The population is shrinking slower than in Stein (L.). Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Stein (L.), and registered crime per resident is lower.
The average WOZ value in Meers is €322,000, 3% higher than in Stein (L.) (€314,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 35%, against a rise of 34% in Stein (L.). 82% of the homes are owner-occupied, 10 percentage points more than in Stein (L.) (72%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€322,000
▲3% higher than Stein (L.) (€314,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+35%
▲higher than Stein (L.) (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲10 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (72%)
Social housing
12%
▼10 percentage points lower than Stein (L.) (22%)
Private rent
6%
=about the same as Stein (L.) (6%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
▲12 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (82%)
Built before 1945
27%
▲15 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (12%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Stein (L.) (11%)
Built 1945–1964
21%
▼3 percentage points lower than Stein (L.) (24%)
Average WOZ value
€322,000
▲3% higher than Stein (L.) (€314,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+35%
▲higher than Stein (L.) (+34%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
82%
▲10 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (72%)
Social housing
12%
▼10 percentage points lower than Stein (L.) (22%)
Private rent
6%
=about the same as Stein (L.) (6%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
▲12 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (82%)
Built before 1945
27%
▲15 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (12%)
Built 1992–2005
6%
▼5 percentage points lower than Stein (L.) (11%)
Built 1945–1964
21%
▼3 percentage points lower than Stein (L.) (24%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 35% between 2021 and 2025, to €322,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€322,000▲ 3% above Stein (L.)
+35% since 2021
Stein (L.) +34%
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: ~€357 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€357/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
168 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €322,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€128NL median
Water board levy€41–
Waste levy€31€27
Property tax (OZB)€31€28
Sewage levy€25€22
Costs to set aside€229
Maintenance reserve€214–
Buildings insurance€15–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Stein (L.)'s OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 257th 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 168 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €322,000.
Levies: Stein (L.)'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
Meers has the lowest WOZ value of the 3 buurten in Elsloo.
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: €322,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Meers
322,000
398
–
Elsloo
322,000
3,240
–
Catsop
430,000
247
–
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 82% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied82%
Social housing12%
Private rent6%
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
94% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes94%
Multi-family homes6%
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
27% of dwellings were built between 1965 and 1974, against 27% in the municipality of Stein (L.).
Before 194527.1%
1945-196420.9%
1965-197427.4%
1975-199117.3%
1992-20056.3%
2006-20151%
Explanation
Based on 398 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 Stein (L.) average.
In 2025, 19 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Meers, 37% lower than in Stein (L.) (30). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 35%, against a fall of 7% in Stein (L.). Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
19
▼37% lower than Stein (L.) (30)
Change since 2021
-35%
▼lower than Stein (L.) (-7%)
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
19
▼37% lower than Stein (L.) (30)
Change since 2021
-35%
▼lower than Stein (L.) (-7%)
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Meers registered 19 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 30 in the municipality of Stein (L.).
Meers19
The municipality of Stein (L.)30
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 Meers is 'Violence and threats': 5.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 3.7 in the municipality of Stein (L.).
MeersStein (L.)
Violence and threats5.8
Stein (L.) 3.7▲ +57% vs Stein (L.)
Theft and burglary4.7
Stein (L.) 11.2▼ −58% vs Stein (L.)
Fraud and scams4.7
Stein (L.) 4.3▲ +9% vs Stein (L.)
Vandalism and public order2.3
Stein (L.) 3.4▼ −32% vs Stein (L.)
Environmental1.2
Stein (L.) 0.2▲ +500% vs Stein (L.)
Traffic0.0
Stein (L.) 4.7▼ −100% vs Stein (L.)
Other and withheld0.0
Stein (L.) 2.5▼ −100% vs Stein (L.)
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 Meers registered 2 traffic accidents, of which 2 with injury and none fatal.
2020
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 Stein (L.) average; green space is below the Stein (L.) average.
An estimated 71% of adults in Meers rate their own health as good, 2 percentage points more than in Stein (L.). Fewer adults feel lonely (45% against 48%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (43% against 45%), but more drink excessively (6% against 5%). Water is the largest land use in Meers, covering 35% of the area, against 9% in Stein (L.). Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 9% of the area, 1 percentage point below the 10% in Stein (L.).
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▲2 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
9%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stein (L.) (10%)
More figures
Lonely
45%
▼3 percentage points lower than Stein (L.) (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stein (L.) (45%)
Excessive drinking
6%
▲1 percentage point higher than Stein (L.) (5%)
Overweight
57%
=about the same as Stein (L.) (57%)
Water, share of the area
35%
▲26 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (9%)
Built-up, share of the area
11%
▼23 percentage points lower than Stein (L.) (34%)
Other built-up, share of the area
14%
▲11 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (3%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
71%
▲2 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
9%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stein (L.) (10%)
More figures
Lonely
45%
▼3 percentage points lower than Stein (L.) (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
43%
▼2 percentage points lower than Stein (L.) (45%)
Excessive drinking
6%
▲1 percentage point higher than Stein (L.) (5%)
Overweight
57%
=about the same as Stein (L.) (57%)
Water, share of the area
35%
▲26 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (9%)
Built-up, share of the area
11%
▼23 percentage points lower than Stein (L.) (34%)
Other built-up, share of the area
14%
▲11 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (3%)
Health
An estimated 71% of adults rate their own health as good, against 69% in the municipality of Stein (L.) (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Stein (L.)
Good self-rated health
70.6%
69.1%
Smokes
14%
14.1%
Excessive drinking
5.7%
4.8%
Overweight
56.9%
57%
Lonely
44.6%
47.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
42.6%
45.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
41.8%
41.9%
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
9% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 10% in the municipality of Stein (L.).
Traffic1.7%
Built-up10.7%
Other built-up13.7%
Recreation2.1%
Agriculture30.8%
Forest and nature6.4%
Water34.6%
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
Distance to amenities
A primary school lies here at an average road distance of 2100 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
2,600 m
–
GP practice
2,200 m
–
Primary school
2,100 m
–
Daycare
2,100 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking slower than the Stein (L.) average.
Meers has 845 inhabitants (2026), or 555 per km² (54% lower than in Stein (L.)). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 3%, against a fall of 1% in Stein (L.). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Stein (L.) was 78%, in line with the national figure. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 30% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-3%
▼lower than Stein (L.) (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Stein (L.)
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-3%
▼lower than Stein (L.) (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲2 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (28%)
Married
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (45%)
Dutch origin
88%
▲5 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (83%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▲1 percentage point higher than Stein (L.) (45%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
30%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-3%
▼lower than Stein (L.) (-1%)
Turnout, municipality of Stein (L.)
78%
=about the same as the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
-3%
▼lower than Stein (L.) (+1%)
Aged 45 to 65
30%
▲2 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (28%)
Married
47%
▲2 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (45%)
Dutch origin
88%
▲5 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (83%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
46%
▲1 percentage point higher than Stein (L.) (45%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
30%
▲13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 845.
Residents, 2026
845
-3% since 2021
Stein (L.) -1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 555 residents per km², this buurt is 54% less densely populated than the municipality of Stein (L.).
Residents per km²555
Dwellings per km²261.8
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 11.6 died per 1,000.
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 15100
15 to 2565
25 to 45190
45 to 65255
65 to 80175
80 and over60
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are married.
Never married330
Married395
Divorced70
Widowed50
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
88% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands745
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)65
Outside Europe35
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, mbo1180
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4300
Higher professional, university170
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Stein (L.); there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 78% of eligible voters in Stein (L.) voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 30% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Stein (L.)The Netherlands
D66
12.6%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
29.6%
16.7%
VVD
13.1%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
8.2%
12.8%
CDA
13.1%
11.8%
JA21
6.1%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
6.2%
4.5%
BBB
2.3%
2.6%
Other
8.8%
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
Meers has an average of 1.3 cars per household, about the same as in Stein (L.) (1.3). 17% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 1 percentage point less than in Stein (L.) (18%).
Key figures
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲10 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (15%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Stein (L.) (8%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
6%
▲5 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (1%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Stein (L.) (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stein (L.) (18%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
▲higher than Stein (L.) (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲4 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (91%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stein (L.) (2%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stein (L.) (2%)
Social housing
12%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
▲31 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
25%
▲10 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (15%)
Transport, information and communication, share of businesses
0%
▼8 percentage points lower than Stein (L.) (8%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
6%
▲5 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (1%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
=about the same as Stein (L.) (1.3)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
17%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stein (L.) (18%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
▲higher than Stein (L.) (+6 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
95%
▲4 percentage points higher than Stein (L.) (91%)
Retail, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stein (L.) (2%)
Office, share of addresses
1%
▼1 percentage point lower than Stein (L.) (2%)
Social housing
12%
▼16 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (28%)
Private rent
6%
▼8 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Single-family dwellings
94%
▲31 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Nijverheid en energie is the largest sector, with 20 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij5
Nijverheid en energie20
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening15
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg15
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
17% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 18% in the municipality of Stein (L.) (2025).
Petrol82.7%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)17.3%
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 8% to 17% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
17%▼ 1 percentage point below Stein (L.) (18%)
+9 pp since 2021
Stein (L.) +7 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, 515 passenger cars and 60 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars515
Motorcycles60
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 retail (1%).
Residential95.4%
Retail1.2%
Office1%
Assembly1.2%
Industrial1.2%
Lodging0.2%
Other1%
Explanation
Based on 417 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
6% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings6%
NL 37%▼ −84% vs NL
Social housing12%
NL 28%▼ −57% vs NL
Private rent6%
NL 14%▼ −57% vs NL
Single-family dwellings94%
NL 63%▲ +49% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings82%
NL 57%▲ +44% 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