Living in Etten-Leur

Etten-Leur is a large municipality in Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, home to 45,237 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are remote workers (top 13%, #46 of 355), business owners (top 14%, #49 of 357), commuters (top 16%, #54 of 345).

Residents45,237
Density809 per km²
Area55.9 km²
5-year growth+3.3%
Hub airport45 km (Rotterdam The Hague)
Nearest city of 100k+9 km
Within 30 km1,487,900 people
Sea coast26 km
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 30 m
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Border with Belgium12 km
Distance to Amsterdam88 km
Within 10 km326,509 people
LandscapeNorth European Plain
Winter daylight7 h 49 min, sunset 16:34

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How Etten-Leur 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 family65#70 of 358#5 of 64Map
Low-income household69#72 of 357#11 of 64Map
Low-income family67#78 of 357#10 of 64Map
Single parent69#78 of 355#8 of 64Map
Pensioner couple64#94 of 357#5 of 64Map
Single pensioner64#128 of 357#16 of 64Map
Early retiree62#143 of 357#17 of 64Map
Single professional62#62 of 347#11 of 64Map
Young professional64#62 of 344#10 of 64Map
DINKS63#76 of 333#15 of 63Map
Remote worker74#46 of 355#5 of 64Map
Commuter75#54 of 345#10 of 64Map
Car-free household64#84 of 322#10 of 62Map
Student65#92 of 281#17 of 57Map
First-home buyer69#78 of 357#9 of 64Map
Budget-constrained mover65#96 of 357#10 of 64Map
Urban lifestyle seeker57#83 of 336#11 of 64Map
Expat professional65#59 of 355#12 of 64Map
Healthcare-first mover55#176 of 357#21 of 64Map
Nature-focused household48#217 of 360#45 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 lover11#255 of 359#42 of 64Map
Rural value seeker49#159 of 360#30 of 64Map
High-net-worth mover65#61 of 359#7 of 64Map
Lottery winner72#54 of 360#14 of 64Map
Climate-resilient relocation71#149 of 357#24 of 64Map
Coastal living61#100 of 141#8 of 10Map
Business owner72#49 of 357#16 of 64Map
Digital native60#59 of 347#8 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
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)95
  • Mobility and connectivity89
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)82
  • Foundation82
  • Lifestyle and amenities76
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)73
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)71
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)68
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)67
  • Jobs and economy65
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)63
  • Affordability59
  • Sea or lake shore58
  • Safety and community53
  • Demographics52
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)51
  • Education and family49
  • Health and elderly42
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)42
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)36
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance32
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance32
  • Green space31
  • Flat land (terrain relief)30
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • 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.