Living in Loenen aan de Vecht

The city faced an unemployment rate of 3.2% at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 10 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-10-0729 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 rent662EUR/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 crime3,930incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Geregistreerde criminaliteit; soort misdrijf, regio (CBS StatLine table 83648NED)

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

More recorded crime than 75% 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 Loenen aan de Vecht?

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 Loenen aan de Vecht.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Loenen aan de Vecht. 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 internet¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	25 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KPN 20GB mobile plan¹¹Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	662 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)²⁰Official · parent municipality

Is Loenen aan de Vecht a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 37–67%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–68%

Student31%strong on cost, weak on work · range 19–43%

Family45%strong on family, weak on cost · range 34–56%

Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 39–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Loenen aan de Vecht?

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

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

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Loenen aan de Vecht 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)¹²Official · 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 Loenen aan de Vecht?

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

Left over each month€2,316of €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	− €662
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	€2,316

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Loenen aan de Vecht Salary needed to live in Loenen aan de Vecht

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Loenen aan de Vecht. 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

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	3 count	3 Aug 2026	DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)⁵Official
Schools	3 count	3 Aug 2026	DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)⁵Official

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; Loenen aan de Vecht's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Loenen aan de Vecht?

Police recorded 3,930 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)⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesLoenen aan de Vecht 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	3,930 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Geregistreerde criminaliteit; soort misdrijf, regio (CBS StatLine table 83648NED)⁷Official · parent municipality

Mobility and administration

Loenen aan de Vecht's nearest airport was AMS, 21 km away and offered 232 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	232 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	21 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	AMS	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Loenen aan de Vecht. 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 Loenen aan de Vecht.

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Climate and air quality

Loenen aan de Vecht's monthly mean temperatures were 3.6°C in January and 18.3°C in July. Loenen aan de Vecht's monthly precipitation totalled 70.8 mm in January and 85.2 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 66.6 hours in January and 213.9 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Loenen aan de Vecht?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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)⁶

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

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15°5°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

139

189

218

207

214

196

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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

PM2.510WHO 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 Loenen aan de Vecht is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 50 cities with data, 19 have annual PM2.5 of 9 to under 10 µg/m³.

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Loenen aan de Vecht 10.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.1 · Feb 7 · Mar 10.5 · Apr 14.8 · May 18.3 · Jun 20.9 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 22.9 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 9.9 · Dec 6.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.9 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 2.4 · Apr 4.5 · May 8 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 13 · Aug 12.5 · Sep 10 · Oct 7.1 · Nov 3.9 · Dec 1.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.6 · Feb 3.9 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 9.8 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.2 · Jul 18.3 · Aug 17.9 · Sep 14.7 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 7 · Dec 4.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 70.8 · Feb 63.1 · Mar 57.8 · Apr 41.6 · May 59.3 · Jun 70.5 · Jul 85.2 · Aug 83.6 · Sep 77.9 · Oct 81.1 · Nov 80 · Dec 83.8 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 66.6 · Feb 89.6 · Mar 139.4 · Apr 189.2 · May 217.5 · Jun 207.1 · Jul 213.9 · Aug 196.3 · Sep 152.8 · Oct 119.3 · Nov 67.4 · Dec 55.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Werl (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Reims (France) ±0.6 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±0.9 °C, Ahaus (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Antwerp (Belgium) ±0.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Loenen aan de Vecht

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.

Kortenhoef as a Loenen aan de Vecht alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,250 Kortenhoef vs 3,930 Loenen aan de Vecht−43%
Unemployment: 2.9% Kortenhoef vs 3.2% Loenen aan de Vecht−9%
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Kortenhoef vs 10.0 µg/m³ Loenen aan de Vechtsame level

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Cities near Loenen aan de Vecht

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

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Loenen aan de Vecht 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 Loenen aan de Vecht part of Utrecht?

Loenen aan de Vecht is in the published commuting zone of Utrecht; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Utrecht city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source⁸

What should a first-home buyer know about Loenen aan de Vecht?

Official municipal purchase-price and household-income context; not an affordability score, borrowing assessment or recommendation.

Average purchase price — existing owner-occupied homes463,136 EURofficial_municipality · 2023JJ00Official source²

Median disposable household income53,100 EUR/yearofficial_municipality · 2023JJ00Official source³

Prices, incomes and transaction counts retain their source-native dwelling and geographic scope. ImmigrationDB does not estimate a deposit, borrowing capacity or whether buying is affordable for an individual household.

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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 Loenen aan de Vecht?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Loenen aan de Vecht?

What is the unemployment rate in Loenen aan de Vecht?

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

Is Loenen aan de Vecht a good place to live?

Loenen aan de Vecht 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 Loenen aan de Vecht part of Utrecht?

Loenen aan de Vecht is in the published commuting zone of Utrecht; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Loenen aan de Vecht?

Utrecht, Amsterdam, Abcoude, Kortenhoef, Wijdemeren are near Loenen aan de Vecht. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

Is Loenen aan de Vecht a good place for a first-home buyer?

The current official set provides 2 factual inputs for Average purchase price — existing owner-occupied homes, Median disposable household income. They provide local context, but do not establish individual affordability or a buy recommendation.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Loenen aan de Vecht, Netherlands: rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version cab0752b1d5f8f6ea544518782236f84]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/loenen-aan-de-vecht/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_loenen-aan-de-vecht-netherlands-rent-salary-jobs-safety_39e0ab3897cd,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Loenen aan de Vecht, Netherlands: rent, salary, jobs, safety},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {cab0752b1d5f8f6ea544518782236f84},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/loenen-aan-de-vecht/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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