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Living in Peel en Maas

In Peel en Maas, unemployment is 2.9% (2024).

At the start of 2025, the foreign population was 7,297. The population of Peel en Maas, in the Netherlands, was 45,816 at the start of 2026. The unemployment rate was 2.9% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2634 sources

Population45,816people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Peel en Maas (GM1894)
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 rent555EUR/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 crime2,520offences per 100,000country median 3,090 — 18% belowOfficial source · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024
PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Lower unemployment than 80% of Dutch cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 74% of Dutch cities that publish it.

Which Netherlands-wide rules apply when you move to Peel en Maas?

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 Peel en Maas.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Peel en Maas 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 stock18,399 dwellings31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)555 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)24Official · parent municipality
Rented homes27 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Is Peel en Maas 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 worker60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%
Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on safety · range 60–76%
Student64%strong on education, weak on work · range 57–71%
Family62%strong on family, weak on cost · range 54–70%
Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 46–68%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Peel en Maas?

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

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in Peel en Maas is 2.9%. 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)17Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability99.77 %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.20Official
Median income per year32,600 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 Peel en Maas?

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€2,423of €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− €555
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€2,423
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Peel en Maas Salary needed to live in Peel en Maas

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools15 count27 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; Peel en Maas's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Peel en Maas?

Police recorded 2,520 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: 2,520 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249
Recorded crime across major citiesPeel en Maas highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Peel en Maas 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
Peel en Maas2,520
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,520 offences per 100,000country median 3,09031 Dec 2024CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 20249Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was NRN, 33.5 km away, with 38 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 565.2 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.8% in Q1 2025.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport38 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat18Official
Nearest airportNRN13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv19Official
Distance to nearest airport33.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Peel en Maas. 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 Peel en Maas.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Peel en Maas?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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)12

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
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 Peel en Maas 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
NO₂ — annual mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EEA air quality statistics — NL NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Posterholt-Vlodropperweg)11Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024European Environment Agency (EEA)12Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.9 · Feb 7.1 · Mar 11.1 · Apr 15.7 · May 19.6 · Jun 22.5 · Jul 24.6 · Aug 24.1 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 15 · Nov 9.7 · Dec 6.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ArcenAws_06391.csv23Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.4 · Feb 0.4 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 4.4 · May 8.1 · Jun 10.9 · Jul 13.1 · Aug 12.6 · Sep 9.9 · Oct 6.9 · Nov 3.6 · Dec 1.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ArcenAws_06391.csv23Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.2 · Feb 3.7 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 10.2 · May 14 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 18.8 · Aug 18.2 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ArcenAws_06391.csv23Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 161.4 km² in 2026. Population density was 284 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Peel en Maas?

The published population was 45,816 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Peel en Maas (GM1894)6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Addresses per km²605 addresses/km²27 Aug 2026CBS2Official
Area161.3 km²10 Jun 2026Wikidata (P2046)34Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents565.2 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 area161.4 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 residents7,297 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 density284 people/km²10 Jun 2026CBS2Official · gemeente
Population45,816 people10 Jun 2026CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Peel en Maas (GM1894)6Official

International community in Peel en Maas

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 Netherlands41,08189.7%
Born outside the Netherlands4,73510.3%

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

Citizenship

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Totaal45,881100.0%
Nederlands42,45192.5%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit3,4307.5%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)2,7125.9%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)1,8974.1%
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU1,4823.2%
Pools1,0432.3%
Oekraïens7681.7%
Buiten-Europa6871.5%
Azië5061.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)4501.0%
Roemeens2860.6%
Syrisch2780.6%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU1970.4%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland1470.3%
Afrika1170.3%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)950.2%
Spaans870.2%
Portugees790.2%
Bulgaars730.2%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)570.1%
Amerika560.1%
Turks450.1%
Chinees430.1%
Iraaks410.1%
Belgisch370.1%
Lets340.1%
Staatloos / onbekend310.1%
Brits280.1%
Marokkaans220.0%
Italiaans190.0%
Jemenitisch190.0%
Filippijns140.0%
Colombiaans130.0%
Grieks120.0%
Kroatisch120.0%
Zweeds120.0%
Afghaans110.0%
Hongaars110.0%
Indonesisch110.0%
Amerikaans90.0%
Pakistaans90.0%
Oceanië80.0%
Egyptisch80.0%
Thais80.0%
Eritrees70.0%
Iers70.0%
Litouws70.0%
Slowaaks70.0%
Surinaams70.0%
Frans60.0%
Braziliaans50.0%
Iraans50.0%
Canadees40.0%
Oostenrijks40.0%
Somalisch40.0%
Tsjechisch40.0%
Vietnamees40.0%
Zuid-Afrikaans40.0%
Nigeriaans30.0%
Russisch30.0%
Japans20.0%
Indiaas10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source21

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average download speed, 2024250 Mbps27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average assessed property value (WOZ)266 kEUR31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official
Jobs18,100 jobs31 Dec 2024CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek5Official
5G network availabletrue27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Average fibre-to-the-premises coverage95 %27 Aug 2026ACM1Official
Owner-occupied homes73 pct31 Dec 2020CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek3Official

Alternatives for people set on Peel en Maas

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 Peel en Maas alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 191 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Nearest airport: 63.4 km Hollands Kroon vs 33.5 km Peel en Maas+89%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Hollands Kroon vs 9.0 µg/m³ Peel en Maas−22%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,400 Hollands Kroon vs 2,520 Peel en Maas−5%
  • Residents: 50,592 Hollands Kroon vs 45,816 Peel en Maas+10%
  • Unemployment: 2.9% Hollands Kroon vs 2.9% Peel en Maassame level
Full comparisonMore about Hollands Kroon

Cities near Peel en Maas

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

Alternative cities in Netherlands

Other cities in Netherlands to compare with Peel en Maas, nearest in population first.

All Netherlands cities
Kerkrade45,824 residentsVlissingen45,878 residentsDe Ronde Venen45,749 residentsSteenwijkerland45,926 residentsNoardeast-Fryslân45,935 residentsMolenlanden45,625 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Peel en Maas 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 Peel en Maas part of Venlo?

Peel en Maas is in the published commuting zone of Venlo; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Venlo city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source13

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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 Peel en Maas?

The published population was 45,816 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality Peel en Maas (GM1894).

Is the air quality good in Peel en Maas?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Peel en Maas?

Police recorded 2,520 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 Peel en Maas?

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

How many foreign residents live in Peel en Maas?

7,297 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 Peel en Maas a good place to live?

Peel en Maas 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 Peel en Maas part of Venlo?

Peel en Maas is in the published commuting zone of Venlo; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Peel en Maas?

Venlo, Helden, Panningen, Maasbree, Beesel are near Peel en Maas. 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 Peel en Maas?

The official country of birth distribution records 41,081 people (89.7%) 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). Peel en Maas, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 946a29e0d7527f3214026e9a58a48b61]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/peel-en-maas/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Peel en Maas, Netherlands: population, rent, salary, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {946a29e0d7527f3214026e9a58a48b61},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/peel-en-maas/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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