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Municipality · Limburg

Living in Mook en Middelaar

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

8,192 residents, 3,785 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, NVM, Kadaster

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost more than the Dutch average.

The average WOZ value in Mook en Middelaar is €451,000, 13% higher than in the Netherlands (€398,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 63%, against a rise of 89% in the Netherlands. 74% of the homes are owner-occupied, 17 percentage points more than in the Netherlands (57%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €451,000
    13% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2014
    +63%
    lower than the Netherlands (+89%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    74%
    17 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
  • Social housing
    16%
    12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Private rent
    9%
    5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    84%
    21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
  • Built before 1945
    4%
    14 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (18%)
  • Built 1965–1974
    20%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (15%)
  • Built 2006–2015
    4%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (8%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 63% between 2014 and 2025, to €451,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€451,00013% above the Netherlands
  • +63% 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 Noord-Limburg

In the Noord-Limburg region (Q3 2026), half of all homes sold for more than €3,619/m², and 71% sold above the asking price.

Figures from NVM estate agents for Q3 2026

Sale price per m²
€3,619/m²

Of the homes sold in Noord-Limburg in Q3 2026, half went for more than €3,619 per m² of living area and half for less. All dwelling types combined.

Asking vs sale price
+3.3%

The final sale price in Noord-Limburg came in 3.3% above the last asking price. Budget for that.

Sold above asking
71%

71% of the homes sold in Noord-Limburg in Q3 2026 went for more than the asking price.

Sale price per m² by dwelling type

Terraced house
€3,393/m²
End-of-terrace house
€3,486/m²
Semi-detached house
€3,552/m²
Detached house
€3,645/m²
Apartment
€3,942/m²

Figures from NVM estate agents covering existing owner-occupied homes in COROP region Noord-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: ~€336 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€336/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 154 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €451,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€126NL median
  • Property tax (OZB)€45€40
  • Water board levy€44–
  • Waste levy€24€27
  • Sewage levy€13€22
Costs to set aside€210
  • Maintenance reserve€196–
  • Buildings insurance€14–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Mook en Middelaar's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 74th 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 154 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €451,000.
  • Levies: Mook en Middelaar'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

Mook en Middelaar has the highest WOZ value of the 31 gemeenten in the province of Limburg.

Netherlands€398,000
Mook en Middelaar€451,000
Nederweert€405,000
Peel en Maas€381,000
Gennep€381,000
Leudal€363,000
Meerssen€363,000
Venray€362,000
Bergen (L.)€358,000
Weert€357,000
Gulpen-Wittem€357,000
Voerendaal€353,000
Maasgouw€348,000
Echt-Susteren€330,000
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: €451,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Mook en Middelaar451,0003,785–
Beek (L.)319,0007,581–
Beekdaelen327,00016,915–
Beesel324,0006,218–
Bergen (L.)358,0005,887–
Brunssum237,00014,527–
Echt-Susteren330,00015,141–
Eijsden-Margraten408,00011,727–
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–
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 74% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied74%
  • Social housing16%
  • 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

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

29% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 23% in the Netherlands.

  • Before 19454.2%
  • 1945-196415.9%
  • 1965-197420.2%
  • 1975-199128.9%
  • 1992-200516.9%
  • 2006-20154.1%
  • 2016 and later9.7%
Explanation

Based on 3,892 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, 34 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Mook en Middelaar, 24% lower than in the Netherlands (45). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 23%, 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
    34
    24% lower than the Netherlands (45)
  • Change since 2021
    +23%
    higher than the Netherlands (+5%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    3.1
    15% higher than the Netherlands (2.7)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Mook en Middelaar registered 34 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Mook en Middelaar34
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, Mook en Middelaar registered 34 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
3424% below the Netherlands
  • +23% 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 Mook en Middelaar is 'Theft and burglary': 16.4 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 19.8 in the Netherlands.

Mook en MiddelaarThe Netherlands
  • Theft and burglary16.4
  • Traffic5.7
  • Fraud and scams4.4
  • Violence and threats3.2
  • Vandalism and public order2.7
  • Other and withheld1.6
  • 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: 3.1 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.7 in the Netherlands.

Mook en Middelaar3.08
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 Mook en Middelaar registered 27 traffic accidents, of which 5 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.

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

03 · Living environment

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

An estimated 75% of adults in Mook en Middelaar rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than 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 are overweight (48% against 52%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Mook en Middelaar, covering 38% of the area, against 52% in the Netherlands. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 37% of the area, 21 percentage points above the 16% in the Netherlands.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    75%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (73%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    37%
    21 percentage points higher 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%)
  • Overweight
    48%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (52%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    29%
    16 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    38%
    14 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (52%)
  • Water, share of the area
    8%
    11 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (19%)

Health

An estimated 75% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the Netherlands (2024).

This areaThe Netherlands
Good self-rated health
75.4%
72.8%
Smokes
11.9%
17.2%
Excessive drinking
5.4%
5.8%
Overweight
48.4%
51.6%
Lonely
41%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41.8%
47.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
51.1%
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

37% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the Netherlands.

  • Traffic2.2%
  • Built-up13%
  • Other built-up2.9%
  • Recreation7.9%
  • Agriculture37.5%
  • Forest and nature29%
  • Water7.5%
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.

Mook en Middelaar has 8,192 inhabitants (2026), or 471 per km² (13% 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 Mook en Middelaar was 87%, 9 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 23% of the vote, against 17% nationally.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2014
    +5%
    lower than the Netherlands (+8%)
  • Turnout
    87%
    9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +8%
    lower than the Netherlands (+10%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    30%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Married
    44%
    7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Dutch origin
    82%
    11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (71%)
  • Higher education (hbo, wo)
    43%
    10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (33%)
  • D66, share of the vote
    23%
    6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population grew 5% between 2014 and 2026, to 8,192.

Residents, 2026
8,192
  • +5% since 2014
  • Netherlands +8%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

Residents per km²: 471.

Residents per km²471
Dwellings per km²217.7

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 7.2 children were born per 1,000 residents; 9.3 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

30% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 15932
  • 15 to 25820
  • 25 to 451,501
  • 45 to 652,471
  • 65 to 801,840
  • 80 and over628

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

44% of residents are married.

  • Never married3,472
  • Married3,609
  • Divorced615
  • Widowed496

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

82% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands6,758
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)751
  • Outside Europe683

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

43% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo11,110
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-42,340
  • Higher professional, university2,570

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 87% of eligible voters in Mook en Middelaar voted. The largest party was D66 with 23% of the valid votes.

Municipality of Mook en MiddelaarThe Netherlands
D66
22.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
12.2%
16.7%
VVD
17.1%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
19.3%
12.8%
CDA
11.2%
11.8%
JA21
4.8%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
2.9%
4.5%
BBB
1.5%
2.6%
Other
8.3%
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

Mook en Middelaar has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 18% higher than in the Netherlands (1.1). 25% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in the Netherlands (26%).

Key figures
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    21%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
  • Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
    5%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (8%)
  • Business services, share of businesses
    28%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (25%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.3
    18% higher than the Netherlands (1.1)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    25%
    1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
    +4 pp
    about the same as the Netherlands (+5 pp)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    90%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (87%)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    2%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (4%)
  • Office, share of addresses
    1%
    about the same as the Netherlands (1%)
  • Social housing
    16%
    12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Private rent
    9%
    5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    84%
    21 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 320 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij20
Nijverheid en energie140
Handel en horeca170
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie60
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed75
Zakelijke dienstverlening320
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg245
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten115

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 Netherlands (2025).

  • Petrol75.1%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.9%
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 20% to 25% between 2014 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
25%1 percentage point below the Netherlands (26%)
  • +5 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, 4,960 passenger cars and 360 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars4,960
Motorcycles360
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 (2%).

  • Residential89.6%
  • Retail1.3%
  • Office0.9%
  • Assembly1.4%
  • Healthcare0.3%
  • Industrial2%
  • Lodging1.5%
  • Education0.1%
  • Sports0.1%
  • Other5.4%
Explanation

Based on 4,342 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

16% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Multi-family dwellings16%
  • Social housing16%
  • Private rent9%
  • Single-family dwellings84%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings74%
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 Mook en Middelaar

Compare the districts of Mook en Middelaar
Middelaar1,190€503,00031
Mook7,005€443,00035

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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