Living in West Maas en Waal

In West Maas en Waal, tenants pay an average rent of €559 a month (2024) and unemployment is 2.8% (2024).

At the start of 2026, West Maas en Waal had a population of 20,843. For West Maas en Waal, the unemployment rate was 2.8% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2632 sources

Population20,843people10 Jun 2026Official source · CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality West Maas en Waal (GM0668)

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 rent559EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)

Unemployment rate2.8%country median 3.1% — 10% belowOfficial source · CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality

Recorded crime2,330offences per 100,000country median 3,090 — 25% belowOfficial source · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Lower unemployment than 91% of Dutch cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 83% of Dutch cities that publish it and cleaner air than 74% of Dutch cities that publish it.

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

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 West Maas en Waal.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for West Maas en Waal. 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 internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	25 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KPN 20GB mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Housing stock	8,222 dwellings	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	559 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Woonlasten huishoudens; kenmerken huishouden, woning, gemeente (85950NED)²²Official
Rented homes	29 pct	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official

Is West Maas en Waal a good place to live?

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Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 55–73%

Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on safety · range 60–76%

Student63%strong on education, weak on work · range 56–70%

Family60%strong on family, weak on cost · range 52–68%

Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in West Maas en Waal?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality⁸

Unemployment across cities in NetherlandsUnemployment in West Maas en Waal is 2.8%. Of 337 cities with data, 146 have unemployment of 3 to under 3.5%.

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West Maas en Waal 2.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,907 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Mean annual earnings by NUTS 1 region - NACE Rev. 2, B-S excluding O (2022)¹⁵Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability	99.06 %	2025 Q1	Percentage 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.¹⁸Official
Median income per year	34,600 EUR/year	31 Dec 2024	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek⁴Official
Unemployment rate	2.8 %country median 3.1%	31 Dec 2024	CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality⁸Official

What does a salary buy in West Maas en Waal?

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

Left over each month€2,419of €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	− €559
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	€2,419

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in West Maas en Waal Salary needed to live in West Maas en Waal

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	10 count	27 Aug 2026	DUO (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; West Maas en Waal's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is West Maas en Waal?

Police recorded 2,330 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: 2,330 offences per 100,000 · CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024⁹

Recorded crime across major citiesWest Maas en Waal highlighted among comparable cities

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

West Maas en Waal2,330

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	2,330 offences per 100,000country median 3,090	31 Dec 2024	CBS StatLine 83648NED — registered crime by municipality, total, 2024⁹Official

Mobility and administration

The nearest airport was EIN, 45.2 km away, with 62 listed destinations in June 2026. Car density was 614 vehicles per 1,000 residents at the start of 2025. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.1% in Q1 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	62 count	13 Jun 2026	OpenFlights — routes.dat¹⁶Official
Nearest airport	EIN	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official
Distance to nearest airport	45.2 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in West Maas en Waal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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)¹¹

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

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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

PM2.58WHO 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 West Maas en Waal is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 50 cities with data, 19 have annual PM2.5 of 9 to under 10 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6 · Feb 6.9 · Mar 10.4 · Apr 14.7 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.1 · Jul 23.1 · Aug 23 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 14.8 · Nov 9.8 · Dec 6.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HerwijnenAws_06356.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.5 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 3.8 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.5 · Jul 12.7 · Aug 12.2 · Sep 9.7 · Oct 6.7 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 1.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HerwijnenAws_06356.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.4 · Feb 3.6 · Mar 6.2 · Apr 9.5 · May 13.3 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HerwijnenAws_06356.csv²¹Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 85.2 km² in 2026.

How many people live in West Maas en Waal?

The published population was 20,843 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality West Maas en Waal (GM0668)⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport88%
Foreign residents12%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Addresses per km²	454 addresses/km²	27 Aug 2026	CBS²Official
Area	85.15 km²	10 Jun 2026	Wikidata (P2046)³²Independent · gemeente
Cars per 1,000 residents	614 cars/1000 residents	1 Jan 2025	CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population.⁷Official
City area	85.21 km²	28 Jan 2026	Kadaster BRK Bestuurlijke Gebieden, current municipality boundary polygon in EPSG:28992; area is the polygon area converted from m² to km².¹²Official
Foreign residents	2,493 people	1 Jan 2025	CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2025, municipality-grain passenger-car universe (Personenauto's totaal) divided by the same-table municipality population.⁷Official
Population density	245 people/km²	10 Jun 2026	CBS²Official · gemeente
Population	20,843 people	10 Jun 2026	CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality West Maas en Waal (GM0668)⁶Official

International community in West Maas en Waal

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 group	People	Share
Born in the Netherlands	19,318	92.7%
Born outside the Netherlands	1,525	7.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁰

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Totaal	20,594	100.0%
Nederlands	19,646	95.4%
Totaal niet-Nederlandse nationaliteit	948	4.6%
Europa (exclusief Nederlands)	680	3.3%
Europese Unie (exclusief Nederlands)	444	2.2%
Midden- en Oost-Europese nat. in de EU	360	1.7%
Buiten-Europa	263	1.3%
Pools	255	1.2%
Oekraïens	209	1.0%
Azië	185	0.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Azië (exclusief Indonesisch en Turks)	171	0.8%
Syrisch	110	0.5%
Afrika	62	0.3%
Afrika (exclusief Marokkaans)	60	0.3%
Roemeens	56	0.3%
Burger van Bondsrepubliek Duitsland	38	0.2%
GIPS-Nationaliteiten in de EU	22	0.1%
Bulgaars	20	0.1%
Brits	17	0.1%
Chinees	16	0.1%
Amerika	15	0.1%
Hongaars	15	0.1%
Belgisch	13	0.1%
Spaans	13	0.1%
Amerika en Oceanië (exclusief Surinaams)	13	0.1%
Afghaans	12	0.1%
Turks	10	0.0%
Indiaas	6	0.0%
Slowaaks	6	0.0%
Jemenitisch	5	0.0%
Portugees	5	0.0%
Staatloos / onbekend	5	0.0%
Colombiaans	4	0.0%
Indonesisch	4	0.0%
Thais	4	0.0%
Braziliaans	3	0.0%
Eritrees	3	0.0%
Frans	3	0.0%
Iraans	3	0.0%
Japans	3	0.0%
Litouws	3	0.0%
Russisch	3	0.0%
Surinaams	3	0.0%
Canadees	2	0.0%
Filippijns	2	0.0%
Grieks	2	0.0%
Iraaks	2	0.0%
Italiaans	2	0.0%
Kroatisch	2	0.0%
Marokkaans	2	0.0%
Tsjechisch	2	0.0%
Oceanië	1	0.0%
Amerikaans	1	0.0%
Ghanees	1	0.0%
Iers	1	0.0%
Lets	1	0.0%
Nigeriaans	1	0.0%
Oostenrijks	1	0.0%
Vietnamees	1	0.0%
Zuid-Afrikaans	1	0.0%
Zuid-Koreaans	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average download speed, 2024	250 Mbps	27 Aug 2026	ACM¹Official
Average assessed property value (WOZ)	277 kEUR	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official
Jobs	5,800 jobs	31 Dec 2024	CBS — Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek⁵Official
5G network available	true	27 Aug 2026	ACM¹Official
Average fibre-to-the-premises coverage	95 %	27 Aug 2026	ACM¹Official
Owner-occupied homes	71 pct	31 Dec 2020	CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek³Official

Alternatives for people set on West Maas en Waal

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.

Buren as a West Maas en Waal alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,060 Buren vs 2,330 West Maas en Waal−12%
Residents: 28,095 Buren vs 20,843 West Maas en Waal+35%
Nearest airport: 51.3 km Buren vs 45.2 km West Maas en Waal+13%
Unemployment: 2.8% Buren vs 2.8% West Maas en Waalsame level

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Cities near West Maas en Waal

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

Alternative cities in Netherlands

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

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Roerdalen20,995 residents Bladel21,046 residents Cranendonck21,101 residents Drechterland20,550 residents Eersel20,537 residents Someren20,471 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 West Maas en Waal?

The published population was 20,843 people in January 2026. Source: CBS — Population on 1 January 2026, municipality West Maas en Waal (GM0668).

Is the air quality good in West Maas en Waal?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 West Maas en Waal?

Police recorded 2,330 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 West Maas en Waal?

The unemployment rate is 2.8 % (2024). Source: CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality.

How many foreign residents live in West Maas en Waal?

2,493 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 West Maas en Waal a good place to live?

West Maas en Waal 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 West Maas en Waal?

Tiel, Druten, Oss, Berghem, Buren are near West Maas en Waal. 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 West Maas en Waal?

The official country of birth distribution records 19,318 people (92.7%) 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). West Maas en Waal, Netherlands: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6f45dab58d81f3f8ffdc76c2124c6ce7]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/west-maas-en-waal/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_west-maas-en-waal-netherlands-population-rent-salary_c5c087efc76c,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {West Maas en Waal, Netherlands: population, rent, salary},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {6f45dab58d81f3f8ffdc76c2124c6ce7},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/west-maas-en-waal/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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