Living in Roermond

Roermond is a large municipality in Limburg (NL), Netherlands, home to 60,743 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are movers on a budget (top 5%, #15 of 357), low-income households (top 8%, #26 of 357), remote workers (top 11%, #36 of 355).

Residents60,743
Density854 per km²
Area71.2 km²
5-year growth+4.4%
Hub airport35 km (Maastricht Aachen)
Nearest city of 100k+22 km
Within 30 km1,135,200 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 30 m, height range 30 m
Nearest major riverMaas, 1.9 km
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Border with Germany4 km
Distance to Amsterdam149 km
Within 10 km141,961 people
LandscapeNorth European Plain
Winter daylight7 h 53 min, sunset 16:31

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How Roermond 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 Limburg (NL)
Young family44#257 of 358#1 of 31Map
Low-income household75#26 of 357#5 of 31Map
Low-income family57#151 of 357#1 of 31Map
Single parent55#177 of 355#1 of 31Map
Pensioner couple63#102 of 357#2 of 31Map
Single pensioner69#55 of 357#1 of 31Map
Early retiree61#180 of 357#9 of 31Map
Single professional55#135 of 347#7 of 31Map
Young professional56#148 of 344#7 of 31Map
DINKS53#170 of 333#7 of 30Map
Remote worker75#36 of 355#4 of 31Map
Commuter69#147 of 345#8 of 31Map
Car-free household54#163 of 322#8 of 27Map
Student0#280 of 281#23 of 24Map
First-home buyer69#72 of 357#8 of 31Map
Budget-constrained mover75#15 of 357#4 of 31Map
Urban lifestyle seeker48#147 of 336#8 of 31Map
Expat professional62#109 of 355#2 of 31Map
Healthcare-first mover69#41 of 357#1 of 31Map
Nature-focused household45#240 of 360#20 of 31Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover8#284 of 359#31 of 31Map
Rural value seeker52#144 of 360#17 of 31Map
High-net-worth mover63#91 of 359#3 of 31Map
Lottery winner73#45 of 360#2 of 31Map
Climate-resilient relocation73#105 of 357#6 of 31Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for coast–Map
Business owner64#180 of 357#7 of 31Map
Digital native50#145 of 347#11 of 31Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)97
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)97
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)90
  • Foundation90
  • Mobility and connectivity88
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)87
  • Affordability86
  • Lifestyle and amenities81
  • Demographics78
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)63
  • Health and elderly57
  • Safety and community53
  • Jobs and economy48
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)47
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)36
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)32
  • Green space30
  • Flat land (terrain relief)19
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)18
  • Education and family14
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)11
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance8
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)7
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

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