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Meerssen

Limburg · Slightly urban · CBS GM0938

Avg. sale price

€473k

Price Growth YoY

+20.7%

Population

18.460

Meerssen is a municipality in Limburg with 18.460 residents, the 288th largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €363k, 9% below the national average of €398k. Of its 8.717 homes, 73% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%). The municipality has 3 districts, each with its own housing, population, income and amenities figures below.

At a Glance

Limburg province · urbanisation level 4/5

73% owner-occupied · 27% rental

Average income €44.2k · 35.3% higher educated

70% labour participation · 691 /km²

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Average sale price

€473k

-1% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€363k

-9% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

73.0%

+28% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

8.717

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €110k (30%) 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
€473k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Higher than 52% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has declined by 1k since 2018, reaching 18k 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
82%
18%
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: 20.7% (2025); worst: -1.3% (2023).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

73%

Rental

27%

Built before 2000

99%

Household Composition

Single

32.83%

With children

30.3%

Avg size: 2.1
Density: 691 /km²
Population density

691

+29% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
12%
20%
29%
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

84.12%

EU / Western background

9.18%

Non-EU background

6.7%

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

€44k

+5% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

1.8%

-42% 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

35.3%

Low education

26.3%

Labour participation

70%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

61%

Flexible contract

23%

Self-employed

17%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€221.3k
Poverty rate
1.8%
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
27.7
14.3median 30.787.0

Lower than 63% 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
11.1
Property damage
1.6
Violent crime
2.3
In 2025: 11.1 theft, 2.3 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.

6

Primary schools (PO)

1

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

11

Daycare (KDV)

7

After-school care (BSO)

256

KDV child places

23

Avg KDV size
11.6 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.41 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

61%
39%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 61% · 11 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 39% · 7 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

55%
45%
Offers VVE · 55% · 6 locations
No VVE · 45% · 5 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

10.2

-15% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

8.3

-5% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

0.9 km

-18% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

1.1 km

+10% vs Netherlands2025
Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

General practitioner

0.9 km

Supermarket

1.1 km

Childcare

0.8 km

Primary school

0.9 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Train stations

2

Bus stops

50

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
10.2
µg/m³
-1.8 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
8.3
µg/m³
-0.4 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)
22 total in municipality · 11.92 per 10k residents

Christian churches

22

Mosques

0

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

0

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