
30%
16.7%
VVD
13.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
8.3%
12.8%
CDA
14.7%
11.8%
JA21
5.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.3%
4.5%
BBB
3%
2.6%
Other
7.3%
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
Maria Hoop has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 15% higher than in Echt-Susteren (1.3). 23% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points more than in Echt-Susteren (19%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
24%
▲19 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (5%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼7 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (20%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Echt-Susteren (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+6 pp
▲higher than Echt-Susteren (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲6 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (84%)
Industrial, share of addresses
9%
▲4 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (5%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (3%)
Multi-family dwellings
4%
▼33 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
4%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
24%
▲19 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (5%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
13%
▼7 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (20%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
▼5 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (16%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲15% higher than Echt-Susteren (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
23%
▲4 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (19%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+6 pp
▲higher than Echt-Susteren (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
90%
▲6 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (84%)
Industrial, share of addresses
9%
▲4 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (5%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (3%)
Multi-family dwellings
4%
▼33 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Social housing
4%
▼24 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 55 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij55
Nijverheid en energie25
Handel en horeca30
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie15
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening45
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg30
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten25
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
23% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 19% in the municipality of Echt-Susteren (2025).
Petrol76.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)23.3%
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 23% between 2014 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, 900 passenger cars and 125 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars900
Motorcycles125
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
90% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (9%).
Residential90%
Retail0.7%
Office1.3%
Assembly2.4%
Healthcare0.1%
Industrial8.7%
Lodging4%
Education0.1%
Sports0.1%
Other1.9%
Explanation
Based on 677 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
51 residents per km²: 91% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²51
NL 539▼ −90% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings4%
NL 37%▼ −89% vs NL
Social housing4%
NL 28%▼ −86% vs NL
Private rent8%
NL 14%▼ −43% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings87%
NL 57%▲ +53% 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