The population is growing faster than in Utrecht. Homes cost more than the average in the municipality of Utrecht, and registered crime per resident is higher.
The average WOZ value in Rijnenburg is €1,093,000, 2.2 times as high as in Utrecht (€490,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 31%, against a rise of 37% in Utrecht. 75% of the homes are owner-occupied, 30 percentage points more than in Utrecht (45%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€1,093,000
▲2.2 times as high as Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▼lower than Utrecht (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲30 percentage points higher than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
0%
▼31 percentage points lower than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
25%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
89%
▲48 percentage points higher than Utrecht (41%)
Built 2006–2015
4%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
Built 1975–1991
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Utrecht (11%)
Built 2016 and later
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (14%)
Average WOZ value
€1,093,000
▲2.2 times as high as Utrecht (€490,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+31%
▼lower than Utrecht (+37%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
75%
▲30 percentage points higher than Utrecht (45%)
Social housing
0%
▼31 percentage points lower than Utrecht (31%)
Private rent
25%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (24%)
Single-family dwellings
89%
▲48 percentage points higher than Utrecht (41%)
Built 2006–2015
4%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrecht (12%)
Built 1975–1991
4%
▼7 percentage points lower than Utrecht (11%)
Built 2016 and later
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than Utrecht (14%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 31% between 2021 and 2025, to €1,093,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€1,093,000▲ 2.2 times as high as Utrecht
+31% since 2021
Utrecht +37%
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: ~€588 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€588/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
284 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €1,093,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€200NL median
Property tax (OZB)€84€96
Water board levy€63–
Waste levy€31€27
Sewage levy€22€22
Costs to set aside€388
Maintenance reserve€362–
Buildings insurance€26–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Utrecht's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 114th 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 284 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €1,093,000.
Levies: Utrecht'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
Rijnenburg has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 12 buurten in Vleuten-De Meern.
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: €1,093,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Rijnenburg
1,093,000
88
–
Haarrijn
1,236,000
20
–
Haarzuilens en omgeving
903,000
243
–
Vleuten
604,000
3,518
–
Máximapark
1,067,000
295
–
Vleuterweide-West
631,000
2,015
–
Vleuterweide-Noord/Oost/Centrum
598,000
2,785
–
Vleuterweide-Zuid
699,000
1,577
–
Veldhuizen
548,000
3,412
–
De Meern-Noord
670,000
2,240
–
De Meern-Zuid
531,000
2,737
–
Bedrijvengebied Oudenrijn
810,000
111
–
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 75% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied75%
Private rent25%
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
89% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes89%
Multi-family homes11%
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
45% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 28% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Before 194544.7%
1945-196414.1%
1965-19748.2%
1975-19913.5%
1992-200517.6%
2006-20153.5%
2016 and later8.2%
Explanation
Based on 85 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 Utrecht average.
In 2025, 252 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Rijnenburg, 3.5 times as high as in Utrecht (73). Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents rose 39%, against a rise of 21% in Utrecht. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
252
▲3.5 times as high as Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
+39%
▲higher than Utrecht (+21%)
Home burglary
3
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
252
▲3.5 times as high as Utrecht (73)
Change since 2021
+39%
▲higher than Utrecht (+21%)
Home burglary
3
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Rijnenburg registered 252 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 73 in the municipality of Utrecht.
Rijnenburg252
The municipality of Utrecht73
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 Rijnenburg is 'Traffic': 114.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 8.5 in the municipality of Utrecht.
RijnenburgUtrecht
Traffic114.8
Utrecht 8.5▲ +1251% vs Utrecht
Violence and threats59.3
Utrecht 5.4▲ +998% vs Utrecht
Vandalism and public order33.3
Utrecht 7.4▲ +350% vs Utrecht
Theft and burglary25.9
Utrecht 44.3▼ −42% vs Utrecht
Other and withheld14.8
Utrecht 2.6▲ +469% vs Utrecht
Fraud and scams3.7
Utrecht 4.7▼ −21% vs Utrecht
Environmental0.0
Utrecht 0.2≈ Utrecht
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 Rijnenburg registered 267 traffic accidents, of which 17 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 Utrecht average; green space is below the Utrecht average.
An estimated 80% of adults in Rijnenburg rate their own health as good, 4 percentage points more than in Utrecht. Fewer adults report anxiety or depression (41% against 53%), fewer feel lonely (39% against 47%) and fewer meet the physical activity guideline (50% against 57%), but more are overweight (46% against 39%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Rijnenburg, covering 84% of the area, against 24% in Utrecht. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 4% of the area, 12 percentage points below the 16% in Utrecht.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲4 percentage points higher than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (53%)
Lonely
39%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrecht (47%)
Overweight
46%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (39%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▼7 percentage points lower than Utrecht (57%)
Agriculture, share of the area
84%
▲60 percentage points higher than Utrecht (24%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼43 percentage points lower than Utrecht (44%)
Recreation, share of the area
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrecht (14%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
80%
▲4 percentage points higher than Utrecht (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
4%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (16%)
More figures
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
▼12 percentage points lower than Utrecht (53%)
Lonely
39%
▼8 percentage points lower than Utrecht (47%)
Overweight
46%
▲7 percentage points higher than Utrecht (39%)
Meets physical activity guideline
50%
▼7 percentage points lower than Utrecht (57%)
Agriculture, share of the area
84%
▲60 percentage points higher than Utrecht (24%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
▼43 percentage points lower than Utrecht (44%)
Recreation, share of the area
4%
▼10 percentage points lower than Utrecht (14%)
Health
An estimated 80% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Utrecht (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Utrecht
Good self-rated health
79.7%
76.1%
Smokes
16.4%
18.9%
Excessive drinking
6.8%
6.3%
Overweight
46.1%
39.3%
Lonely
38.9%
47.2%
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
53.4%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.4%
56.7%
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
4% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 16% in the municipality of Utrecht.
Traffic6.6%
Built-up0.7%
Recreation3.6%
Agriculture84%
Forest and nature0.5%
Water4.5%
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
2,400 m
–
GP practice
2,300 m
–
Primary school
2,100 m
–
Daycare
2,200 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0
GP practices
–
0
Daycares
–
0.1
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 growing faster than the Utrecht average.
Rijnenburg has 280 inhabitants (2026), or 27 per km² (99% lower than in Utrecht). Between 2021 and 2026 the population rose 8%, against a rise of 5% in Utrecht. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Utrecht was 81%, 3 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, D66 had the highest share there: 27% 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
+8%
▲higher than Utrecht (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrecht
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Utrecht (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲11 percentage points higher than Utrecht (21%)
Never married
54%
▼11 percentage points lower than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
84%
▲25 percentage points higher than Utrecht (59%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
62%
▲35 percentage points higher than Utrecht (27%)
D66, share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
+8%
▲higher than Utrecht (+5%)
Turnout, municipality of Utrecht
81%
▲3 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+1%
▼lower than Utrecht (+6%)
Aged 45 to 65
32%
▲11 percentage points higher than Utrecht (21%)
Never married
54%
▼11 percentage points lower than Utrecht (65%)
Dutch origin
84%
▲25 percentage points higher than Utrecht (59%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
62%
▲35 percentage points higher than Utrecht (27%)
D66, share of the vote
27%
▲10 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population grew 8% between 2021 and 2026, to 280.
Residents, 2026
280
+8% since 2021
Utrecht +5%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 27 residents per km², this buurt is 99% less densely populated than the municipality of Utrecht.
Residents per km²27
Dwellings per km²8.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
32% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1535
15 to 2545
25 to 4560
45 to 6590
65 to 8040
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
54% of residents are never married.
Never married155
Married105
Divorced15
Widowed10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
84% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands240
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)10
Outside Europe35
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
62% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Primary, vmbo, mbo160
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4100
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Utrecht; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 81% of eligible voters in Utrecht voted. The largest party was D66 with 27% of the valid votes.
Municipality of UtrechtThe Netherlands
D66
26.7%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
6.8%
16.7%
VVD
8.6%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
26.1%
12.8%
CDA
6.6%
11.8%
JA21
2.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
1.7%
4.5%
BBB
0.6%
2.6%
Other
20.1%
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
Rijnenburg has an average of 1.3 cars per household, 2.2 times as high as in Utrecht (0.6). 26% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 2 percentage points less than in Utrecht (28%).
Key figures
Government, education and care, share of businesses
6%
▼15 percentage points lower than Utrecht (21%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
12%
▲12 percentage points higher than Utrecht (0%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
12%
▲8 percentage points higher than Utrecht (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲2.2 times as high as Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
▲higher than Utrecht (+3 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
24%
▲20 percentage points higher than Utrecht (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (92%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
11%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€1,093,000
▲2.7 times as high as the Netherlands (€398,000)
Private rent
25%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
6%
▼15 percentage points lower than Utrecht (21%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
12%
▲12 percentage points higher than Utrecht (0%)
Financial services and real estate, share of businesses
12%
▲8 percentage points higher than Utrecht (4%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.3
▲2.2 times as high as Utrecht (0.6)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
26%
▼2 percentage points lower than Utrecht (28%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+9 pp
▲higher than Utrecht (+3 pp)
Industrial, share of addresses
24%
▲20 percentage points higher than Utrecht (4%)
Residential, share of addresses
93%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (92%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Utrecht (1%)
Multi-family dwellings
11%
▼26 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (37%)
Average WOZ value
€1,093,000
▲2.7 times as high as the Netherlands (€398,000)
Private rent
25%
▲11 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (14%)
Business establishments by sector
Zakelijke dienstverlening is the largest sector, with 25 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie10
Handel en horeca5
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed10
Zakelijke dienstverlening25
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
26% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 28% in the municipality of Utrecht (2025).
Petrol73.5%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)26.5%
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 26% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
26%▼ 2 percentage points below Utrecht (28%)
+9 pp since 2021
Utrecht +3 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, 170 passenger cars and 20 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars170
Motorcycles20
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
93% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (24%).
Residential93.4%
Retail1.1%
Office3.3%
Assembly2.2%
Healthcare1.1%
Industrial24.2%
Lodging1.1%
Other1.1%
Explanation
Based on 91 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
27 residents per km²: 95% less densely populated than the Dutch average.
This areaThe Netherlands
Residents per km²27
NL 539▼ −95% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings11%
NL 37%▼ −70% vs NL
Average WOZ value€1,093,000
NL €398,000▲ +175% vs NL
Private rent25%
NL 14%▲ +79% vs NL
Single-family dwellings89%
NL 63%▲ +41% 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) 2026