Living in Heerhugowaard

Heerhugowaard had an unemployment rate of 3.2% at the end of 2024. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Average gross salary4,494EUR/month31 Dec 2022Regional figureOfficial source · Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)

Average rent566EUR/month31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)

Unemployment rate3.2%31 Dec 2024Municipality figureOfficial source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality

Recorded crime3,780incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Geregistreerde criminaliteit; soort misdrijf, regio (CBS StatLine table 83648NED)

PM2.5, annual mean6µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

More recorded crime than 72% of Dutch cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other Dutch city that publishes it.

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

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in NetherlandsNational rates and thresholds that apply in Heerhugowaard.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43

Mobile plan, 10 GB€25

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	42.5 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KPN 100 Mbps home internet⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	25 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KPN 20GB mobile plan⁷Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	566 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)¹¹Official · parent municipality

Is Heerhugowaard a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 37–67%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–75%

Student64%strong on education, weak on work · range 52–76%

Family67%strong on family, weak on cost · range 56–78%

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Heerhugowaard?

The unemployment rate is 3.2 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality¹

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Heerhugowaard is 3.2%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.

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Heerhugowaard 3.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	4,494 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)⁸Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.2 %	31 Dec 2024	CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality¹Official · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Heerhugowaard?

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

Left over each month€2,412of €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	− €566
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	€2,412

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Heerhugowaard. 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)

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	18 count	3 Aug 2026	DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)²Official
Schools	30 count	3 Aug 2026	DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)²Official

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; Heerhugowaard's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Heerhugowaard?

Police recorded 3,780 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Geregistreerde criminaliteit; soort misdrijf, regio (CBS StatLine table 83648NED)⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesHeerhugowaard highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Amsterdam8,970

Rotterdam8,200

Eindhoven7,990

Arnhem6,970

The Hague6,890

Utrecht6,800

Nijmegen6,280

Groningen6,160

Breda5,870

Tilburg5,560

Almere4,280

Almere Stad4,278

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,780 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Geregistreerde criminaliteit; soort misdrijf, regio (CBS StatLine table 83648NED)⁴Official · parent municipality

Mobility and administration

Heerhugowaard's nearest airport was AMS, 41 km away and offered 232 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	232 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	41 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	AMS	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

DUO choosing an integration course — State Language Course

Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO)

For people who must integrate.

DutchIn Person

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Heerhugowaard.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Heerhugowaard?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)³

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Heerhugowaard is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 50 cities with data, 19 have annual PM2.5 of 9 to under 10 µg/m³.

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Heerhugowaard 6.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)³Official · nearest-station reading

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Heerhugowaard

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.

Obdam as a Heerhugowaard alternative in the same region

4 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,410 Obdam vs 3,780 Heerhugowaardno percentage
Unemployment: 2.9% Obdam vs 3.2% Heerhugowaard−9%
Annual PM2.5: 6.0 µg/m³ Obdam vs 6.0 µg/m³ Heerhugowaardsame level

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Cities near Heerhugowaard

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

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Heerhugowaard 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 Heerhugowaard part of Alkmaar?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁵

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Common questions

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

Is the air quality good in Heerhugowaard?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Heerhugowaard?

What is the unemployment rate in Heerhugowaard?

The unemployment rate is 3.2 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

Is Heerhugowaard a good place to live?

Heerhugowaard 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 Heerhugowaard part of Alkmaar?

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

Which cities are near Heerhugowaard?

Alkmaar, Broek op Langedijk, Zuid-Scharwoude, Sint Pancras, Noord-Scharwoude are near Heerhugowaard. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Heerhugowaard, Netherlands: rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version bce7149119ce50e5ab2c65c4430daaa3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/heerhugowaard/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_heerhugowaard-netherlands-rent-salary-cost-of-living_8f0160c56a4e,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Heerhugowaard, Netherlands: rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {bce7149119ce50e5ab2c65c4430daaa3},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/heerhugowaard/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality CBS labour market in figures 2024 · longreads.cbs.nl · checked 2026-07-26
DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs) duo.nl · checked 2026-08-03
European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
Geregistreerde criminaliteit; soort misdrijf, regio (CBS StatLine table 83648NED) opendata.cbs.nl · checked 2026-10-05
GISCO Urban Audit 2021 — Functional Urban Areas (URAU_RG_100K_2021_4326_FUA) GISCO Urban Audit 2021 · gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-19
KPN 100 Mbps home internet kpn.com · checked 2026-09-15
KPN 20GB mobile plan kpn.com · checked 2026-09-15
Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022) ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-09-23
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED) cbs.nl · checked 2026-09-25
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