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Hoogeveen

Drenthe · Slightly urban · CBS GM0118

Avg. sale price

€365k

Price Growth YoY

+5.0%

Population

56.906

Hoogeveen is a municipality in Drenthe with 56.906 residents, the 81st largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €286k, 28% below the national average of €398k. Of its 25.911 homes, 62% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%). The municipality has 13 districts, each with its own housing, population, income and amenities figures below.

At a Glance

Drenthe province · urbanisation level 4/5

62% owner-occupied · 38% rental

Average income €35.6k · 18.9% higher educated

71% labour participation · 446 /km²

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Average sale price

€365k

-24% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€286k

-28% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

62.0%

+9% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

25.911

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €79k (28%) 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
€365k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Lower than 91% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 1k since 2018, reaching 57k 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
74%
26%
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: 16.9% (2021); worst: -1.4% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

62%

Rental

38%

Built before 2000

94%

Household Composition

Single

36.37%

With children

33.52%

Avg size: 2.2
Density: 446 /km²
Population density

446

-17% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
15%
12%
24%
26%
23%
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

84.87%

EU / Western background

4.98%

Non-EU background

10.14%

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

€36k

-16% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

2.2%

-29% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

71.0%

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

18.9%

Low education

33.4%

Labour participation

71%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

58%

Flexible contract

28%

Self-employed

14%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€123.1k
Poverty rate
2.2%
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
38.5
14.3median 30.787.0

Higher than 74% 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
12.7
Property damage
5.0
Violent crime
4.8
In 2025: 12.7 theft, 4.8 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.

31

Primary schools (PO)

7

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

90%
11%
Good · 0.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 89.5%
Weak / insufficient · 10.5%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

40

Daycare (KDV)

33

After-school care (BSO)

923

KDV child places

23

Avg KDV size
10.8 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.31 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

55%
45%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 55% · 40 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 45% · 33 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

45%
55%
Offers VVE · 45% · 18 locations
No VVE · 55% · 22 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

8.4

-30% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

7.5

-13% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

1.4 km

+27% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

1.0 km

0% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

1.4 km

Supermarket

1.0 km

Childcare

0.6 km

Primary school

0.7 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Train stations

1

Bus stops

199

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
8.4
µg/m³
-3.7 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
7.5
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) · Drenthe
Places of Worship (Buildings)
30 total in municipality · 5.27 per 10k residents

Christian churches

30

Mosques

0

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

0

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