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Living in Alphen-Chaam

In Alphen-Chaam, tenants pay an average rent of €738 a month (2024) and unemployment is 2.7% (2024).

The unemployment rate was 2.7% at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.6% in Q1 2025. At the start of 2026, Alphen-Chaam had a population of 10,495. The city covered 93.5 km² in 2026. Population density was 112 people per km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2436 sources

Population10,495people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Alphen-Chaam (GM1723)
Average gross salary4,079EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)
Average rent738EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)
Unemployment rate2.7%country median 3.1% — 13% belowOfficial source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality
Recorded crime2,170offences per 100,000country median 3,090 — 30% belowOfficial source · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024
PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — NL PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Breda-Tilburgseweg)

Lower unemployment than 98% of Dutch cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 89% of Dutch cities that publish it and cleaner air than 74% of Dutch cities that publish it.

Which Netherlands-wide rules apply when you move to Alphen-Chaam?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Alphen-Chaam. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Alphen-Chaam recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€25
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited42.5 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KPN 100 Mbps home internet17Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB25 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KPN 20GB mobile plan18Official · national market
Housing stock4,371 dwellings31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)738 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)26Official
Rented homes24 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official

Is Alphen-Chaam a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker66%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 57–75%
Skilled employee66%strong on work, weak on safety · range 58–74%
Student40%strong on cost, weak on work · range 33–47%
Family56%strong on family, weak on cost · range 48–64%
Retirement60%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 49–71%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Alphen-Chaam?

The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality9

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Alphen-Chaam is 2.7%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings4,079 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)19Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability98.58 %2025 Q1Percentage of households in the Dutch municipality with access to a fixed internet connection of at least 1 Gbps (1000 Mbit/s); availability, not subscribed plan, measured speed or FTTH-only coverage.22Official
Median income per year35,900 EUR/year31 Dec 2024CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official
Unemployment rate2.7 %country median 3.1%31 Dec 2024CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality9Official

What does a salary buy in Alphen-Chaam?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Netherlands median gross pay: €3,667 (2022-12-31).
Left over each month€2,240of €3,045 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€3,045
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED) · 2024-12-31− €738
Internet€43 · official · KPN 100 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €43
Mobile plan€25 · official · KPN 20GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €25
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€2,240
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Alphen-Chaam Salary needed to live in Alphen-Chaam

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Alphen-Chaam. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

UWV public employment service — Public employment service

Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen (UWV)

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Alphen-Chaam. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools4 count27 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)11Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: extra Dutch-language reception support for recently-arrived immigrant pupils (NT2 reception funding). How to enrol a child (rijksoverheid.nl).

A country-wide rule for Netherlands; Alphen-Chaam's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Safety

How safe is Alphen-Chaam?

Police recorded 2,170 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 2,170 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 202410
Recorded crime across major citiesAlphen-Chaam highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Alphen-Chaam highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Amsterdam8,970
Rotterdam8,200
Eindhoven7,990
The Hague6,890
Utrecht6,800
Nijmegen6,280
Groningen6,160
Breda5,870
Tilburg5,560
Almere4,280
Almere Stad4,278
Alphen-Chaam2,170
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,170 offences per 100,000country median 3,09031 Dec 2024CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 202410Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was EIN, 35.2 km away, with 62 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 629.1 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport62 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat20Official
Nearest airportEIN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv21Official
Distance to nearest airport35.2 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv21Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Alphen-Chaam. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Blik op Werk integration-provider quality register — Other

Blik op Werk

For integration-course applicants.

DutchIn Person, Online

DUO choosing an integration course — State Language Course

Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO)

For people who must integrate.

DutchIn Person
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Alphen-Chaam.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Alphen-Chaam?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — NL PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Breda-Tilburgseweg)14

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in NetherlandsAnnual PM2.5 in Alphen-Chaam is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 50 cities with data, 19 have annual PM2.5 of 9 to under 10 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean20 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Breda-Tilburgseweg)12Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean16 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Breda-Tilburgseweg)13Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Breda-Tilburgseweg)14Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 6.2 · Feb 7.3 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 15.4 · May 18.9 · Jun 21.7 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 19.9 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 10 · Dec 6.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GilzeRijen_06350.csv25Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.4 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 4.1 · May 7.7 · Jun 10.6 · Jul 12.8 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 9.8 · Oct 6.8 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 1.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GilzeRijen_06350.csv25Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.5 · Feb 3.9 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 9.9 · May 13.6 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.4 · Aug 18 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 11 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 4.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GilzeRijen_06350.csv25Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 68 · Feb 63.1 · Mar 54.8 · Apr 42.5 · May 59.8 · Jun 66.5 · Jul 81.4 · Aug 71.6 · Sep 65.4 · Oct 69.9 · Nov 74.2 · Dec 81.9 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station GilzeRijen_06350.csv25Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Alphen-Chaam?

The published population was 10,495 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Alphen-Chaam (GM1723)7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Addresses per km²332 addresses/km²27 Aug 2026CBS3Official
Area93.63 km²10 Jun 2026Wikidata (P2046)35Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents629.1 cars/1000 residents1 Jan 2025CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population.8Official
City area93.52 km²28 Jan 2026Kadaster BRK Bestuurlijke Gebieden, current municipality boundary polygon in EPSG:28992; area is the polygon area converted from m² to km².16Official
Foreign residents1,709 people1 Jan 2025CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population.8Official
Population density112 people/km²10 Jun 2026CBS3Official · gemeente
Population10,495 people10 Jun 2026CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Alphen-Chaam (GM1723)7Official

International community in Alphen-Chaam

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population registered in Dutch municipalities; CBS population on 1 January · 2026-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Born in the Netherlands9,62691.7%
Born outside the Netherlands8698.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source24

Citizenship

Residents in the Dutch population register; 1 January · 2025-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Totaal10,539100.0%
Nederlands10,09195.7%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit4484.3%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)3563.4%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)3233.1%
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU1771.7%
Pools1121.1%
Belgisch910.9%
Buiten-Europa910.9%
Azië740.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)620.6%
Roemeens460.4%
Syrisch420.4%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU290.3%
Italiaans160.2%
Oekraïens160.2%
Afrika100.1%
Brits100.1%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)100.1%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland90.1%
Afghaans70.1%
Frans70.1%
Portugees70.1%
Turks70.1%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)70.1%
Amerika60.1%
Indonesisch50.0%
Kroatisch50.0%
Hongaars40.0%
Indiaas40.0%
Spaans40.0%
Braziliaans30.0%
Iers30.0%
Lets30.0%
Slowaaks30.0%
Thais30.0%
Chinees20.0%
Eritrees20.0%
Grieks20.0%
Russisch20.0%
Tsjechisch20.0%
Zuid-Afrikaans20.0%
Oceanië10.0%
Amerikaans10.0%
Bulgaars10.0%
Canadees10.0%
Colombiaans10.0%
Iraaks10.0%
Japans10.0%
Litouws10.0%
Oostenrijks10.0%
Staatloos / onbekend10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source23

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average download speed, 2024250 Mbps27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average assessed property value (WOZ)351 kEUR31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official
Jobs2,400 jobs31 Dec 2024CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek6Official
5G network availabletrue27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average fibre-to-the-premises coverage95 %27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Owner-occupied homes76 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official

Alternatives for people set on Alphen-Chaam

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Alphen-Chaam from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Alphen-Chaam

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Hoogstraten Belgium · 13.4 km away
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922.5 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Alphen-Chaam under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Is Alphen-Chaam part of Breda?

Alphen-Chaam is in the published commuting zone of Breda; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Breda city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source15

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Alphen-Chaam?

The published population was 10,495 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Alphen-Chaam (GM1723).

Is the air quality good in Alphen-Chaam?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — NL PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Breda-Tilburgseweg).

How safe is Alphen-Chaam?

Police recorded 2,170 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in Alphen-Chaam?

The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Alphen-Chaam?

1,709 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population..

Is Alphen-Chaam a good place to live?

Alphen-Chaam may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Alphen-Chaam part of Breda?

Alphen-Chaam is in the published commuting zone of Breda; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Alphen-Chaam?

Breda, Gilze, Baarle-Nassau, Gilze en Rijen, Rijen are near Alphen-Chaam. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Born in the Netherlands live in Alphen-Chaam?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,626 people (91.7%) in the source-defined population for 2026-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Alphen-Chaam, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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