The population is shrinking, while it grows in Heerenveen. Homes cost about the same as the average in the municipality of Heerenveen, and registered crime per resident is lower.
Homes cost about the same as the Heerenveen average.
The average WOZ value in Boarnsterhim is €331,000, about the same as in Heerenveen (€332,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 82%, against a rise of 81% in Heerenveen. 70% of the homes are owner-occupied, 10 percentage points more than in Heerenveen (60%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€331,000
=about the same as Heerenveen (€332,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+82%
=about the same as Heerenveen (+81%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
70%
▲10 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (60%)
Social housing
22%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (28%)
Private rent
9%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (12%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲11 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (75%)
Built 1975–1991
16%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (21%)
Built 2016 and later
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (9%)
Built 1965–1974
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heerenveen (17%)
Average WOZ value
€331,000
=about the same as Heerenveen (€332,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+82%
=about the same as Heerenveen (+81%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
70%
▲10 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (60%)
Social housing
22%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (28%)
Private rent
9%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (12%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲11 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (75%)
Built 1975–1991
16%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (21%)
Built 2016 and later
6%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (9%)
Built 1965–1974
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heerenveen (17%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 82% between 2014 and 2025, to €331,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€331,000– about the same as Heerenveen
+82% since 2014
Heerenveen +81%
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: ~€313 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€313/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
138 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €331,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€125NL median
Water board levy€41–
Property tax (OZB)€32€29
Sewage levy€27€22
Waste levy€25€27
Costs to set aside€188
Maintenance reserve€176–
Buildings insurance€12–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Heerenveen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 231st 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 138 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €331,000.
Levies: Heerenveen'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
Boarnsterhim has the 2nd-lowest WOZ value of the 7 wijken in the municipality of Heerenveen.
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+
Boarnsterhim
331,000
2,669
–
Heerenveen
304,000
15,468
–
Noord-Heerenveen
416,000
704
–
Hoornsterzwaag
423,000
746
–
Jubbega
373,000
3,933
–
Oranjewoud
542,000
685
–
Skarsterlân
373,000
242
–
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 70% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied70%
Social housing22%
Private rent9%
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
24% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 16% in the municipality of Heerenveen.
Before 194524.4%
1945-196413.5%
1965-197415.6%
1975-199116.4%
1992-200516.7%
2006-20157.8%
2016 and later5.6%
Explanation
Based on 2,649 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 Heerenveen average.
In 2025, 17 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Boarnsterhim, 48% lower than in Heerenveen (33). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 15%, against a rise of 10% in Heerenveen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
17
▼48% lower than Heerenveen (33)
Change since 2021
+15%
▲higher than Heerenveen (+10%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.7
▼70% lower than Heerenveen (2.3)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
17
▼48% lower than Heerenveen (33)
Change since 2021
+15%
▲higher than Heerenveen (+10%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
0.7
▼70% lower than Heerenveen (2.3)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Boarnsterhim registered 17 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 33 in the municipality of Heerenveen.
Boarnsterhim17
The municipality of Heerenveen33
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 Boarnsterhim is 'Theft and burglary': 5.0 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 14.1 in the municipality of Heerenveen.
BoarnsterhimHeerenveen
Theft and burglary5.0
Heerenveen 14.1▼ −65% vs Heerenveen
Traffic4.3
Heerenveen 5.4▼ −20% vs Heerenveen
Fraud and scams4.0
Heerenveen 4.9▼ −18% vs Heerenveen
Violence and threats1.6
Heerenveen 3.7▼ −57% vs Heerenveen
Vandalism and public order1.4
Heerenveen 3.8▼ −63% vs Heerenveen
Other and withheld0.5
Heerenveen 1.2▼ −58% vs Heerenveen
Environmental0.0
Heerenveen 0.1≈ Heerenveen
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 Boarnsterhim registered 25 traffic accidents, of which 2 with injury and 1 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 Heerenveen average; green space is below the Heerenveen average.
An estimated 77% of adults in Boarnsterhim rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points more than in Heerenveen. Fewer adults feel lonely (40% against 45%), fewer report anxiety or depression (38% against 41%) and fewer smoke (15% against 16%), but more drink excessively (7% against 6%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Boarnsterhim, covering 87% of the area, against 73% in Heerenveen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 3% of the area, 7 percentage points below the 10% in Heerenveen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼7 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (10%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (41%)
Smokes
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heerenveen (16%)
Excessive drinking
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heerenveen (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
87%
▲14 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (73%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (8%)
Built-up, share of the area
3%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (8%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
77%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (74%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
3%
▼7 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (10%)
More figures
Lonely
40%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (45%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
38%
▼3 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (41%)
Smokes
15%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heerenveen (16%)
Excessive drinking
7%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heerenveen (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
87%
▲14 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (73%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (8%)
Built-up, share of the area
3%
▼5 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (8%)
Health
An estimated 77% of adults rate their own health as good, against 74% in the municipality of Heerenveen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Heerenveen
Good self-rated health
77.1%
74.2%
Smokes
15%
16.5%
Excessive drinking
6.8%
5.6%
Overweight
50.8%
51.6%
Lonely
40.4%
45%
Anxiety or depression feelings
37.6%
41.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.6%
50.2%
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 10% in the municipality of Heerenveen.
Traffic2.2%
Built-up3.5%
Other built-up0.3%
Recreation0.7%
Agriculture87.1%
Forest and nature1.8%
Water4.4%
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 shrinking, while it grows in Heerenveen.
Boarnsterhim has 5,690 inhabitants (2026), or 125 per km² (54% lower than in Heerenveen). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 5%, against a rise of 4% in Heerenveen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Heerenveen was 80%, 2 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 16% 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
-5%
▼lower than Heerenveen (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Heerenveen
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Heerenveen (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heerenveen (28%)
Never married
45%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (47%)
Dutch origin
91%
▲7 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heerenveen (45%)
D66, share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
-5%
▼lower than Heerenveen (+4%)
Turnout, municipality of Heerenveen
80%
▲2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+2%
▼lower than Heerenveen (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
29%
▲1 percentage point higher than Heerenveen (28%)
Never married
45%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (47%)
Dutch origin
91%
▲7 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (84%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
44%
▼1 percentage point lower than Heerenveen (45%)
D66, share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 5% between 2014 and 2026, to 5,690.
Residents, 2026
5,690
-5% since 2014
Heerenveen +4%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 125 residents per km², this wijk is 54% less densely populated than the municipality of Heerenveen.
Residents per km²125
Dwellings per km²58.7
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.6 children were born per 1,000 residents; 15.6 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
29% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 15795
15 to 25710
25 to 451,050
45 to 651,670
65 to 801,020
80 and over435
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
45% of residents are never married.
Never married2,560
Married2,295
Divorced440
Widowed390
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
91% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands5,190
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)180
Outside Europe320
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
44% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo1940
Havo, vwo, mbo2-41,830
Higher professional, university1,420
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Heerenveen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 80% of eligible voters in Heerenveen voted. The largest party was D66 with 16% of the valid votes.
Municipality of HeerenveenThe Netherlands
D66
16.2%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
15.6%
16.7%
VVD
14.3%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
13.6%
12.8%
CDA
12.5%
11.8%
JA21
5.5%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.3%
4.5%
BBB
4.3%
2.6%
Other
11.6%
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
Boarnsterhim has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 8% higher than in Heerenveen (1.2). 29% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), about the same as in Heerenveen (29%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
9%
▲4 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (5%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
16%
▲2 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
15%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲8% higher than Heerenveen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
29%
=about the same as Heerenveen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−2 pp
▼lower than Heerenveen (0 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
11%
▲5 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (6%)
Lodging, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
83%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (85%)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲23 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
9%
▲4 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (5%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
16%
▲2 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (14%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
15%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲8% higher than Heerenveen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
29%
=about the same as Heerenveen (29%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
−2 pp
▼lower than Heerenveen (0 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
11%
▲5 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (6%)
Lodging, share of addresses
4%
▲3 percentage points higher than Heerenveen (1%)
Residential, share of addresses
83%
▼2 percentage points lower than Heerenveen (85%)
Multi-family dwellings
14%
▼23 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
9%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
86%
▲23 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 205 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij80
Nijverheid en energie135
Handel en horeca125
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie40
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed30
Zakelijke dienstverlening205
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg150
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten80
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 29% in the municipality of Heerenveen (2025).
Petrol70.9%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)29.1%
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 31% to 29% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
29%– about the same as Heerenveen (29%)
-2 pp since 2014
Heerenveen +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, 3,235 passenger cars and 280 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars3,235
Motorcycles280
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
83% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (11%).
Residential82.9%
Retail2.2%
Office1%
Assembly1.1%
Healthcare0.2%
Industrial11.2%
Lodging4%
Education0.2%
Sports0.2%
Other2.9%
Explanation
Based on 3,197 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
125 residents per km²: 77% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²125
NL 539▼ −77% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings14%
NL 37%▼ −62% vs NL
Private rent9%
NL 14%▼ −36% vs NL
Single-family dwellings86%
NL 63%▲ +37% vs NL
Social housing22%
NL 28%▼ −21% 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