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Municipality · Limburg

Living in Eijsden-Margraten

The population is growing slower than in the Netherlands. Homes cost more than the Dutch average, and registered crime per resident is lower.

26,350 residents, 11,727 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, NVM, Kadaster

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Location

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Dutch average.

The average WOZ value in Eijsden-Margraten is €408,000, 3% higher than in the Netherlands (€398,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 72%, against a rise of 89% in the Netherlands. 76% of the homes are owner-occupied, 19 percentage points more than in the Netherlands (57%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €408,000
    3% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2014
    +72%
    lower than the Netherlands (+89%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    76%
    19 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
  • Social housing
    10%
    18 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Private rent
    13%
    1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    84%
    21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
  • Built 1965–1974
    21%
    6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (15%)
  • Built 1992–2005
    10%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Built before 1945
    20%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (18%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 72% between 2014 and 2025, to €408,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€408,0003% above the Netherlands
  • +72% since 2014
  • Netherlands +89%
Explanation

The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

The market in Zuid-Limburg

In the Zuid-Limburg region (Q3 2026), half of all homes sold for more than €3,110/m², and 60% sold above the asking price.

Figures from NVM estate agents for Q3 2026

Sale price per m²
€3,110/m²

Of the homes sold in Zuid-Limburg in Q3 2026, half went for more than €3,110 per m² of living area and half for less. All dwelling types combined.

Asking vs sale price
+2.1%

The final sale price in Zuid-Limburg came in 2.1% above the last asking price. Budget for that.

Sold above asking
60%

60% of the homes sold in Zuid-Limburg in Q3 2026 went for more than the asking price.

Sale price per m² by dwelling type

Terraced house
€2,806/m²
End-of-terrace house
€2,912/m²
Semi-detached house
€3,049/m²
Detached house
€3,357/m²
Apartment
€3,354/m²

Figures from NVM estate agents covering existing owner-occupied homes in COROP region Zuid-Limburg, Q3 2026. A region spans dozens of municipalities, so this describes the surrounding market, not this street or this house.

Source: NVM Marktoverzicht 2026-Q3

Modelled ownership costs

Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€373 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€373/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 170 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €408,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€141NL median
  • Water board levy€43–
  • Property tax (OZB)€40€36
  • Waste levy€29€27
  • Sewage levy€29€22
Costs to set aside€232
  • Maintenance reserve€217–
  • Buildings insurance€15–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Eijsden-Margraten's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 276th 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 170 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €408,000.
  • Levies: Eijsden-Margraten'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

Eijsden-Margraten has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 31 gemeenten in the province of Limburg.

Netherlands€398,000
Eijsden-Margraten€408,000

Nederweert€405,000
Gennep€381,000
Peel en Maas€381,000
Leudal€363,000
Meerssen€363,000
Venray€362,000
Bergen (L.)€358,000
Gulpen-Wittem€357,000
Weert€357,000
Voerendaal€353,000
Maasgouw€348,000
Echt-Susteren€330,000
Beekdaelen€327,000
Explanation

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: €408,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Eijsden-Margraten408,00011,727–
Beek (L.)319,0007,581–
Beekdaelen327,00016,915–
Beesel324,0006,218–
Bergen (L.)358,0005,887–
Brunssum237,00014,527–
Echt-Susteren330,00015,141–
Gennep381,0007,832–
Gulpen-Wittem357,0006,936–
Heerlen214,00046,795–
Horst aan de Maas368,00018,910–
Kerkrade214,00024,035–
Landgraaf265,00018,291–
Leudal363,00016,412–
Maasgouw348,00011,323–
Maastricht313,00066,249–
Meerssen363,0008,717–
Mook en Middelaar451,0003,785–
Nederweert405,0007,696–
Peel en Maas381,00019,196–
Roerdalen325,0009,866–
Roermond311,00029,894–
Simpelveld274,0005,162–
Sittard-Geleen271,00047,306–
Stein (L.)314,00011,886–
Vaals238,0005,875–
Valkenburg aan de Geul343,0008,400–
Venlo312,00049,137–
Venray362,00019,995–
Voerendaal353,0005,883–
Weert357,00023,912–
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 76% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied76%
  • Social housing10%
  • Private rent13%
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

84% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes84%
  • Multi-family homes16%
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

22% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 23% in the Netherlands.

  • Before 194520.5%
  • 1945-196412.3%
  • 1965-197421.5%
  • 1975-199121.7%
  • 1992-20059.7%
  • 2006-20156.8%
  • 2016 and later7.6%
Explanation

Based on 11,937 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 Dutch average.

In 2025, 23 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Eijsden-Margraten, 49% lower than in the Netherlands (45). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 5%, against a rise of 5% in the Netherlands. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.

Key figures
  • Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
    23
    49% lower than the Netherlands (45)
  • Change since 2021
    -5%
    lower than the Netherlands (+5%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    2.2
    19% lower than the Netherlands (2.7)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Eijsden-Margraten registered 23 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Eijsden-Margraten23
The Netherlands45
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.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Registered crime per year

In 2025, Eijsden-Margraten registered 23 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
2349% below the Netherlands
  • -5% since 2021
  • Netherlands +5%
Explanation

Registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED. A year without a matching population figure (KWB) is left out.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Crime by category

The largest category in Eijsden-Margraten is 'Theft and burglary': 8.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 19.8 in the Netherlands.

Eijsden-MargratenThe Netherlands
  • Theft and burglary8.4
  • Traffic6.6
  • Fraud and scams3.4
  • Vandalism and public order1.9
  • Violence and threats1.8
  • Other and withheld0.9
  • Environmental0.1
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'.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Home burglary

Home burglary 2023-2025: 2.2 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.7 in the Netherlands.

Eijsden-Margraten2.16
The Netherlands2.69
Explanation

Averaged over 3 years (2023-2025) to dampen year-to-year noise at low counts.

Source: CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025

Traffic accidents by outcome

In 2024, police in Eijsden-Margraten registered 125 traffic accidents, of which 24 with injury and 2 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.

Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024

03 · Living environment

Residents rate their health about average; green space is below the Dutch average.

An estimated 73% of adults in Eijsden-Margraten rate their own health as good, about the same as in the Netherlands. Fewer adults feel lonely (41% against 47%), fewer smoke (12% against 17%), fewer report anxiety or depression (42% against 47%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (45% against 48%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Eijsden-Margraten, covering 74% of the area, against 52% in the Netherlands. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 12% of the area, 4 percentage points below the 16% in the Netherlands.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    73%
    about the same as the Netherlands (73%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    12%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (16%)
  • More figures
  • Lonely
    41%
    6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (47%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    42%
    5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (47%)
  • Smokes
    12%
    5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (17%)
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    45%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (48%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    74%
    22 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (52%)
  • Water, share of the area
    2%
    17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (19%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    9%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (13%)

Health

An estimated 73% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the Netherlands (2024).

This areaThe Netherlands
Good self-rated health
73.2%
72.8%
Smokes
12.2%
17.2%
Excessive drinking
5.8%
5.8%
Overweight
53.2%
51.6%
Lonely
41.2%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42%
47.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
44.8%
48.3%
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

12% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the Netherlands.

  • Traffic2.3%
  • Built-up9.1%
  • Other built-up0.7%
  • Recreation2.9%
  • Agriculture74.3%
  • Forest and nature9.1%
  • Water1.5%
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 Dutch average.

Eijsden-Margraten has 26,350 inhabitants (2026), or 340 per km² (37% lower than in the Netherlands). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 5%, against a rise of 8% in the Netherlands. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in Eijsden-Margraten 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: 18% of the vote, against 17% nationally.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2014
    +5%
    lower than the Netherlands (+8%)
  • Turnout
    83%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +9%
    about the same as the Netherlands (+10%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    27%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Married
    46%
    9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Dutch origin
    83%
    12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (71%)
  • Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
    41%
    about the same as the Netherlands (41%)
  • PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
    18%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population grew 5% between 2014 and 2026, to 26,350.

Residents, 2026
26,350
  • +5% since 2014
  • Netherlands +8%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

Residents per km²: 340.

Residents per km²340
Dwellings per km²151.2

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; 11.3 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

27% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 153,909
  • 15 to 252,353
  • 25 to 455,575
  • 45 to 657,028
  • 65 to 805,513
  • 80 and over1,972

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

46% of residents are married.

  • Never married10,805
  • Married12,194
  • Divorced1,767
  • Widowed1,584

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

83% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands21,830
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)2,936
  • Outside Europe1,584

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

41% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo13,760
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-47,830
  • Higher professional, university7,310

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Eijsden-Margraten voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 18% of the valid votes.

Municipality of Eijsden-MargratenThe Netherlands
D66
16.4%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
18.3%
16.7%
VVD
16.5%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.7%
12.8%
CDA
17.6%
11.8%
JA21
6.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.3%
4.5%
BBB
2.8%
2.6%
Other
7.2%
14.4%
Explanation

Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes.

Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025

05 · More figures

More figures

Eijsden-Margraten has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 18% higher than in the Netherlands (1.1). 20% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 6 percentage points less than in the Netherlands (26%).

Key figures
  • Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
    5%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (8%)
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    19%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
    6%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (3%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.3
    18% higher than the Netherlands (1.1)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    20%
    6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
    +8 pp
    higher than the Netherlands (+5 pp)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    4%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (2%)
  • Healthcare, share of addresses
    2%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (1%)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    89%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (87%)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    16%
    21 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Residents per km²
    340
    37% lower than the Netherlands (539)
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    76%
    19 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 805 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij185
Nijverheid en energie435
Handel en horeca570
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie155
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed135
Zakelijke dienstverlening805
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg650
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten405

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

20% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the Netherlands (2025).

  • Petrol80.1%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)19.9%
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 12% to 20% between 2014 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
20%6 percentage points below the Netherlands (26%)
  • +8 pp since 2014
  • Netherlands +5 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, 15,265 passenger cars and 1,255 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars15,265
Motorcycles1,255
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

89% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is lodging (4%).

  • Residential88.6%
  • Retail1.7%
  • Office0.9%
  • Assembly1.7%
  • Healthcare2.4%
  • Industrial3.1%
  • Lodging3.9%
  • Education0.1%
  • Sports0.2%
  • Other3.3%
Explanation

Based on 13,466 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

10% social housing, against 28% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Social housing10%
  • Multi-family dwellings16%
  • Residents per km²340
  • Owner-occupied dwellings76%
  • Single-family dwellings84%
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

06 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the districts of Eijsden-Margraten

Compare the districts of Eijsden-Margraten
Cadier en Keer4,450€444,00030
Sint Geertruid1,970€425,00020
Mheer - Noorbeek3,025€414,00012
Eijsden9,595€399,00024
Margraten4,250€393,00019

Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026, Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01, NVM Marktoverzicht 2026-Q3, CBS/Politie geregistreerde misdrijven (47018NED) 2025, BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024, Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025, RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024, CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022, Municipal levies + CBS 2026. Figures describe the whole municipality.

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