The population is growing slower than in Purmerend. Homes cost less than the average in the municipality of Purmerend, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Gors is €367,000, 10% lower than in Purmerend (€407,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 99%, against a rise of 115% in Purmerend. 58% of the homes are owner-occupied, 2 percentage points less than in Purmerend (60%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€367,000
▼10% lower than Purmerend (€407,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+99%
▼lower than Purmerend (+115%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
58%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (60%)
Social housing
30%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (32%)
Private rent
12%
▲4 percentage points higher than Purmerend (8%)
Single-family dwellings
71%
▲5 percentage points higher than Purmerend (66%)
Built 1992–2005
4%
▼14 percentage points lower than Purmerend (18%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Purmerend (6%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Purmerend (5%)
Average WOZ value
€367,000
▼10% lower than Purmerend (€407,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+99%
▼lower than Purmerend (+115%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
58%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (60%)
Social housing
30%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (32%)
Private rent
12%
▲4 percentage points higher than Purmerend (8%)
Single-family dwellings
71%
▲5 percentage points higher than Purmerend (66%)
Built 1992–2005
4%
▼14 percentage points lower than Purmerend (18%)
Built 1945–1964
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Purmerend (6%)
Built before 1945
0%
▼5 percentage points lower than Purmerend (5%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 99% between 2014 and 2025, to €367,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€367,000▼ 10% below Purmerend
+99% since 2014
Purmerend +115%
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: ~€275 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€275/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
110 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €367,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€125NL median
Water board levy€42–
Waste levy€33€27
Property tax (OZB)€26€32
Sewage levy€24€22
Costs to set aside€150
Maintenance reserve€140–
Buildings insurance€10–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Purmerend's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 171st 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 110 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €367,000.
Levies: Purmerend'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
Gors has the 4th-highest WOZ value of the 8 wijken in the municipality of Purmerend.
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: €367,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Gors
367,000
4,568
–
Centrum
352,000
3,090
–
Overwhere
334,000
7,320
–
Wheermolen
326,000
3,918
–
Purmer-Noord
363,000
6,489
–
Purmer-Zuid
440,000
5,138
–
Weidevenne
474,000
8,334
–
Beemster
574,000
4,622
–
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 58% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied58%
Social housing30%
Private rent12%
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
71% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes71%
Multi-family homes29%
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
84% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 38% in the municipality of Purmerend.
Before 19450.1%
1945-19640.1%
1975-199184.2%
1992-20054.3%
2006-20153.1%
2016 and later8.2%
Explanation
Based on 4,631 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 Purmerend average.
In 2025, 33 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Gors, 3% lower than in Purmerend (34). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 14%, against a fall of 8% in Purmerend. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
33
▼3% lower than Purmerend (34)
Change since 2021
-14%
▼lower than Purmerend (-8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▼5% lower than Purmerend (1.9)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
33
▼3% lower than Purmerend (34)
Change since 2021
-14%
▼lower than Purmerend (-8%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
1.8
▼5% lower than Purmerend (1.9)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Gors registered 33 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 34 in the municipality of Purmerend.
Gors33
The municipality of Purmerend34
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 Gors is 'Theft and burglary': 9.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 11.4 in the municipality of Purmerend.
GorsPurmerend
Theft and burglary9.3
Purmerend 11.4▼ −18% vs Purmerend
Traffic8.1
Purmerend 6.3▲ +29% vs Purmerend
Vandalism and public order4.7
Purmerend 4.4▲ +7% vs Purmerend
Fraud and scams4.1
Purmerend 5.8▼ −29% vs Purmerend
Violence and threats3.5
Purmerend 4.5▼ −22% vs Purmerend
Other and withheld2.9
Purmerend 1.8▲ +61% vs Purmerend
Environmental0.0
Purmerend 0.1≈ Purmerend
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 Gors registered 45 traffic accidents, of which 17 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 below the Purmerend average; green space is below the Purmerend average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Gors rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points less than in Purmerend. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (49% against 47%), more smoke (17% against 16%), more are overweight (55% against 54%) and more feel lonely (48% against 47%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Gors, covering 69% of the area, against 15% in Purmerend. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 5% of the area, 2 percentage points below the 7% in Purmerend.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (7%)
More figures
Overweight
55%
▲1 percentage point higher than Purmerend (54%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Purmerend (47%)
Smokes
17%
▲1 percentage point higher than Purmerend (16%)
Lonely
48%
▲1 percentage point higher than Purmerend (47%)
Agriculture, share of the area
7%
▼63 percentage points lower than Purmerend (70%)
Built-up, share of the area
69%
▲54 percentage points higher than Purmerend (15%)
Water, share of the area
9%
▲6 percentage points higher than Purmerend (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (72%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
5%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (7%)
More figures
Overweight
55%
▲1 percentage point higher than Purmerend (54%)
Meets physical activity guideline
49%
▲2 percentage points higher than Purmerend (47%)
Smokes
17%
▲1 percentage point higher than Purmerend (16%)
Lonely
48%
▲1 percentage point higher than Purmerend (47%)
Agriculture, share of the area
7%
▼63 percentage points lower than Purmerend (70%)
Built-up, share of the area
69%
▲54 percentage points higher than Purmerend (15%)
Water, share of the area
9%
▲6 percentage points higher than Purmerend (3%)
Health
An estimated 70% of adults rate their own health as good, against 72% in the municipality of Purmerend (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Purmerend
Good self-rated health
69.8%
71.5%
Smokes
16.7%
15.9%
Excessive drinking
5%
5.1%
Overweight
55.3%
53.7%
Lonely
48%
47.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
47.7%
47.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
48.7%
47.4%
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
5% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 7% in the municipality of Purmerend.
Traffic6.8%
Built-up69.1%
Other built-up3.4%
Recreation4.8%
Agriculture6.8%
Water9.2%
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 Purmerend average.
Gors has 10,050 inhabitants (2026), or 5,344 per km² (5.2 times as high as in Purmerend). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 11%, against a rise of 21% in Purmerend. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Purmerend was 75%, 3 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 23% 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
+11%
▼lower than Purmerend (+21%)
Turnout, municipality of Purmerend
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+12%
▼lower than Purmerend (+24%)
Aged 25 to 45
27%
▲2 percentage points higher than Purmerend (25%)
Never married
48%
=about the same as Purmerend (48%)
Dutch origin
67%
▼1 percentage point lower than Purmerend (68%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
43%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (45%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
23%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+11%
▼lower than Purmerend (+21%)
Turnout, municipality of Purmerend
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+12%
▼lower than Purmerend (+24%)
Aged 25 to 45
27%
▲2 percentage points higher than Purmerend (25%)
Never married
48%
=about the same as Purmerend (48%)
Dutch origin
67%
▼1 percentage point lower than Purmerend (68%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
43%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (45%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
23%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 11% between 2014 and 2026, to 10,050.
Residents, 2026
10,050
+11% since 2014
Purmerend +21%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 5,344 residents per km², this wijk is 5.2 times as densely populated as the municipality of Purmerend.
Residents per km²5,344
Dwellings per km²2,429.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 10.1 children were born per 1,000 residents; 8.1 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
27% of residents are between 25 and 45.
0 to 151,535
15 to 251,030
25 to 452,720
45 to 652,490
65 to 801,815
80 and over455
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
48% of residents are never married.
Never married4,870
Married3,845
Divorced910
Widowed420
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
67% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands6,735
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)820
Outside Europe2,495
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
43% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo12,050
Havo, vwo, mbo2-43,190
Higher professional, university2,190
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Purmerend; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 75% of eligible voters in Purmerend voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 23% of the valid votes.
Municipality of PurmerendThe Netherlands
D66
15.3%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
23.5%
16.7%
VVD
16.9%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
11.4%
12.8%
CDA
6.9%
11.8%
JA21
6.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.2%
4.5%
BBB
3.2%
2.6%
Other
11%
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
Gors has an average of 1.0 cars per household, about the same as in Purmerend (1.0). 21% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Purmerend (23%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼6 percentage points lower than Purmerend (18%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than Purmerend (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Purmerend (23%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
=about the same as Purmerend (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+6 pp
▲higher than Purmerend (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲5 percentage points higher than Purmerend (90%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (3%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Purmerend (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
29%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
71%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
12%
▼6 percentage points lower than Purmerend (18%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
21%
▲4 percentage points higher than Purmerend (17%)
Business services, share of businesses
26%
▲3 percentage points higher than Purmerend (23%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.0
=about the same as Purmerend (1.0)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼2 percentage points lower than Purmerend (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+6 pp
▲higher than Purmerend (+1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲5 percentage points higher than Purmerend (90%)
Industrial, share of addresses
0%
▼3 percentage points lower than Purmerend (3%)
Office, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Purmerend (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
29%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Private rent
12%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
71%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 295 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie175
Handel en horeca140
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie125
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed35
Zakelijke dienstverlening295
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg235
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten125
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
21% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Purmerend (2025).
Petrol79.4%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.6%
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 15% to 21% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
21%▼ 2 percentage points below Purmerend (23%)
+6 pp since 2014
Purmerend +1 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, 4,530 passenger cars and 390 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars4,530
Motorcycles390
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
95% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is office (2%).
Residential94.9%
Retail0.2%
Office1.9%
Assembly0.3%
Healthcare1.5%
Industrial0.2%
Education0.2%
Other2.1%
Explanation
Based on 4,882 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
5,344 residents per km²: 9.9 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²5,344
NL 539▲ +892% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings29%
NL 37%▼ −22% vs NL
Private rent12%
NL 14%▼ −14% vs NL
Single-family dwellings71%
NL 63%▲ +13% vs NL
Average WOZ value€367,000
NL €398,000▼ −8% 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