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Noord-Brabant · Moderately urban · CBS GM0753

Avg. sale price

€554k

Price Growth YoY

+7.0%

Population

31.652

Best is a municipality in Noord-Brabant with 31.652 residents, the 184th largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €464k, 17% above the national average of €398k. Of its 13.650 homes, 71% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%).

At a Glance

Noord-Brabant province · urbanisation level 3/5

71% owner-occupied · 29% rental

Average income €44.8k · 38.2% higher educated

75% labour participation · 934 /km²

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(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€554k

+15% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€464k

+17% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

71.0%

+25% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

13.650

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €90k (19%) above the WOZ value. WOZ is a tax assessment with a reference date about a year earlier, so it trails the market.
Average sale price · 2025
€554k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Higher than 79% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 3k since 2018, reaching 32k in 2025.
Housing type · Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k) · Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%) · Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%) · Housing Tenure
Housing type
80%
20%
Single-family
Multi-family
Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k)
Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%)
6 of 7 years had price gains. Best: 14.5% (2024); worst: -1.0% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

71%

Rental

29%

Built before 2000

88%

Household Composition

Single

31.52%

With children

36.33%

Avg size: 2.3
Density: 934 /km²
Population density

934

+74% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
15%
25%
28%
21%
vs Netherlands
15%
12%
26%
27%
20%
0–15 years
15–25 years
25–45 years
45–65 years
65+ years
Cultural Background · Migration Background Breakdown · Births vs deaths
Cultural Background

Dutch background

77.04%

EU / Western background

9.12%

Non-EU background

13.83%

Migration Background Breakdown
2022 data
CBS 70072ned · Western = EU + N. America + Indonesia + Japan
Births vs deaths
Average income

€45k

+6% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

2.0%

-35% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

75.0%

2024 · most recent CBS figure
Avg. Income per Recipient Over Time (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure
Income distribution · Labour Contracts · Education & Labour
Education & Labour

Higher education

38.2%

Low education

22.4%

Labour participation

75%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

61%

Flexible contract

25%

Self-employed

14%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€258.2k
Poverty rate
2%
Cars/household
1.2
Median Wealth Over Time (€k)
Poverty rate: CBS has only published 2024 so far, so there is no trend yet.
Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)
Source: CBS / Politie StatLine — 2012–2024
Total crime · 2025
39.1
14.3median 30.787.0

Higher than 75% of municipalities (342)

Theft, violence and vandalism together make up about 63% of all registered crime — they do not add up to the total.
Theft
14.3
Property damage
2.1
Violent crime
3.7
In 2025: 14.3 theft, 3.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
Social benefits
Recipients count (latest available year)
Schools
School counts: DUO open data (active locations) · Quality verdicts: Inspectie van het Onderwijs, Aug 2026Share of all school locations. The Inspectie mainly gives a school its own verdict when it sees a risk; most schools have none and fall in the middle segment. For secondary schools the weakest programme verdict at that location counts.

9

Primary schools (PO)

1

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

10%
90%
Good · 10.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 90.0%
Weak / insufficient · 0.0%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

17

Daycare (KDV)

16

After-school care (BSO)

638

KDV child places

38

Avg KDV size
13.4 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.50 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

52%
48%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 52% · 17 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 48% · 16 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

71%
29%
Offers VVE · 71% · 12 locations
No VVE · 29% · 5 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

14.2

+18% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

9.7

+12% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

1.0 km

-9% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

0.8 km

-20% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

1.0 km

Supermarket

0.8 km

Childcare

0.6 km

Primary school

0.7 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Train stations

1

Bus stops

53

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
14.2
µg/m³
+2.1 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
9.7
µg/m³
+1.1 vs. national avg (8.7 µg/m³)EU limit: 25 µg/m³
Energy consumption trend · Solar panels
Energy consumption trend
Religious Affiliation (%)
Province-level estimate (CBS 2015) · Noord-Brabant
Places of Worship (Buildings)
10 total in municipality · 3.16 per 10k residents

Christian churches

9

Mosques

1

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

0

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