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Municipality · Limburg

Living in Roermond

The population is growing about as fast as in the Netherlands. Homes cost less than the Dutch average, and registered crime per resident is higher.

61,431 residents, 29,894 homes, Data: CBS, Politie, RIVM, Kiesraad, NVM, Kadaster

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Location

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01 · Prices & homes

Homes cost less than the Dutch average.

The average WOZ value in Roermond is €311,000, 22% lower than in the Netherlands (€398,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 79%, against a rise of 89% in the Netherlands. 54% of the homes are owner-occupied, 3 percentage points less than in the Netherlands (57%).

Key figures
  • Average WOZ value
    €311,000
    22% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
  • Rise in WOZ value since 2014
    +79%
    lower than the Netherlands (+89%)
  • More figures
  • Owner-occupied dwellings
    54%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (57%)
  • Social housing
    29%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (28%)
  • Private rent
    16%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Single-family dwellings
    66%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
  • Built 1945–1964
    15%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
  • Built before 1945
    17%
    1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (18%)
  • Built 2006–2015
    9%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (8%)

WOZ value per year

The average WOZ value rose 79% between 2014 and 2025, to €311,000.

Average WOZ value, 2025
€311,00022% below the Netherlands
  • +79% 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 Midden-Limburg

In the Midden-Limburg region (Q3 2026), half of all homes sold for more than €3,518/m², and 60% sold above the asking price.

Figures from NVM estate agents for Q3 2026

Sale price per m²
€3,518/m²

Of the homes sold in Midden-Limburg in Q3 2026, half went for more than €3,518 per m² of living area and half for less. All dwelling types combined.

Asking vs sale price
+1.8%

The final sale price in Midden-Limburg came in 1.8% above the last asking price. Budget for that.

Sold above asking
60%

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

Sale price per m² by dwelling type

Terraced house
€3,433/m²
End-of-terrace house
€3,350/m²
Semi-detached house
€3,410/m²
Detached house
€3,488/m²
Apartment
€3,932/m²

Figures from NVM estate agents covering existing owner-occupied homes in COROP region Midden-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: ~€294 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)

€294/ month

Typical home here, before mortgage and energy

  • 130 m² · estimated gemeente average
  • WOZ €311,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€116NL median
  • Water board levy€40–
  • Property tax (OZB)€32€27
  • Waste levy€25€27
  • Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€178
  • Maintenance reserve€166–
  • Buildings insurance€12–

Model estimates, not bills.

For this home, Roermond's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 146th 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, €311,000.
  • Levies: Roermond'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

Roermond has the 8th-lowest WOZ value of the 31 gemeenten in the province of Limburg.

Netherlands€398,000
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
Roerdalen€325,000
Beesel€324,000
Beek (L.)€319,000
Stein (L.)€314,000
Maastricht€313,000
Venlo€312,000
Roermond€311,000

Simpelveld€274,000
Sittard-Geleen€271,000
Landgraaf€265,000
Vaals€238,000
Brunssum€237,000
Heerlen€214,000
Kerkrade€214,000
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: €311,000 average WOZ value.

ValueDwellingsAged 65+
Roermond311,00029,894–
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–
Mook en Middelaar451,0003,785–
Nederweert405,0007,696–
Peel en Maas381,00019,196–
Roerdalen325,0009,866–
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 54% of dwellings.

  • Owner-occupied54%
  • Social housing29%
  • 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

66% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.

  • Single-family homes66%
  • Multi-family homes34%
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

21% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 23% in the Netherlands.

  • Before 194516.6%
  • 1945-196415%
  • 1965-197416%
  • 1975-199121.1%
  • 1992-200514.8%
  • 2006-20158.9%
  • 2016 and later7.7%
Explanation

Based on 30,218 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

More registered crime per resident than the Dutch average.

In 2025, 69 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Roermond, 53% higher than in the Netherlands (45). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 25%, 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
    69
    53% higher than the Netherlands (45)
  • Change since 2021
    +25%
    higher than the Netherlands (+5%)
  • More figures
  • Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
    2.8
    4% higher than the Netherlands (2.7)
  • Injury accidents per 1,000 residents (2024)
    0.66
    52% lower than the Netherlands (1.39)
  • Change since 2020
    +37%
    lower than the Netherlands (+46%)

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025

In 2025, Roermond registered 69 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Roermond69
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, Roermond registered 69 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.

Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
6953% above the Netherlands
  • +25% 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 Roermond is 'Theft and burglary': 30.2 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 19.8 in the Netherlands.

RoermondThe Netherlands
  • Theft and burglary30.2
  • Traffic13.2
  • Vandalism and public order9.9
  • Violence and threats7.0
  • Fraud and scams4.7
  • Other and withheld3.9
  • Environmental0.2
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: 2.8 per 1,000 dwellings a year on average, against 2.7 in the Netherlands.

Roermond2.84
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 Roermond registered 532 traffic accidents, of which 40 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 below the Dutch average; green space is above the Dutch average.

An estimated 68% of adults in Roermond rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points less than in the Netherlands. More adults feel lonely (52% against 47%), more report anxiety or depression (50% against 47%), more smoke (19% against 17%) and more are overweight (54% against 52%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Roermond, covering 37% of the area, against 52% in the Netherlands. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 20% of the area, 4 percentage points above the 16% in the Netherlands.

Key figures
  • Self-rated health (estimated)
    68%
    5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (73%)
  • Green (parks, sport, nature)
    20%
    4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (16%)
  • More figures
  • Lonely
    52%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (47%)
  • Meets physical activity guideline
    46%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (48%)
  • Overweight
    54%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (52%)
  • Anxiety or depression feelings
    50%
    3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (47%)
  • Agriculture, share of the area
    37%
    15 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (52%)
  • Built-up, share of the area
    23%
    14 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (9%)
  • Water, share of the area
    15%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (19%)

Health

An estimated 68% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the Netherlands (2024).

This areaThe Netherlands
Good self-rated health
67.8%
72.8%
Smokes
18.7%
17.2%
Excessive drinking
4.8%
5.8%
Overweight
54.3%
51.6%
Lonely
52.2%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
49.5%
47.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.5%
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

20% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the Netherlands.

  • Traffic3.8%
  • Built-up22.9%
  • Other built-up1.4%
  • Recreation5.6%
  • Agriculture37%
  • Forest and nature14.4%
  • Water14.8%
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 about as fast as the Dutch average.

Roermond has 61,431 inhabitants (2026), or 1,015 per km² (88% higher than in the Netherlands). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 8%, the same as in the Netherlands. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in Roermond was 71%, 7 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 24% of the vote, against 17% nationally.

Key figures
  • Population growth since 2014
    +8%
    about the same as the Netherlands (+8%)
  • Turnout
    71%
    7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
  • More figures
  • Growth of the dwelling stock
    +11%
    higher than the Netherlands (+10%)
  • Aged 45 to 65
    27%
    1 percentage point higher than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Never married
    49%
    1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (50%)
  • Dutch origin
    65%
    6 percentage points lower 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
    24%
    7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Population per year

The population grew 8% between 2014 and 2026, to 61,431.

Residents, 2026
61,431
  • +8% since 2014
  • Netherlands +8%

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Density

Residents per km²: 1,015.

Residents per km²1,015
Dwellings per km²493.8

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Births and deaths per 1,000 residents

In 2025, 8.7 children were born per 1,000 residents; 11.0 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

27% of residents are between 45 and 65.

  • 0 to 158,509
  • 15 to 256,447
  • 25 to 4515,823
  • 45 to 6516,409
  • 65 to 8010,744
  • 80 and over3,499

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

49% of residents are never married.

  • Never married29,946
  • Married21,902
  • Divorced6,124
  • Widowed3,459

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

65% of residents have Dutch origin.

  • Netherlands40,060
  • Europe (excluding the Netherlands)9,233
  • Outside Europe12,138

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, mbo113,350
  • Havo, vwo, mbo2-418,830
  • Higher professional, university13,890

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024

Parliamentary election

At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 71% of eligible voters in Roermond voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 24% of the valid votes.

Municipality of RoermondThe Netherlands
D66
15.6%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
23.9%
16.7%
VVD
14.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
10.9%
12.8%
CDA
10.9%
11.8%
JA21
5.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
4.8%
4.5%
BBB
1.6%
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

Roermond has an average of 1.1 cars per household, about the same as in the Netherlands (1.1). 22% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 4 percentage points less than in the Netherlands (26%).

Key figures
  • Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
    21%
    5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (16%)
  • Government, education and care, share of businesses
    19%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
  • Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
    1%
    2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (3%)
  • Cars per household (2025)
    1.1
    about the same as the Netherlands (1.1)
  • Cars not on petrol (2025)
    22%
    4 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (26%)
  • Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
    +5 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%)
  • Lodging, share of addresses
    1%
    1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (2%)
  • Average WOZ value
    €311,000
    22% lower than the Netherlands (€398,000)
  • Private rent
    16%
    2 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
  • Multi-family dwellings
    34%
    3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)

Business establishments by sector

Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 1,825 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij90
Nijverheid en energie1,045
Handel en horeca1,665
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie490
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed390
Zakelijke dienstverlening1,825
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg1,495
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten800

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Passenger cars by fuel type

22% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the Netherlands (2025).

  • Petrol78.4%
  • Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)21.6%
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 17% to 22% between 2014 and 2025.

Share on other fuel, 2025
22%4 percentage points 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, 32,220 passenger cars and 1,965 motorcycles were registered here.

Passenger cars32,220
Motorcycles1,965
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 retail (3%).

  • Residential89.5%
  • Retail2.7%
  • Office1.2%
  • Assembly1.2%
  • Healthcare1.2%
  • Industrial2.3%
  • Lodging0.5%
  • Education0.2%
  • Sports0.1%
  • Other3.6%
Explanation

Based on 33,755 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

1,015 residents per km²: 88% more densely populated than the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands
  • Residents per km²1,015
  • Average WOZ value€311,000
  • Private rent16%
  • Multi-family dwellings34%
  • Owner-occupied dwellings54%
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

06 · Neighbourhoods

Compare the districts of Roermond

Compare the districts of Roermond
Maasplassen115€594,000–
Herten8,475€421,00023
Asenray1,215€419,00094
Centrum11,745€326,000145
Maasniel7,920€324,00062

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 Roermond: house prices, WOZ & neighbourhoods