Living in Rheden

Rheden is a large municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands, home to 43,661 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are first-time home buyers (top 6%, #19 of 357), remote workers (top 7%, #22 of 355), low-income households (top 7%, #23 of 357).

Residents43,661
Density517 per km²
Area84.4 km²
5-year growth+0.1%
Hub airport47 km (Weeze (Niederrhein))
Nearest city of 100k+9 km
Within 30 km1,561,200 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 30 m, height range 80 m
Nearest major riverIJssel, 1.6 km
Main railway line1.0 km
Border with Germany15 km
Distance to Amsterdam84 km
Within 10 km264,226 people
LandscapeNorth European Plain
Winter daylight7 h 44 min, sunset 16:26

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How Rheden 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.

ProfileScoreIn NetherlandsIn Gelderland
Young family71#32 of 358#9 of 51Map
Low-income household76#23 of 357#6 of 50Map
Low-income family76#28 of 357#9 of 50Map
Single parent76#31 of 355#9 of 50Map
Pensioner couple66#72 of 357#8 of 50Map
Single pensioner68#66 of 357#10 of 50Map
Early retiree65#65 of 357#17 of 50Map
Single professional59#84 of 347#9 of 50Map
Young professional61#90 of 344#10 of 49Map
DINKS58#121 of 333#13 of 48Map
Remote worker77#22 of 355#5 of 50Map
Commuter74#69 of 345#7 of 50Map
Car-free household60#116 of 322#10 of 46Map
Student68#71 of 281#11 of 43Map
First-home buyer75#19 of 357#6 of 50Map
Budget-constrained mover72#40 of 357#6 of 50Map
Urban lifestyle seeker52#117 of 336#10 of 48Map
Expat professional62#124 of 355#17 of 50Map
Healthcare-first mover61#114 of 357#14 of 50Map
Nature-focused household60#140 of 360#22 of 51Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover27#75 of 359#1 of 51Map
Rural value seeker62#66 of 360#7 of 51Map
High-net-worth mover64#77 of 359#11 of 51Map
Lottery winner68#92 of 360#14 of 51Map
Climate-resilient relocation72#134 of 357#26 of 50Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for coast–Map
Business owner67#124 of 357#16 of 50Map
Digital native60#57 of 347#6 of 50Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)96
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)93
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)90
  • Mobility and connectivity87
  • Affordability82
  • Lifestyle and amenities76
  • Foundation74
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)71
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)70
  • Education and family69
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)68
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)64
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)62
  • Jobs and economy57
  • Health and elderly52
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)50
  • Safety and community44
  • Green space44
  • Demographics43
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)39
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)11
  • Flat land (terrain relief)4
  • 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.