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Living in Epe

In Epe, unemployment is 2.9% (2024).

Gigabit broadband availability was 98.9% in Q1 2025. The population of Epe, in the Netherlands, was 33,786 at the start of 2026. The city covered 157.4 km² in 2026. Population density was 215 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 2.9% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2634 sources

Population33,786people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Epe (GM0232)
Average gross salary3,907EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)
Average rent548EUR/month31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)
Unemployment rate2.9%country median 3.1% — 6% belowOfficial source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality
Recorded crime3,010offences per 100,000country median 3,090 — 3% belowOfficial source · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024
PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³country median 9.0 — about the sameOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Which Netherlands-wide rules apply when you move to Epe?

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 Epe. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Epe 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 internet15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB25 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KPN 20GB mobile plan16Official · national market
Housing stock14,586 dwellings31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)548 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)24Official · parent municipality
Rented homes35 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Is Epe 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–59%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%
Student55%strong on education, weak on work · range 48–62%
Family54%strong on family, weak on cost · range 46–62%
Retirement48%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–58%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Epe?

The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality8

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Epe is 2.9%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,907 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)17Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability98.9 %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.21Official
Median income per year32,700 EUR/year31 Dec 2024CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek4Official
Unemployment rate2.9 %country median 3.1%31 Dec 2024CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality8Official

What does a salary buy in Epe?

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€2,430of €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− €548
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€2,430
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Epe Salary needed to live in Epe

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Epe. 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 Epe. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools8 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)10Official
Schools12 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)10Official

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; Epe's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Epe?

Police recorded 3,010 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: 3,010 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249
Recorded crime across major citiesEpe highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Epe 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
Epe3,010
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,010 offences per 100,000country median 3,09031 Dec 2024CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was AMS, 78.4 km away, with 232 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 575.2 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport232 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat19Official
Nearest airportAMS13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv20Official
Distance to nearest airport78.4 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv20Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Epe. 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 Epe.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Epe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency12

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

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 Epe is 9.0 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
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Biddinghuizen-Kuilweg)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³country median 9.0 — about the same31 Dec 2025European Environment Agency12Official
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 13.03 · Feb 16.92 · Mar 20.39 · Apr 26.28 · May 28.04 · Jun 32.33 · Jul 35.25 · Aug 31.65 · Sep 29.37 · Oct 24.31 · Nov 19.21 · Dec 13.47 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center18Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -15.83 · Feb -17.43 · Mar -11.62 · Apr -4 · May 0.33 · Jun 4.31 · Jul 8 · Aug 7.02 · Sep 3.65 · Oct -3.52 · Nov -6.47 · Dec -12.11 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center18Official
Average temperature by monthJan 2.11 · Feb 2.55 · Mar 5.18 · Apr 9.32 · May 13.03 · Jun 16.27 · Jul 18.17 · Aug 17.81 · Sep 14.67 · Oct 10.55 · Nov 6.36 · Dec 3.11 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center18Official
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2025

Annual PM2.5 fell 40.0% between 2013 and 2025, from 15.0 to 9.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Epe?

The published population was 33,786 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Epe (GM0232)6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Addresses per km²745 addresses/km²27 Aug 2026CBS2Official
Area157.3 km²10 Jun 2026Wikidata (P2046)34Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents575.2 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.7Official
City area157.4 km²28 Jan 2026Kadaster BRK Bestuurlijke Gebieden, current municipality boundary polygon in EPSG:28992; area is the polygon area converted from m² to km².14Official
Foreign residents4,644 people1 Jan 2025CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population.7Official
Population density215 people/km²10 Jun 2026CBS2Official · gemeente
Population33,786 people10 Jun 2026CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Epe (GM0232)6Official

International community in Epe

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 Netherlands30,96991.7%
Born outside the Netherlands2,8178.3%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Totaal33,469100.0%
Nederlands32,37396.7%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit1,0963.3%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)5861.8%
Buiten-Europa4571.4%
Azië3611.1%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)3160.9%
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)2450.7%
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU2330.7%
Oekraïens2260.7%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Pools1730.5%
Syrisch1420.4%
Turks1070.3%
Afrika780.2%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)750.2%
Staatloos / onbekend530.2%
Roemeens310.1%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland270.1%
Brits230.1%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU230.1%
Chinees210.1%
Jemenitisch210.1%
Afghaans200.1%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)180.1%
Amerika170.1%
Frans170.1%
Eritrees140.0%
Hongaars130.0%
Russisch120.0%
Braziliaans90.0%
Indonesisch90.0%
Iraaks90.0%
Iraans80.0%
Spaans80.0%
Belgisch70.0%
Italiaans70.0%
Pakistaans60.0%
Somalisch60.0%
Zuid-Afrikaans60.0%
Grieks50.0%
Nigeriaans50.0%
Filippijns40.0%
Kroatisch40.0%
Litouws40.0%
Thais40.0%
Amerikaans30.0%
Egyptisch30.0%
Marokkaans30.0%
Portugees30.0%
Slowaaks30.0%
Tsjechisch30.0%
Canadees20.0%
Iers20.0%
Oostenrijks20.0%
Vietnamees20.0%
Oceanië10.0%
Lets10.0%
Zweeds10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source22

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average download speed, 2024250 Mbps27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average assessed property value (WOZ)314 kEUR31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Jobs13,000 jobs31 Dec 2024CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official
5G network availabletrue27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average fibre-to-the-premises coverage95 %27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Owner-occupied homes65 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)10Official

Alternatives for people set on Epe

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Heerde as an Epe alternative in the same region

13 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,050 Heerde vs 3,010 Epe−32%
  • Residents: 19,325 Heerde vs 33,786 Epe−43%
  • Unemployment: 2.7% Heerde vs 2.9% Epe−7%
  • Nearest airport: 87.0 km Heerde vs 78.4 km Epe+11%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Heerde vs 9.0 µg/m³ Epesame level

Cities near Epe

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

Alternative cities in Netherlands

Other cities in Netherlands to compare with Epe, nearest in population first.

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How does Epe compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Epe 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 Epe part of Apeldoorn?

Epe is in the published commuting zone of Apeldoorn; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Apeldoorn city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source13

Common questions

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

How many people live in Epe?

The published population was 33,786 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Epe (GM0232).

Is the air quality good in Epe?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Epe?

Police recorded 3,010 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 Epe?

The unemployment rate is 2.9 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Epe?

4,644 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 Epe a good place to live?

Epe 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 Epe part of Apeldoorn?

Epe is in the published commuting zone of Apeldoorn; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Epe?

Apeldoorn, Vaassen, Nunspeet, t Harde, Elburg are near Epe. 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 Epe?

The official country of birth distribution records 30,969 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Epe, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a108a0233ee73437b3f0fc1f4bd3bb3a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/epe/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Epe, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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