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Gooise Meren

Noord-Holland · Moderately urban · CBS GM1942

Avg. sale price

€722k

Price Growth YoY

+6.5%

Population

61.003

Gooise Meren is a municipality in Noord-Holland with 61.003 residents, the 72nd largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €595k, 49% above the national average of €398k. Of its 27.944 homes, 64% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%). The municipality has 6 districts, each with its own housing, population, income and amenities figures below.

At a Glance

Noord-Holland province · urbanisation level 3/5

64% owner-occupied · 35% rental

Average income €60k · 49.4% higher educated

74% labour participation · 1.472 /km²

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(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€722k

+51% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€595k

+49% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

64.0%

+12% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

27.944

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €127k (21%) 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
€722k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Higher than 92% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 4k since 2018, reaching 61k 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
67%
33%
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: 17.4% (2021); worst: -5.3% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

64%

Rental

35%

Built before 2000

94%

Household Composition

Single

39.18%

With children

35.61%

Avg size: 2.2
Density: 1.472 /km²
Population density

1,472

+175% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
18%
22%
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

72.74%

EU / Western background

10.24%

Non-EU background

17.02%

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

€60k

+42% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

2.4%

-23% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

74.0%

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

49.4%

Low education

19.8%

Labour participation

74%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

52%

Flexible contract

23%

Self-employed

25%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€313.6k
Poverty rate
2.4%
Cars/household
1.1
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
43.3
14.3median 30.787.0

Higher than 80% 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
17.1
Property damage
3.6
Violent crime
3.1
In 2025: 17.1 theft, 3.1 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.

19

Primary schools (PO)

6

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

96%
Good · 0.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 96.0%
Weak / insufficient · 4.0%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

30

Daycare (KDV)

33

After-school care (BSO)

1.657

KDV child places

55

Avg KDV size
15.1 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.72 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

48%
52%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 48% · 30 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 52% · 33 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

13%
87%
Offers VVE · 13% · 4 locations
No VVE · 87% · 26 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

11.7

-3% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

8.7

0% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

0.8 km

-27% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

0.7 km

-30% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

0.8 km

Supermarket

0.7 km

Childcare

0.5 km

Primary school

0.6 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Train stations

2

Bus stops

116

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
11.7
µg/m³
-0.4 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
8.7
µg/m³
≈ 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-Holland
Places of Worship (Buildings)
18 total in municipality · 2.95 per 10k residents

Christian churches

18

Mosques

0

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

0

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