The population is growing about as fast as in the Netherlands. Homes cost about the same as the Dutch average, and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Rucphen is €401,000, about the same as in the Netherlands (€398,000). Between 2014 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 64%, against a rise of 89% in the Netherlands. 67% of the homes are owner-occupied, 10 percentage points more than in the Netherlands (57%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€401,000
=about the same as the Netherlands (€398,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+64%
▼lower than the Netherlands (+89%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
67%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Social housing
28%
=about the same as the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Built before 1945
6%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (18%)
Built 1965–1974
23%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (15%)
Built 1992–2005
11%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Average WOZ value
€401,000
=about the same as the Netherlands (€398,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2014
+64%
▼lower than the Netherlands (+89%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
67%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Social housing
28%
=about the same as the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Built before 1945
6%
▼12 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (18%)
Built 1965–1974
23%
▲8 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (15%)
Built 1992–2005
11%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 64% between 2014 and 2025, to €401,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€401,000– about the same as the Netherlands
+64% 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 West-Noord-Brabant
In the West-Noord-Brabant region (Q3 2026), half of all homes sold for more than €4,251/m², and 63% sold above the asking price.
Figures from NVM estate agents for Q3 2026
Sale price per m²
€4,251/m²
Of the homes sold in West-Noord-Brabant in Q3 2026, half went for more than €4,251 per m² of living area and half for less. All dwelling types combined.
Asking vs sale price
+2.2%
The final sale price in West-Noord-Brabant came in 2.2% above the last asking price. Budget for that.
Sold above asking
63%
63% of the homes sold in West-Noord-Brabant in Q3 2026 went for more than the asking price.
Sale price per m² by dwelling type
Terraced house
€3,893/m²
End-of-terrace house
€4,017/m²
Semi-detached house
€4,127/m²
Detached house
€4,364/m²
Apartment
€4,778/m²
Figures from NVM estate agents covering existing owner-occupied homes in COROP region West-Noord-Brabant, 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: ~€326 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€326/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
153 m² · estimated gemeente average
WOZ €401,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€117NL median
Water board levy€43–
Waste levy€25€27
Property tax (OZB)€25€35
Sewage levy€24€22
Costs to set aside€209
Maintenance reserve€195–
Buildings insurance€14–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Rucphen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 52nd 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 153 m² (estimated gemeente average) with the average WOZ value here, €401,000.
Levies: Rucphen'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
Rucphen has the 20th-lowest WOZ value of the 56 gemeenten in the province of Noord-Brabant.
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: €401,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Rucphen
401,000
10,307
–
Alphen-Chaam
477,000
4,619
–
Altena
401,000
23,642
–
Asten
442,000
7,436
–
Baarle-Nassau
418,000
3,086
–
Bergeijk
477,000
8,431
–
Bergen op Zoom
333,000
32,056
–
Bernheze
479,000
13,658
–
Best
464,000
13,650
–
Bladel
445,000
9,228
–
Boekel
437,000
4,671
–
Boxtel
399,000
15,042
–
Breda
419,000
88,201
–
Cranendonck
393,000
9,272
–
Deurne
423,000
14,500
–
Dongen
377,000
11,988
–
Drimmelen
416,000
12,370
–
Eersel
477,000
8,888
–
Eindhoven
391,000
121,191
–
Etten-Leur
377,000
20,354
–
Geertruidenberg
364,000
10,147
–
Geldrop-Mierlo
416,000
18,586
–
Gemert-Bakel
427,000
13,239
–
Gilze en Rijen
388,000
11,801
–
Goirle
442,000
10,735
–
Halderberge
381,000
13,932
–
Heeze-Leende
503,000
7,321
–
Helmond
345,000
43,549
–
's-Hertogenbosch
417,000
76,845
–
Heusden
442,000
20,055
–
Hilvarenbeek
481,000
7,171
–
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 67% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied67%
Social housing28%
Private rent5%
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
91% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes91%
Multi-family homes9%
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
28% of dwellings were built between 1975 and 1991, against 23% in the Netherlands.
Before 19455.9%
1945-196415.7%
1965-197422.6%
1975-199128.2%
1992-200511.4%
2006-20156.9%
2016 and later9.3%
Explanation
Based on 10,488 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, 39 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Rucphen, 13% lower than in the Netherlands (45). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 3%, 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
39
▼13% lower than the Netherlands (45)
Change since 2021
+3%
▼lower than the Netherlands (+5%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.2
▼19% lower than the Netherlands (2.7)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
39
▼13% lower than the Netherlands (45)
Change since 2021
+3%
▼lower than the Netherlands (+5%)
Home burglary per 1,000 dwellings
2.2
▼19% lower than the Netherlands (2.7)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Rucphen registered 39 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 45 in the Netherlands.
Rucphen39
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.
The largest category in Rucphen is 'Theft and burglary': 15.7 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 19.8 in the Netherlands.
RucphenThe Netherlands
Theft and burglary15.7
NL 19.8▼ −21% vs NL
Traffic7.3
NL 7.6≈ NL
Vandalism and public order5.5
NL 5.1▲ +8% vs NL
Fraud and scams4.9
NL 5.1≈ NL
Violence and threats4.3
NL 4.8▼ −10% vs NL
Other and withheld1.8
NL 2.1▼ −14% vs NL
Environmental0.0
NL 0.2≈ NL
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 Rucphen registered 134 traffic accidents, of which 10 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 below the Dutch average; green space is above the Dutch average.
An estimated 70% of adults in Rucphen rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points less than in the Netherlands. Fewer adults meet the physical activity guideline (42% against 48%), fewer feel lonely (45% against 47%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (45% against 47%), but more are overweight (57% against 52%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Rucphen, covering 65% of the area, against 52% in the Netherlands. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 21% of the area, 5 percentage points above the 16% in the Netherlands.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
21%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (16%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
42%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (48%)
Overweight
57%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (52%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (47%)
Lonely
45%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (47%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (19%)
Agriculture, share of the area
65%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (52%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
19%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
70%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (73%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
21%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (16%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
42%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (48%)
Overweight
57%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (52%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
45%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (47%)
Lonely
45%
▼2 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (47%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼19 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (19%)
Agriculture, share of the area
65%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (52%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
19%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (13%)
Health
An estimated 70% of adults rate their own health as good, against 73% in the Netherlands (2024).
This areaThe Netherlands
Good self-rated health
70.1%
72.8%
Smokes
17.8%
17.2%
Excessive drinking
6.2%
5.8%
Overweight
57.4%
51.6%
Lonely
45.4%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
45.2%
47.3%
Meets physical activity guideline
41.5%
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
21% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the Netherlands.
Traffic3.3%
Built-up10.5%
Other built-up0.3%
Recreation1.6%
Agriculture64.9%
Forest and nature19.2%
Water0.1%
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.
Rucphen has 23,973 inhabitants (2026), or 372 per km² (31% lower 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 Rucphen was 77%, 1 percentage point below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 46% of the vote, against 17% nationally.
Key figures
Population growth since 2014
+8%
=about the same as the Netherlands (+8%)
Turnout
77%
▼1 percentage point lower 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
46%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Dutch origin
86%
▲15 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (71%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (41%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
46%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2014
+8%
=about the same as the Netherlands (+8%)
Turnout
77%
▼1 percentage point lower 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
46%
▲9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Dutch origin
86%
▲15 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (71%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (41%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
46%
▲29 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 8% between 2014 and 2026, to 23,973.
Residents, 2026
23,973
+8% since 2014
Netherlands +8%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
Residents per km²: 372.
Residents per km²372
Dwellings per km²160.1
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, 7.9 children were born per 1,000 residents; 13.4 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 153,319
15 to 252,209
25 to 455,570
45 to 657,104
65 to 804,505
80 and over1,266
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
46% of residents are married.
Never married9,640
Married10,957
Divorced1,746
Widowed1,630
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
86% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands20,614
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)1,766
Outside Europe1,593
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
46% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo16,380
Havo, vwo, mbo2-48,340
Higher professional, university3,530
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 77% of eligible voters in Rucphen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 46% of the valid votes.
Municipality of RucphenThe Netherlands
D66
6.8%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
46.2%
16.7%
VVD
14.4%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
3.5%
12.8%
CDA
8.9%
11.8%
JA21
6.7%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.1%
4.5%
BBB
3.3%
2.6%
Other
5%
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
Rucphen has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 27% higher than in the Netherlands (1.1). 19% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points less than in the Netherlands (26%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
26%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
19%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (25%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲27% higher than the Netherlands (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼7 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
91%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
=about the same as the Netherlands (4%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (1%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
372
▼31% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
26%
▲12 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business services, share of businesses
19%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (25%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
12%
▼5 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲27% higher than the Netherlands (1.1)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
19%
▼7 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
91%
▲4 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (87%)
Industrial, share of addresses
4%
=about the same as the Netherlands (4%)
Healthcare, share of addresses
0%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (1%)
Private rent
5%
▼9 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Residents per km²
372
▼31% lower than the Netherlands (539)
Single-family dwellings
91%
▲28 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 845 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij185
Nijverheid en energie845
Handel en horeca555
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie180
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed160
Zakelijke dienstverlening610
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg390
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten360
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
19% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 26% in the Netherlands (2025).
Petrol80.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)19.3%
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 19% between 2014 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
19%▼ 7 percentage points below the Netherlands (26%)
+4 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, 14,290 passenger cars and 1,350 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars14,290
Motorcycles1,350
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
91% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (4%).
Residential90.7%
Retail1.6%
Office1.1%
Assembly1.2%
Healthcare0.3%
Industrial4.4%
Lodging1.4%
Education0.1%
Sports0.2%
Other7.5%
Explanation
Based on 11,563 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
9% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings9%
NL 37%▼ −76% vs NL
Private rent5%
NL 14%▼ −64% vs NL
Residents per km²372
NL 539▼ −31% vs NL
Single-family dwellings91%
NL 63%▲ +44% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings67%
NL 57%▲ +18% 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