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Municipality · Gelderland

Living in Renkum

The population is shrinking, while it grows in the Netherlands. Homes cost more than the Dutch average, and registered crime per resident is lower.

31,356 residents, 15,217 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 Renkum is €440,000, 11% higher than in the Netherlands (€398,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 74%, against a rise of 89% in the Netherlands. 63% of the homes are owner-occupied, 6 percentage points more than in the Netherlands (57%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €440,000
    11% higher than the Netherlands (€398,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2014
    +74%
    lower than the Netherlands (+89%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    63%
    6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
  • Social housing
    21%
    7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Private rent
    16%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    70%
    7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
  • Built 1992–2005
    6%
    8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Built 1975–1991
    17%
    6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (23%)
  • Built before 1945
    23%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (18%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 74% between 2014 and 2025, to €440,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€440,00011% above the Netherlands
  • +74% 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 Arnhem Nijmegen

In the Arnhem Nijmegen region (Q3 2026), half of all homes sold for more than €4,516/m², and 75% sold above the asking price.

Figures from NVM estate agents for Q3 2026

Sale price per m²
€4,516/m²

Of the homes sold in Arnhem Nijmegen in Q3 2026, half went for more than €4,516 per m² of living area and half for less. All dwelling types combined.

Asking vs sale price
+4.9%

The final sale price in Arnhem Nijmegen came in 4.9% above the last asking price. Budget for that.

Sold above asking
75%

75% of the homes sold in Arnhem Nijmegen in Q3 2026 went for more than the asking price.

Sale price per m² by dwelling type

Terraced house
€4,079/m²
End-of-terrace house
€4,201/m²
Semi-detached house
€4,346/m²
Detached house
€4,746/m²
Apartment
€4,954/m²

Figures from NVM estate agents covering existing owner-occupied homes in COROP region Arnhem Nijmegen, 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: ~€324 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€324/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 130 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €440,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€146NL median
  • Property tax (OZB)€56€39
  • Water board levy€44–
  • Waste levy€23€27
  • Sewage levy€23€22
Costs to set aside€178
  • Maintenance reserve€166–
  • Buildings insurance€12–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Renkum's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 287th 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 130 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €440,000.
  • Levies: Renkum'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

Renkum has the 18th-highest WOZ value of the 51 gemeenten in the province of Gelderland.

Netherlands€398,000
Nijkerk€490,000
Barneveld€480,000
Buren€473,000
West Betuwe€466,000
Lochem€466,000
Maasdriel€461,000
Voorst€459,000
Epe€459,000
Heumen€456,000
Ermelo€456,000
Nunspeet€451,000
Heerde€449,000
Hattem€444,000
Bronckhorst€443,000
Scherpenzeel€442,000
Renkum€440,000

Ede€438,000
Overbetuwe€422,000
Culemborg€419,000
Beuningen€416,000
Lingewaard€415,000
Harderwijk€405,000
Zaltbommel€404,000
Wijchen€397,000
Oldebroek€396,000
Berg en Dal€395,000
Druten€393,000
Elburg€393,000
Neder-Betuwe€393,000
Brummen€391,000
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: €440,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Renkum440,00015,217–
Aalten344,00012,346–
Apeldoorn386,00075,994–
Arnhem350,00081,530–
Barneveld480,00024,446–
Berg en Dal395,00016,345–
Berkelland385,00020,015–
Beuningen416,00011,556–
Bronckhorst443,00016,499–
Brummen391,0009,871–
Buren473,00011,258–
Culemborg419,00013,398–
Doesburg318,0005,456–
Doetinchem331,00027,376–
Druten393,0008,752–
Duiven370,00010,937–
Ede438,00052,756–
Elburg393,0009,841–
Epe459,00015,005–
Ermelo456,00012,149–
Harderwijk405,00022,045–
Hattem444,0005,558–
Heerde449,0008,334–
Heumen456,0007,497–
Lingewaard415,00020,569–
Lochem466,00015,659–
Maasdriel461,00010,544–
Montferland322,00016,344–
Neder-Betuwe393,0009,356–
Nijkerk490,00018,382–
Nijmegen387,00087,822–
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 63% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied63%
  • Social housing21%
  • Private rent16%
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

70% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes70%
  • Multi-family homes30%
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

25% of dwellings were built between 1945 and 1964, against 13% in the Netherlands.

  • Before 194523.3%
  • 1945-196425.1%
  • 1965-197419.1%
  • 1975-199117.1%
  • 1992-20055.7%
  • 2006-20155.9%
  • 2016 and later3.8%
Explanation

Based on 15,366 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, 31 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Renkum, 31% 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
    31
    31% lower than the Netherlands (45)
  • Change since 2021
    -5%
    lower than the Netherlands (+5%)
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    3.9
    44% higher than the Netherlands (2.7)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Renkum registered 31 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Renkum31
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, Renkum registered 31 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
3131% 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 Renkum is 'Theft and burglary': 10.9 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 19.8 in the Netherlands.

RenkumThe Netherlands
  • Theft and burglary10.9
  • Traffic5.9
  • Fraud and scams5.7
  • Vandalism and public order4.0
  • Violence and threats3.6
  • Other and withheld1.2
  • 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: 3.9 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.7 in the Netherlands.

Renkum3.94
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 Renkum registered 168 traffic accidents, of which 21 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.

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 74% of adults in Renkum rate their own health as good, 1 percentage point more than in the Netherlands. Fewer adults feel lonely (42% against 47%), fewer smoke (14% against 17%), fewer report anxiety or depression (44% against 47%) and fewer are overweight (50% against 52%). Forest and natural land is the largest land use in Renkum, covering 45% of the area, against 13% in the Netherlands. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 52% of the area, 36 percentage points above the 16% in the Netherlands.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    74%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (73%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    52%
    36 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (16%)
  • More figures
  • Lonely
    42%
    5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (47%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    44%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (47%)
  • Smokes
    14%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (17%)
  • Overweight
    50%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (52%)
  • Forest and nature, share of the area
    45%
    32 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    24%
    28 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (52%)
  • Water, share of the area
    3%
    16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (19%)

Health

An estimated 74% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the Netherlands (2024).

This areaThe Netherlands
Good self-rated health
74.1%
72.8%
Smokes
14.4%
17.2%
Excessive drinking
5.5%
5.8%
Overweight
49.5%
51.6%
Lonely
42.5%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
43.7%
47.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
49.5%
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

52% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the Netherlands.

  • Traffic3.1%
  • Built-up18.6%
  • Other built-up0.5%
  • Recreation6.2%
  • Agriculture23.5%
  • Forest and nature45.3%
  • Water2.7%
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 the Netherlands.

Renkum has 31,356 inhabitants (2026), or 682 per km² (27% higher than in the Netherlands). Between 2014 and 2026 the population fell 1%, against a rise of 8% in the Netherlands. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in Renkum was 84%, 6 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 22% of the vote, against 17% nationally.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2014
    -1%
    lower than the Netherlands (+8%)
  • Turnout
    84%
    6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +4%
    lower than the Netherlands (+10%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    30%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Never married
    43%
    7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (50%)
  • Dutch origin
    81%
    10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (71%)
  • Higher education (hbo, wo)
    45%
    12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (33%)
  • D66, share of the vote
    22%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population held steady between 2014 and 2026, at 31,356.

Residents, 2026
31,356
  • -1% since 2014
  • Netherlands +8%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

Residents per km²: 682.

Residents per km²682
Dwellings per km²331.1

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 5.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 14.0 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 153,909
  • 15 to 252,943
  • 25 to 455,642
  • 45 to 659,313
  • 65 to 806,782
  • 80 and over2,767

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

43% of residents are never married.

  • Never married13,374
  • Married12,950
  • Divorced2,915
  • Widowed2,117

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

81% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands25,407
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)2,265
  • Outside Europe3,684

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Education level of residents aged 15 to 75

45% of residents have a higher professional (hbo) or university (wo) education.

  • Primary, vmbo, mbo14,930
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-47,560
  • Higher professional, university10,150

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 84% of eligible voters in Renkum voted. The largest party was D66 with 22% of the valid votes.

Municipality of RenkumThe Netherlands
D66
21.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
10.9%
16.7%
VVD
14.5%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
20%
12.8%
CDA
12.2%
11.8%
JA21
4.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
3.5%
4.5%
BBB
1.4%
2.6%
Other
11.8%
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

Renkum has an average of 1.2 cars per household, 9% higher than in the Netherlands (1.1). 24% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in the Netherlands (26%).

Key figures
  • Business services, share of businesses
    32%
    7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (25%)
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    22%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
  • Industry and energy, share of businesses
    9%
    5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.2
    9% higher than the Netherlands (1.1)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    24%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
    +7 pp
    higher than the Netherlands (+5 pp)
  • Industrial, share of addresses
    1%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (4%)
  • Residential, share of addresses
    89%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (87%)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    0%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (2%)
  • Residents per km²
    682
    27% higher than the Netherlands (539)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    30%
    7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
  • Private rent
    16%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 1,455 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij45
Nijverheid en energie420
Handel en horeca530
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie250
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed290
Zakelijke dienstverlening1,455
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg1,020
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten535

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

24% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the Netherlands (2025).

  • Petrol75.8%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)24.2%
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 17% to 24% between 2014 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
24%2 percentage points below the Netherlands (26%)
  • +7 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, 17,295 passenger cars and 1,470 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars17,295
Motorcycles1,470
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 retail (1%).

  • Residential89.4%
  • Retail1.4%
  • Office0.9%
  • Assembly0.8%
  • Healthcare1%
  • Industrial1.3%
  • Lodging0.3%
  • Education0.1%
  • Sports0.1%
  • Other6.3%
Explanation

Based on 17,195 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

21% social housing, against 28% nationally.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Social housing21%
  • Residents per km²682
  • Multi-family dwellings30%
  • Private rent16%
  • Single-family dwellings70%
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 Renkum

Compare the districts of Renkum
Heelsum ten oosten van de rijksweg150€877,000–
Oosterbeek West725€590,000111
Buitengebied Doorwerth715€538,00072
Oosterbeek Zuidoost5,170€526,00023
Oosterbeek Noordoost5,245€519,00027

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.

How we calculate
Living in Renkum: house prices, WOZ & neighbourhoods