The population is growing slower than in Roermond. Homes cost about the same as the average in the municipality of Roermond, and registered crime per resident is lower.
Homes cost about the same as the Roermond average.
The average WOZ value in Swalmen is €311,000, about the same as in Roermond (€311,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 65%, against a rise of 79% in Roermond. 70% of the homes are owner-occupied, 16 percentage points more than in Roermond (54%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€311,000
=about the same as Roermond (€311,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+65%
▼lower than Roermond (+79%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
70%
▲16 percentage points higher than Roermond (54%)
Social housing
22%
▼7 percentage points lower than Roermond (29%)
Private rent
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Roermond (16%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲21 percentage points higher than Roermond (66%)
Built 2016 and later
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Roermond (8%)
Built 2006–2015
5%
▼4 percentage points lower than Roermond (9%)
Built 1945–1964
18%
▲3 percentage points higher than Roermond (15%)
Average WOZ value
€311,000
=about the same as Roermond (€311,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+65%
▼lower than Roermond (+79%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
70%
▲16 percentage points higher than Roermond (54%)
Social housing
22%
▼7 percentage points lower than Roermond (29%)
Private rent
7%
▼9 percentage points lower than Roermond (16%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲21 percentage points higher than Roermond (66%)
Built 2016 and later
4%
▼4 percentage points lower than Roermond (8%)
Built 2006–2015
5%
▼4 percentage points lower than Roermond (9%)
Built 1945–1964
18%
▲3 percentage points higher than Roermond (15%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 65% between 2014 and 2025, to €311,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€311,000– about the same as Roermond
+65% since 2014
Roermond +79%
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: ~€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
Swalmen has the 5th-lowest WOZ value of the 10 wijken in the municipality of Roermond.
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.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Swalmen
311,000
4,148
–
Centrum
326,000
7,104
–
Roermond-Oost
252,000
3,416
–
Roermond-Zuid
276,000
2,839
–
Maasniel
324,000
3,798
–
Donderberg
222,000
3,183
–
Hoogvonderen
292,000
1,443
–
Asenray
419,000
477
–
Herten
421,000
3,450
–
Maasplassen
594,000
36
–
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 rent7%
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
87% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes87%
Multi-family homes13%
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 1965 and 1974, against 16% in the municipality of Roermond.
Before 194517.4%
1945-196417.6%
1965-197421.4%
1975-199121.2%
1992-200513.2%
2006-20155.4%
2016 and later3.8%
Explanation
Based on 4,173 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 Roermond average.
In 2025, 32 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Swalmen, 54% lower than in Roermond (69). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 40%, against a rise of 25% in Roermond. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
32
▼54% lower than Roermond (69)
Change since 2021
+40%
▲higher than Roermond (+25%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.7
▼4% lower than Roermond (2.8)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
32
▼54% lower than Roermond (69)
Change since 2021
+40%
▲higher than Roermond (+25%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.7
▼4% lower than Roermond (2.8)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Swalmen registered 32 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 69 in the municipality of Roermond.
Swalmen32
The municipality of Roermond69
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 Swalmen is 'Theft and burglary': 12.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 30.2 in the municipality of Roermond.
SwalmenRoermond
Theft and burglary12.3
Roermond 30.2▼ −59% vs Roermond
Traffic7.2
Roermond 13.2▼ −45% vs Roermond
Vandalism and public order4.0
Roermond 9.9▼ −60% vs Roermond
Violence and threats3.7
Roermond 7.0▼ −47% vs Roermond
Fraud and scams3.7
Roermond 4.7▼ −21% vs Roermond
Other and withheld1.2
Roermond 3.9▼ −69% vs Roermond
Environmental0.1
Roermond 0.2≈ Roermond
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 Swalmen registered 45 traffic accidents, of which 4 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 above the Roermond average; green space is above the Roermond average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Swalmen rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Roermond. Fewer adults feel lonely (47% against 52%), fewer report anxiety or depression (45% against 50%) and fewer smoke (16% against 19%), but more are overweight (56% against 54%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Swalmen, covering 51% of the area, against 37% in Roermond. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 31% of the area, 11 percentage points above the 20% in Roermond.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▲2 percentage points higher than Roermond (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
31%
▲11 percentage points higher than Roermond (20%)
More figures
Lonely
47%
▼5 percentage points lower than Roermond (52%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▼5 percentage points lower than Roermond (50%)
Smokes
16%
▼3 percentage points lower than Roermond (19%)
Overweight
56%
▲2 percentage points higher than Roermond (54%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
29%
▲15 percentage points higher than Roermond (14%)
Agriculture, share of the area
51%
▲14 percentage points higher than Roermond (37%)
Water, share of the area
2%
▼13 percentage points lower than Roermond (15%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▲2 percentage points higher than Roermond (68%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
31%
▲11 percentage points higher than Roermond (20%)
More figures
Lonely
47%
▼5 percentage points lower than Roermond (52%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▼5 percentage points lower than Roermond (50%)
Smokes
16%
▼3 percentage points lower than Roermond (19%)
Overweight
56%
▲2 percentage points higher than Roermond (54%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
29%
▲15 percentage points higher than Roermond (14%)
Agriculture, share of the area
51%
▲14 percentage points higher than Roermond (37%)
Water, share of the area
2%
▼13 percentage points lower than Roermond (15%)
Health
An estimated 70% of adults rate their own health as good, against 68% in the municipality of Roermond (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Roermond
Good self-rated health
69.9%
67.8%
Smokes
15.9%
18.7%
Excessive drinking
5.1%
4.8%
Overweight
56.5%
54.3%
Lonely
47%
52.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.2%
49.5%
Meets physical activity guideline
45.9%
45.5%
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
31% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 20% in the municipality of Roermond.
Traffic3.4%
Built-up12.1%
Other built-up0.2%
Recreation2.1%
Agriculture50.9%
Forest and nature28.9%
Water2.4%
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 growing slower than the Roermond average.
Swalmen has 8,905 inhabitants (2026), or 416 per km² (59% lower than in Roermond). Between 2014 and 2026 the population rose 3%, against a rise of 8% in Roermond. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of 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. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
+3%
▼lower than Roermond (+8%)
Turnout, municipality of Roermond
71%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
▼lower than Roermond (+11%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
=about the same as Roermond (27%)
Never married
45%
▼4 percentage points lower than Roermond (49%)
Dutch origin
80%
▲15 percentage points higher than Roermond (65%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲7 percentage points higher than Roermond (41%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
24%
▲7 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+3%
▼lower than Roermond (+8%)
Turnout, municipality of Roermond
71%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
▼lower than Roermond (+11%)
Aged 45 to 65
27%
=about the same as Roermond (27%)
Never married
45%
▼4 percentage points lower than Roermond (49%)
Dutch origin
80%
▲15 percentage points higher than Roermond (65%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
48%
▲7 percentage points higher than Roermond (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 3% between 2014 and 2026, to 8,905.
Residents, 2026
8,905
+3% since 2014
Roermond +8%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 416 residents per km², this wijk is 59% less densely populated than the municipality of Roermond.
Residents per km²416
Dwellings per km²193.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 9.0 children were born per 1,000 residents; 10.7 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 151,235
15 to 25900
25 to 452,050
45 to 652,440
65 to 801,740
80 and over550
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
44% of residents are never married.
Never married3,965
Married3,605
Divorced770
Widowed570
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
80% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands7,100
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,175
Outside Europe635
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
48% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo11,770
Havo, vwo, mbo2-43,160
Higher professional, university1,660
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Roermond; there is no result per buurt or wijk. 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. 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
Swalmen has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 18% higher than in Roermond (1.1). 21% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Roermond (22%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
17%
▼4 percentage points lower than Roermond (21%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Roermond (1%)
Business services, share of businesses
21%
▼2 percentage points lower than Roermond (23%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲18% higher than Roermond (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼1 percentage point lower than Roermond (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+8 pp
▲higher than Roermond (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲2 percentage points higher than Roermond (90%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Roermond (3%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Roermond (2%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Residents per km²
416
▼23% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
17%
▼4 percentage points lower than Roermond (21%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
5%
▲4 percentage points higher than Roermond (1%)
Business services, share of businesses
21%
▼2 percentage points lower than Roermond (23%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲18% higher than Roermond (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
21%
▼1 percentage point lower than Roermond (22%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2014
+8 pp
▲higher than Roermond (+5 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
92%
▲2 percentage points higher than Roermond (90%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼2 percentage points lower than Roermond (3%)
Industrial, share of addresses
3%
▲1 percentage point higher than Roermond (2%)
Private rent
7%
▼7 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
87%
▲24 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Residents per km²
416
▼23% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 200 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij50
Nijverheid en energie150
Handel en horeca165
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie65
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed45
Zakelijke dienstverlening200
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg180
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten115
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 22% in the municipality of Roermond (2025).
Petrol79.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)20.7%
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 13% to 21% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
21%▼ 1 percentage point below Roermond (22%)
+8 pp since 2014
Roermond +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, 5,090 passenger cars and 485 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars5,090
Motorcycles485
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
92% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (3%).
Residential91.7%
Retail1%
Office0.5%
Assembly1.1%
Healthcare1.6%
Industrial3%
Lodging0.4%
Education0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other3.1%
Explanation
Based on 4,553 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
13% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings13%
NL 37%▼ −65% vs NL
Private rent7%
NL 14%▼ −50% vs NL
Single-family dwellings87%
NL 63%▲ +38% vs NL
Residents per km²416
NL 539▼ −23% vs NL
Average WOZ value€311,000
NL €398,000▼ −22% 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) 2025