Municipality Maastricht

Municipality · Limburg

  • 67.356 homes
  • 125.563 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1959
  • avg. WOZ € 294.000

Map

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Maastricht

Homes
67.356
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1959
Average living area
107 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
65.942
2025

Home type

  • Apartment 52% 35.077
  • Mid-terrace house 29% 19.731
  • End-terrace house 11% 7.667
  • Semi-detached house 5% 3.121
  • Detached 3% 1.760

Energy label

  • A or better 22% 15.011
  • B 15% 10.279
  • C 23% 15.434
  • D 10% 6.949
  • E 8% 5.669
  • F 8% 5.349
  • G 9% 6.248
  • No label 4% 2.417

Building period

  • Built before 1945 24% 15.981
  • 1945–1969 25% 16.869
  • 1970–1989 27% 18.361
  • 1990–2009 15% 10.406
  • 2010 and later 8% 5.538
  • Unknown 0% 201

Residents

Residents
125.563
January 1, 2025
Households
73.269
avg. 1,7 people
One-person households
58%
Households with children
18%
Population density
2.246
inhabitants per km²
Area
60,1 km²
of which 4,3 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 10% 12.848
  • 15–25 years 21% 26.252
  • 25–45 years 24% 30.523
  • 45–65 years 22% 27.829
  • 65 years and older 22% 28.111

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 294.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
38%
Rental homes
61%
34% housing association
Single-family homes
48%
52% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
6%
Unoccupied properties
8%
New build in the year
252
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.260 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
440 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
770 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
22%
Gas-free
10%
District heating
4%
Mainly electrically heated
7%

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
700 m
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
9
Urbanity
Highly urbanised
2.646 addresses per km²
Cars per household
0,6
43.460 passenger cars
Company locations
14.265
of which 2.945 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
25%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
1%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
11%

Noise level of the 67.356 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 8% 5.641
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 35% 23.581
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 32% 21.442
  • 56–60 dB: busy 15% 10.263
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 8% 5.070
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 2% 1.269
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 90

Flooding

Homes that may flood
36%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
17%
Of which more than 2 m water
2%
Maximum water depth
7,0 m
average 0,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
10,9 µg/m³
61% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,7 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,1 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Clear
Green within 500 m
45%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
86%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
88%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
100%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
25%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
60
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
7.523
-4% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
2,3
153 burglaries
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Fietsdiefstal 16% 1.183
  • Vernieling 8% 611
  • Mishandeling 5% 366
  • Diefstal uit auto 4% 302
  • Winkeldiefstal 4% 278
  • Drugshandel 3% 234
  • Bedreiging 3% 226
  • Zakkenrollerij 3% 194

Per year

  1. 6.2922021
  2. 7.9292022
  3. 7.7982023
  4. 8.2932024
  5. 7.4612025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

More than sufficient Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
More than sufficient
class 6 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,07
−0,03 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
−0,02
measurement 2022: More than sufficient

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership −0,01 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport +0,05 more than sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations −0,03 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance −0,05 weak

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Soil and foundation

Soil subsidence (total)
−1,1 mm per year
Soil subsidence (shallow)
−0,1 mm per year
peat and clay that subside

Source: Klimaateffectatlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): subsidence from satellite measurements (Bodemdalingskaart), foundation risk per neighbourhood (Deltares/KCAF, share of homes with wooden piles or on slab at risk). A neighbourhood average, not a statement about a single property.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 32.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 38.100
per year
Median household wealth
€ 20.300
Net labour participation
60%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
14%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
16,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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