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Wageningen

Gelderland · Moderately urban · CBS GM0289

Avg. sale price

€463k

Price Growth YoY

+3.0%

Population

42.790

Wageningen is a municipality in Gelderland with 42.790 residents, the 131st largest of the 342 Dutch municipalities. The average WOZ property value is €362k, 9% below the national average of €398k. Of its 19.040 homes, 43% are owner-occupied (nationally 57%). The municipality has 12 districts, each with its own housing, population, income and amenities figures below.

At a Glance

Gelderland province · urbanisation level 3/5

43% owner-occupied · 57% rental

Average income €36.6k · 52.7% higher educated

63% labour participation · 1.407 /km²

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(CBS Wijken · click a neighbourhood to explore)

Average sale price

€463k

-3% vs Netherlands2025
Average WOZ value

€362k

-9% vs Netherlands2025
Owner-occupied

43.0%

-25% vs Netherlands2025
Housing Stock

19.040

total homes
Sale Price vs. WOZ Value (€k)
In 2025 the average sale price was €101k (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
€463k
€270kmedian €469k€1,106k

Lower than 53% of municipalities (342)

Population Over Time (thousands)
Population has grown by 5k since 2018, reaching 43k 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
47%
53%
Single-family
Multi-family
Avg. WOZ Home Value Over Time (€k)
Year-on-Year Sale Price Growth (%)
7 of 7 years had price gains. Best: 15.4% (2021); worst: 0.3% (2024).
Year-on-Year WOZ Growth (%)
Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

43%

Rental

57%

Built before 2000

86%

Household Composition

Single

63.62%

With children

17.62%

Avg size: 1.6
Density: 1.407 /km²
Population density

1,407

+163% vs Netherlands2025
Age Distribution
23%
29%
20%
17%
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

66.82%

EU / Western background

11.77%

Non-EU background

21.42%

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

€37k

-13% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Poverty

3.5%

+13% vs Netherlands2024 · most recent CBS figure
Labour participation

63.0%

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

52.7%

Low education

19.1%

Labour participation

63%

Labour Contracts

Permanent contract

48%

Flexible contract

38%

Self-employed

14%

Wealth & Poverty
Median wealth
€20.5k
Poverty rate
3.5%
Cars/household
0.6
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
32.4
14.3median 30.787.0

Higher than 55% 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
14.2
Property damage
3.8
Violent crime
3.1
In 2025: 14.2 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.

12

Primary schools (PO)

4

Secondary schools (VO)

Inspection quality

94%
Good · 0.0%
Sufficient or no separate verdict · 93.7%
Weak / insufficient · 6.3%
Childcare
Source: LRK (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) · Registered & active locations only

14

Daycare (KDV)

17

After-school care (BSO)

589

KDV child places

42

Avg KDV size
12.5 KDV spots /100 children (0–15)
0.46 KDV /km²

KDV vs BSO breakdown

45%
55%
Kinderdagverblijf (ages 0–4) · 45% · 14 locations
Buitenschoolse opvang (after-school) · 55% · 17 locations

VVE coverage (early childhood education)

64%
36%
Offers VVE · 64% · 9 locations
No VVE · 36% · 5 locations
Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)

10.3

-14% vs Netherlands2025
Fine particulates (PM2.5)

9.3

+7% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to GP

0.9 km

-18% vs Netherlands2025
Distance to supermarket

0.8 km

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

General practitioner

0.9 km

Supermarket

0.8 km

Childcare

0.6 km

Primary school

0.7 km

Source: CBS Nabijheid voorzieningen 2023
Public Transport
Source: OpenStreetMap

Bus stops

55

Air Quality
Annual average concentrations — source: RIVM Large-Scale Concentration Maps
NO₂ nitrogen dioxide
10.3
µg/m³
-1.7 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³
PM2.5 particulate matter
9.3
µg/m³
+0.6 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) · Gelderland
Places of Worship (Buildings)
10 total in municipality · 2.34 per 10k residents

Christian churches

9

Mosques

1

Synagogues

0

Temples / other

0

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