Living in Oisterwijk

Oisterwijk is a large municipality in Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, home to 32,952 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are business owners (top 8%, #26 of 357), expat professionals (top 20%, #69 of 355), couples without children (DINKs) (top 25%, #82 of 333).

Residents32,952
Density404 per km²
Area81.5 km²
5-year growth+26.1%
Hub airport19 km (Eindhoven)
Nearest city of 100k+8 km
Within 30 km1,757,100 people
Sea coast62 km
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 30 m, height range 30 m
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Border with Belgium15 km
Distance to Amsterdam88 km
Within 10 km277,158 people
LandscapeNorth European Plain
Winter daylight7 h 49 min, sunset 16:32

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How Oisterwijk 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 family41#277 of 358#57 of 64Map
Low-income household22#337 of 357#61 of 64Map
Low-income family29#331 of 357#62 of 64Map
Single parent38#323 of 355#62 of 64Map
Pensioner couple53#277 of 357#46 of 64Map
Single pensioner54#251 of 357#45 of 64Map
Early retiree58#249 of 357#46 of 64Map
Single professional57#111 of 347#23 of 64Map
Young professional59#108 of 344#22 of 64Map
DINKS62#82 of 333#18 of 63Map
Remote worker50#323 of 355#57 of 64Map
Commuter70#129 of 345#28 of 64Map
Car-free household61#107 of 322#16 of 62Map
Student62#106 of 281#20 of 57Map
First-home buyer33#341 of 357#61 of 64Map
Budget-constrained mover18#338 of 357#62 of 64Map
Urban lifestyle seeker52#115 of 336#20 of 64Map
Expat professional65#69 of 355#13 of 64Map
Healthcare-first mover49#227 of 357#37 of 64Map
Nature-focused household55#177 of 360#36 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#248 of 359#39 of 64Map
Rural value seeker24#313 of 360#57 of 64Map
High-net-worth mover59#152 of 359#27 of 64Map
Lottery winner73#40 of 360#10 of 64Map
Climate-resilient relocation68#246 of 357#54 of 64Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for coast–Map
Business owner74#26 of 357#7 of 64Map
Digital native54#99 of 347#15 of 64Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Demographics100
  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)94
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)93
  • Mobility and connectivity89
  • Jobs and economy79
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)74
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)74
  • Lifestyle and amenities71
  • Foundation65
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)63
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)60
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)58
  • Green space54
  • Education and family49
  • Safety and community48
  • Health and elderly44
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)36
  • Flat land (terrain relief)28
  • Affordability5
  • 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.