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Maasgouw

Limburg · Slightly urban · CBS GM1641

Avg. sale price

€432k

Price Growth YoY

+9.5%

Population

24.502

Maasgouw is a municipality in Limburg with 24.502 residents, the 238th largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €348k, 13% below the national average of €398k. Of its 11.323 homes, 75% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%). The municipality has 8 districts, each with its own housing, population, income and amenities figures below.

At a Glance

Limburg province · urbanisation level 4/5

75% owner-occupied · 25% rental

Average income €41.1k · 30.5% higher educated

70% labour participation · 536 /km²

Neighbourhood Map

(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€432k

-10% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€348k

-13% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

75.0%

+32% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

11.323

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €84k (24%) 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
€432k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Lower than 70% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 1k since 2018, reaching 25k 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
87%
13%
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: 15.7% (2022); worst: -2.3% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

75%

Rental

25%

Built before 2000

94%

Household Composition

Single

32.71%

With children

29.98%

Avg size: 2.1
Density: 536 /km²
Population density

536

0% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
12%
22%
28%
29%
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

82%

EU / Western background

11.97%

Non-EU background

6.03%

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

€41k

-3% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

1.9%

-39% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

70.0%

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

30.5%

Low education

27.8%

Labour participation

70%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

60%

Flexible contract

22%

Self-employed

18%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€225k
Poverty rate
1.9%
Cars/household
1.3
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
27.0
14.3median 30.787.0

Lower than 67% 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
7.2
Property damage
3.1
Violent crime
3.0
In 2025: 7.2 theft, 3 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.

8

Primary schools (PO)

—

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

100%
Good · 0.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 100.0%
Weak / insufficient · 0.0%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

10

Daycare (KDV)

8

After-school care (BSO)

313

KDV child places

31

Avg KDV size
10.6 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.22 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

56%
44%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 56% · 10 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 44% · 8 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

80%
20%
Offers VVE · 80% · 8 locations
No VVE · 20% · 2 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

10.9

-9% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

8.5

-3% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

1.1 km

0% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

1.5 km

+50% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

1.1 km

Supermarket

1.5 km

Childcare

0.8 km

Primary school

0.8 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Bus stops

66

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
10.9
µg/m³
-1.1 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
8.5
µg/m³
-0.2 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) · Limburg
Places of Worship (Buildings)
16 total in municipality · 6.53 per 10k residents

Christian churches

15

Mosques

0

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

1

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