Living in Boxtel

Boxtel is a large municipality in Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, home to 33,979 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are business owners (top 12%, #40 of 357), expat professionals (top 27%, #95 of 355), commuters (top 34%, #114 of 345).

Residents33,979
Density484 per km²
Area70.3 km²
5-year growth+10.5%
Hub airport16 km (Eindhoven)
Nearest city of 100k+13 km
Within 30 km1,844,100 people
Sea coast73 km
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 30 m
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Border with Belgium24 km
Distance to Amsterdam90 km
Within 10 km110,799 people
Greater areaGreater Eindhoven, 21 km out
LandscapeNorth European Plain
Winter daylight7 h 49 min, sunset 16:31

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How Boxtel 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 Noord-Brabant
Young family53#175 of 358#39 of 64Map
Low-income household56#204 of 357#33 of 64Map
Low-income family58#147 of 357#33 of 64Map
Single parent61#136 of 355#31 of 64Map
Pensioner couple49#313 of 357#58 of 64Map
Single pensioner53#266 of 357#51 of 64Map
Early retiree55#307 of 357#55 of 64Map
Single professional53#149 of 347#32 of 64Map
Young professional55#161 of 344#34 of 64Map
DINKS57#141 of 333#32 of 63Map
Remote worker62#211 of 355#32 of 64Map
Commuter71#114 of 345#23 of 64Map
Car-free household52#187 of 322#35 of 62Map
Student20#211 of 281#39 of 57Map
First-home buyer59#196 of 357#34 of 64Map
Budget-constrained mover52#209 of 357#33 of 64Map
Urban lifestyle seeker44#181 of 336#36 of 64Map
Expat professional63#95 of 355#22 of 64Map
Healthcare-first mover46#238 of 357#43 of 64Map
Nature-focused household51#204 of 360#43 of 64Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover8#283 of 359#46 of 64Map
Rural value seeker41#210 of 360#40 of 64Map
High-net-worth mover54#218 of 359#36 of 64Map
Lottery winner72#53 of 360#13 of 64Map
Climate-resilient relocation71#151 of 357#25 of 64Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for coast–Map
Business owner73#40 of 357#13 of 64Map
Digital native47#183 of 347#42 of 64Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Demographics96
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)94
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)92
  • Mobility and connectivity89
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)72
  • Jobs and economy72
  • Lifestyle and amenities72
  • Foundation68
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)63
  • Safety and community62
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)60
  • Education and family49
  • Green space46
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)42
  • Affordability40
  • Health and elderly36
  • Flat land (terrain relief)31
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)26
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)16
  • Sea or lake shore0
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)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.