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Living in Hulst

In Hulst, tenants pay an average rent of €510 a month (2024) and unemployment is 3% (2024).

The unemployment rate was 3% at the end of 2024. Gigabit broadband availability was 95.4% in Q1 2025. Its population was 27,376 at the start of 2026. The city covered 251.8 km² in 2026. Population density was 110 people per km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2435 sources

Population27,376people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Hulst (GM0677)
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 rent510EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)
Unemployment rate3%country median 3.1% — 3% belowOfficial source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality
Recorded crime2,990offences per 100,000country median 3,090 — 3% belowOfficial source · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024
PM2.5, annual mean9.85µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)

Lower unemployment than 66% of Dutch cities that publish it and dirtier air than 78% of Dutch cities that publish it.

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

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 Hulst.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Hulst 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 internet16Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB25 EUR/month30 Sept 2026KPN 20GB mobile plan17Official · national market
Housing stock13,587 dwellings31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)510 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)25Official
Rented homes26 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official

Is Hulst 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 worker58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%
Student62%strong on education, weak on work · range 55–69%
Family59%strong on family, weak on cost · range 51–67%
Retirement56%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 45–67%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Hulst?

The unemployment rate is 3 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality10

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Hulst is 3.0%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings4,494 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)18Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability95.37 %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 year33,700 EUR/year31 Dec 2024CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek6Official
Unemployment rate3 %country median 3.1%31 Dec 2024CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality10Official

What does a salary buy in Hulst?

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€2,468of €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− €510
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€2,468
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Hulst Salary needed to live in Hulst

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hulst. 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
Open official service
Open the Netherlands service overview

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools12 count27 Aug 2026DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)12Official

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; Hulst's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Hulst?

Police recorded 2,990 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: 2,990 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 202411
Recorded crime across major citiesHulst highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Hulst 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
Hulst2,990
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,990 offences per 100,000country median 3,09031 Dec 2024CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 202411Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was ANR, 31.7 km away, with 1 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 610 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport1 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat19Official
Nearest airportANR13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv20Official
Distance to nearest airport31.7 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv20Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hulst. 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
Open official information
Open the full Netherlands section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Hulst.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Hulst?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 9.85 µg/m³ · Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)2
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
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 Hulst is 9.9 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 mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Philippine-Stelleweg)13Official · nearest-station reading
PM10 — annual mean14 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL PM10 annual mean 2024 (station Philippine-Stelleweg)14Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9.85 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged)2Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 6.6 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 15 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 19.9 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 7.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station WestdorpeAws_06319.csv24Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.5 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 4.9 · May 8.2 · Jun 10.7 · Jul 12.7 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 10.5 · Oct 7.6 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 2.2 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station WestdorpeAws_06319.csv24Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4.1 · Feb 4.5 · Mar 7 · Apr 10 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 18 · Sep 15.1 · Oct 11.4 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 4.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station WestdorpeAws_06319.csv24Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Hulst?

The published population was 27,376 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Hulst (GM0677)8

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Addresses per km²513 addresses/km²27 Aug 2026CBS4Official
Area250 km²10 Jun 2026Wikidata (P2046)32Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents610 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.9Official
City area251.8 km²28 Jan 2026Kadaster BRK Bestuurlijke Gebieden, current municipality boundary polygon in EPSG:28992; area is the polygon area converted from m² to km².15Official
Foreign residents9,167 people1 Jan 2025CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population.9Official
Population density110 people/km²10 Jun 2026CBS4Official · gemeente
Population27,376 people10 Jun 2026CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Hulst (GM0677)8Official

International community in Hulst

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 Netherlands21,23777.6%
Born outside the Netherlands6,13922.4%

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
Totaal27,378100.0%
Nederlands23,08284.3%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit4,29615.7%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)3,91014.3%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)3,67413.4%
Belgisch3,11611.4%
Buiten-Europa3731.4%
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU3381.2%
Azië2631.0%
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)2340.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Pools1970.7%
Oekraïens1870.7%
Syrisch1300.5%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU1110.4%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland740.3%
Afrika660.2%
Roemeens610.2%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)600.2%
Spaans500.2%
Amerika420.2%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)410.1%
Brits300.1%
Hongaars280.1%
Portugees250.1%
Litouws240.1%
Frans230.1%
Turks230.1%
Eritrees220.1%
Amerikaans210.1%
Italiaans210.1%
Thais190.1%
Chinees170.1%
Jemenitisch170.1%
Grieks150.1%
Staatloos / onbekend130.0%
Kroatisch110.0%
Filippijns100.0%
Zuid-Afrikaans100.0%
Braziliaans70.0%
Indiaas70.0%
Russisch70.0%
Afghaans60.0%
Bulgaars60.0%
Indonesisch60.0%
Marokkaans60.0%
Tsjechisch60.0%
Iraans40.0%
Japans40.0%
Zweeds40.0%
Egyptisch30.0%
Slowaaks30.0%
Somalisch30.0%
Surinaams30.0%
Oceanië20.0%
Canadees20.0%
Colombiaans20.0%
Iers20.0%
Iraaks20.0%
Oostenrijks20.0%
Pakistaans20.0%
Nigeriaans10.0%

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)217 kEUR31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official
Jobs7,500 jobs31 Dec 2024CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek7Official
5G network availabletrue27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average fibre-to-the-premises coverage95 %27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Owner-occupied homes73 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official

Alternatives for people set on Hulst

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.

Hollands Kroon as a Hulst alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 181 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Nearest airport: 63.4 km Hollands Kroon vs 31.7 km Hulst+100%
  • Residents: 50,592 Hollands Kroon vs 27,376 Hulst+85%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,400 Hollands Kroon vs 2,990 Hulst−20%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Hollands Kroon vs 9.8 µg/m³ Hulst−29%
  • Unemployment: 2.9% Hollands Kroon vs 3.0% Hulst−3%
Full comparisonMore about Hollands Kroon

Cities near Hulst

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

Sint-Gillis-Waas Belgium · 11.8 km away
Rent
867.5 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Stekene Belgium · 12.2 km away
Rent
830 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Sint-Niklaas Belgium · 17.7 km away
Rent
800 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Zelzate Belgium · 21.3 km away
Rent
800 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Netherlands

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

All Netherlands cities
Brunssum27,474 residentsHeemstede27,556 residentsAalten27,608 residentsDongen27,673 residentsTholen27,031 residentsDinkelland26,958 residents

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Common questions

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

How many people live in Hulst?

The published population was 27,376 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Hulst (GM0677).

Is the air quality good in Hulst?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Annual AQ statistics (AirBase & e-Reporting merged).

How safe is Hulst?

Police recorded 2,990 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 Hulst?

The unemployment rate is 3 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in Hulst?

9,167 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 Hulst a good place to live?

Hulst 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.

Which cities are near Hulst?

Axel, Sint-Gillis-Waas, Stekene, Reimerswaal, Terneuzen are near Hulst. 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 Hulst?

The official country of birth distribution records 21,237 people (77.6%) 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). Hulst, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 4220e86a04eb8a799bfc7536db4b3757]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/hulst/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hulst, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {4220e86a04eb8a799bfc7536db4b3757},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/hulst/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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