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Living in Zeeland

There were 521 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. Zeeland had a population of 5,665 in July 2026. Median household income was US$52,628 a year in July 2026. The city had 12 schools in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1931 sources

Population5,637people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary3,005EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent835.9EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate2.89%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime640.5offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 60% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean8.26µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Zeeland?

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

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$951 per month, while the median home value was US$299,000 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 64.4%, and the vacancy rate was 3.39% in July 2026. 67.1% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month
Zeeland recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€1598
Utilities, 85 m² flat€126
Internet, 60 Mbps€61
Mobile plan, 10 GB€34
Fitness club€9

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly8.71 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Zeeland (Wayback Machine capture 20251205212740)30Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.95 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Zeeland (Wayback Machine capture 20251205212740)30Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly1,598 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Zeeland (Wayback Machine capture 20251205212740)30Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB33.96 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Zeeland (Wayback Machine capture 20251205212740)30Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home126 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Numbeo - Cost of Living in Zeeland (Wayback Machine capture 20251205212740)30Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross rent$951/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent67.06 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)3.39 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents879.4 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)904.6 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent835.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes25 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Is Zeeland 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–65%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%
Student60%strong on education, weak on work · range 50–70%
Family74%strong on family, weak on cost · range 65–83%
Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 45–67%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

2.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 154 of 5,637 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Zeeland is 2.9%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income52,628 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband69.32 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with a broadband subscription78.84 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with internet but no subscription10.27 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households without internet10.89 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with satellite internet1.21 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Median gross salary3,005 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)21Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,515 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov20Official
Unemployment rate2.89 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Zeeland?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,515 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,633of €2,759 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • 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; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,759
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €905
Public transport passnot published for this city—
Utilities, 85 m²€126 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Zeeland (Wayback Machine capture 20251205212740) · 2025-12-31− €126
Internet€61 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Zeeland (Wayback Machine capture 20251205212740) · 2025-12-31− €61
Mobile plan€34 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Zeeland (Wayback Machine capture 20251205212740) · 2025-12-31− €34
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€1,633
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Zeeland Salary needed to live in Zeeland

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Zeeland. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Zeeland. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher94.17 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Schools12 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count15Official
School enrolment, share of residents24.18 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio10 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents521 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Preventable hospitalizations2,079 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Zeeland when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

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.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesZeeland highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Zeeland highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Zeeland640
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents640.5 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting13Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents197.4 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Recorded violent crimes11 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time13.72 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.7 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by public transport0.04 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers walking to work0.84 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Nearest airportHLM3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Distance to nearest airport12 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Zeeland. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Zeeland.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
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 United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Zeeland is 8.3 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8.26 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202429Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan -0.111 · Feb 1.28 · Mar 6.89 · Apr 13.78 · May 20.33 · Jun 25.61 · Jul 27.61 · Aug 26.78 · Sep 23.06 · Oct 16 · Nov 8.67 · Dec 2.72 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -6.72 · Feb -6.39 · Mar -2.44 · Apr 3 · May 8.83 · Jun 14.28 · Jul 16.44 · Aug 15.5 · Sep 11.33 · Oct 5.89 · Nov 1 · Dec -3.22 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average temperature by monthJan -3.39 · Feb -2.56 · Mar 2.22 · Apr 8.39 · May 14.61 · Jun 19.94 · Jul 22 · Aug 21.11 · Sep 17.17 · Oct 10.94 · Nov 4.83 · Dec -0.278 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 47.5 · Feb 44.96 · Mar 52.58 · Apr 88.9 · May 95.5 · Jun 87.63 · Jul 71.12 · Aug 77.72 · Sep 74.93 · Oct 107.2 · Nov 81.28 · Dec 53.59 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading151.7 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean9.77 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites2 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation997.1 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature21.67 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature10.58 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature0.51 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Lansing ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±0.7 °C, Markham (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.1 °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.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 154 is not 1.6% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share1.59 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official
Foreign residents154 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density727.6 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau9Official
Population5,637 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program19Official
Population covered by crime statistics5,617 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value299,000 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Owner-occupied homes64.4 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Labour force participation rate64.69 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Residents born abroad2.72 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents1.13 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Non-citizens, share of residents1.59 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Flu vaccination coverage62.92 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage6Official
Mammography screening coverage76.7 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate7Official
Residents without health insurance2.13 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher29.57 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Households with a vehicle available91.74 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers aged 16 and over2,725 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers mainly working from home7.52 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households using cellular data plans66.94 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official

Alternatives for people set on Zeeland

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.

Grandville as a Zeeland alternative in the same region

24 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,793 Grandville vs 640 Zeeland+492%
  • Residents: 17,018 Grandville vs 5,637 Zeeland+202%
  • Unemployment: 1.6% Grandville vs 2.9% Zeeland−43%
  • Foreign residents: 2.6% Grandville vs 1.6% Zeeland+62%
  • Nearest airport: 20.0 km Grandville vs 12.0 km Zeeland+67%
  • Median gross pay, city: €3,366 Grandville vs €3,005 Zeeland+12%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.1 µg/m³ Grandville vs 8.3 µg/m³ Zeeland+10%

Plainfield as a Zeeland alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 223 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 5,637 Zeeland+788%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 1.6% Zeeland+285%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €3,005 Zeeland+61%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 2.9% Zeeland+31%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,515 Zeeland+15%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 640 Zeeland+16%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 12.0 km Zeeland−25%

Cities near Zeeland

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

Allendale 18.8 km away
Rent
1,026 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
1,221 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Jenison 21.9 km away
Rent
2,130 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,962 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Byron Center 25.0 km away
Rent
1,402 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,729 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

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

What is the typical salary around Zeeland?

The median gross salary is 3,515 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Zeeland?

The unemployment rate is 2.89 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Zeeland?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.26 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Zeeland?

Police recorded 640.5 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Zeeland?

The published population is 5,637 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Zeeland?

154 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Zeeland a good place to live?

Zeeland 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 Zeeland?

Holland, Hudsonville, Allendale, Jenison, Grandville are near Zeeland. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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