Living in Waadhoeke

Waadhoeke is a large municipality in Friesland (NL), Netherlands, home to 46,911 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are outdoor and mountain lovers (top 11%, #37 of 359), people who want to live by the sea (top 17%, #23 of 141), rural value seekers (top 17%, #61 of 360).

Residents46,911

Density163 per km²

Area288.2 km²

5-year growth+1.9%

Hub airport67 km (Groningen)

Nearest city of 100k+14 km

Within 30 km342,800 people

Sea coast7 km

Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)

Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 0 m

Main railway line3.7 km

Distance to Amsterdam106 km

Within 10 km46,911 people

LandscapeNorth European Plain

Winter daylight7 h 31 min, sunset 16:22

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Good to know about Waadhoeke

The landscape belongs to the North European Plain.
The Wadden Sea is 7 km away.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 7 h 31 min and sets around 16:22; in late June it sets around 22:09.

How Waadhoeke ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Netherlands. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

Profile	Score	In Netherlands	In Friesland (NL)
Young family	40	#296 of 358	#13 of 16	Map
Low-income household	63	#144 of 357	#6 of 16	Map
Low-income family	56	#162 of 357	#8 of 16	Map
Single parent	53	#197 of 355	#8 of 14	Map
Pensioner couple	43	#349 of 357	#12 of 16	Map
Single pensioner	35	#349 of 357	#13 of 16	Map
Early retiree	53	#332 of 357	#13 of 16	Map
Single professional	29	#330 of 347	#8 of 14	Map
Young professional	31	#325 of 344	#7 of 13	Map
DINKS	26	#322 of 333	#8 of 13	Map
Remote worker	65	#184 of 355	#12 of 14	Map
Commuter	54	#314 of 345	#4 of 13	Map
Car-free household	38	#283 of 322	#7 of 11	Map
Student	36	#160 of 281	#3 of 8	Map
First-home buyer	66	#122 of 357	#5 of 16	Map
Budget-constrained mover	65	#97 of 357	#8 of 16	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	26	#298 of 336	#8 of 13	Map
Expat professional	31	#346 of 355	#9 of 14	Map
Healthcare-first mover	17	#348 of 357	#11 of 16	Map
Nature-focused household	62	#125 of 360	#13 of 18	Map
Cross-border commuter		not ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side	–	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	37	#37 of 359	#8 of 17	Map
Rural value seeker	62	#61 of 360	#11 of 18	Map
High-net-worth mover	41	#348 of 359	#13 of 17	Map
Lottery winner	56	#269 of 360	#6 of 18	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	68	#244 of 357	#13 of 16	Map
Coastal living	73	#23 of 141	#1 of 13	Map
Business owner	37	#341 of 357	#7 of 16	Map
Digital native	41	#230 of 347	#4 of 14	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Flat land (terrain relief)97
Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)96
Sea or lake shore92
Affordability89
Green space87
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)85
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)80
Mobility and connectivity67
Lifestyle and amenities63
Foundation61
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)61
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)58
Safety and community36
Demographics29
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)27
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)25
Education and family23
Jobs and economy23
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)20
Health and elderly15
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)13
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)4
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)4
Port access (major sea or inland port)0
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
National border nearby (straight line)0
Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
Crypto hub within commuting distance0
Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Nearby

Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.