--- entity_id: city:nl:geonames:2749745 entity_type: city name: Obdam country_code: NL country: Netherlands slug: obdam canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/obdam/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/nl/obdam.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/nl/obdam.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/nl/obdam snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab generated_at: 2026-09-14 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 8 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 2 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/obdam/ citation_title: "Obdam, Netherlands: jobs, air quality, schools" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_version: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-14 citation_build_date: 2026-09-14 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Obdam Obdam is a city in the Netherlands. Obdam's unemployment stood at 2.9% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Obdam stood at 6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. ## Mobility Obdam's nearest airport was AMS, 42 km away and offered 232 direct destinations. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 2.9 % | parent_municipality | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [1] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 6 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Primary School Count | `primary_school_count` | 2 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [3] | | School Count | `school_count` | 2 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [3] | | Universities | `universities_count` | 0 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [3] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 232 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [4] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 42 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | AMS | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [Blik op Werk integration-provider quality register](https://www.blikopwerk.nl/inburgeren/registers/) — Other · Blik op Werk · Dutch · checked 2026-08-10 - [DUO choosing an integration course](https://www.inburgeren.nl/u-gaat-inburgeren/cursus-kiezen.jsp) — State Language Course · Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) · Dutch · checked 2026-08-10 - [Wet inburgering 2021](https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/themas/migratie-en-reizen/inburgeren-in-nederland/nieuwe-wet-inburgering) — Integration course · Rijksoverheid, municipalities and DUO · Dutch · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [UWV public employment service](https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/themas/werk/ww-uitkering) — Job Search This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Obdam when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Yes — [official source](https://www.government.nl/topics/health-insurance) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Netherlands country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/netherlands/). ## Relationship to a nearby hub ### Is Obdam part of Amsterdam? Obdam is near Amsterdam, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 34.4 km away by straight-line distance. - Source: https://gisco-services.ec.europa.eu/distribution/v2/lau/geojson/LAU_RG_01M_2024_4326.geojson ## First-home buyer factual context Official municipal purchase-price and household-income context; not an affordability score, borrowing assessment or recommendation. - Average purchase price — existing owner-occupied homes: 399,324 EUR (2023JJ00; official_municipality) — [official source](https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/OData/83625ENG/TypedDataSet?$filter=(Regions%20eq%20'GM0034'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0203'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0228'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0267'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0303'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0307'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0310'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0312'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0327'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0342'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0344'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0358'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0363'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0373'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0377'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0383'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0385'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0394'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0400'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0417'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0420'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0437'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0441'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0453'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0479'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0484'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0518'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0523'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0537'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0569'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0575'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0597'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0603'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0632'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0736'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM0880'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM1525'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM1581'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM1598'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM1621'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM1696'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM1892'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM1901'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM1904'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM1911'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM1916'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM1926'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM1931'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM1942'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM1960'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM1961'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM1978'%20or%20Regions%20eq%20'GM1980')%20and%20(Periods%20eq%20'2023JJ00'%20or%20Periods%20eq%20'2024JJ00'%20or%20Periods%20eq%20'2025JJ00')&$select=ID,Regions,Periods,AveragePurchasePrice_1) - Median disposable household income: 53,300 EUR/year (2023JJ00; official_municipality) — [official source](https://opendata.cbs.nl/ODataApi/OData/86161NED/TypedDataSet?$filter=Populatie%20eq%20'1050010'%20and%20KenmerkenVanHuishoudens%20eq%20'1050010'%20and%20(RegioS%20eq%20'GM0034'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0203'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0228'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0267'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0303'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0307'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0310'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0312'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0327'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0342'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0344'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0358'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0363'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0373'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0377'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0383'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0385'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0394'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0400'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0417'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0420'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0437'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0441'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0453'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0479'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0484'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0518'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0523'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0537'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0569'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0575'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0597'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0603'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0632'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0736'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM0880'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM1525'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM1581'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM1598'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM1621'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM1696'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM1892'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM1901'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM1904'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM1911'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM1916'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM1926'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM1931'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM1942'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM1960'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM1961'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM1978'%20or%20RegioS%20eq%20'GM1980')%20and%20(Perioden%20eq%20'2023JJ00'%20or%20Perioden%20eq%20'2024JJ00')&$select=Populatie,KenmerkenVanHuishoudens,RegioS,Perioden,MediaanBesteedbaarInkomen_6) These inputs do not estimate a deposit, borrowing capacity or individual affordability, and they are not a recommendation. ## Sources 1. CBS labour market in figures 2024 — unemployment by municipality — Official source — https://longreads.cbs.nl/dearbeidsmarktincijfers-2024/het-aanbod-van-arbeid/ 2. European Environment Agency (EEA) — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=Country_ISO%3D%27NL%27+AND+AirPollutant%3D%27PM2.5%27+AND+YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant%2CAirPollutionLevel%2CCountry_ISO%2CStationName%2CYearOfStatistics%2CUnitOfAirpollutionLevel%2CReportingMetric%2CLatitudeOfMeasurementStation%2CLongitudeOfMeasurementStation%2CDataCoverage%2CPreliminary&returnGeometry=false&f=json 3. DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs) — Official source — https://duo.nl/open_onderwijsdata/ 4. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 5. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Obdam, Netherlands: jobs, air quality, schools [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/obdam/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_obdam-netherlands-jobs-air-quality-schools_7544d8c83b2d, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Obdam, Netherlands: jobs, air quality, schools}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-14}, version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/obdam/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Obdam, Netherlands: jobs, air quality, schools](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/obdam/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/obdam/ - Title: Obdam, Netherlands: jobs, air quality, schools - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab` - Version: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab` - Retrieved: 2026-09-14 - Built: 2026-09-14 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/nl/obdam/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/nl/obdam.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/nl/obdam.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/nl/obdam - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json