Living in Oosterhout

Oosterhout is a large municipality in Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, home to 57,924 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are couples without children (DINKs) (top 12%, #38 of 333), commuters (top 13%, #42 of 345), single professionals (top 14%, #46 of 347).

Residents57,924
Density792 per km²
Area73.1 km²
5-year growth+4.2%
Hub airport42 km (Eindhoven)
Nearest city of 100k+9 km
Within 30 km1,479,300 people
Sea coast43 km
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 30 m
Nearest major riverMaas, 7.8 km
Main railway line5.5 km
Border with Belgium18 km
Distance to Amsterdam79 km
Within 10 km350,692 people
LandscapeNorth European Plain
Winter daylight7 h 48 min, sunset 16:33

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How Oosterhout 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 family56#146 of 358#32 of 64Map
Low-income household56#207 of 357#35 of 64Map
Low-income family57#154 of 357#35 of 64Map
Single parent60#142 of 355#33 of 64Map
Pensioner couple59#188 of 357#23 of 64Map
Single pensioner62#153 of 357#24 of 64Map
Early retiree59#241 of 357#42 of 64Map
Single professional65#46 of 347#6 of 64Map
Young professional67#49 of 344#7 of 64Map
DINKS68#38 of 333#6 of 63Map
Remote worker61#232 of 355#37 of 64Map
Commuter76#42 of 345#7 of 64Map
Car-free household69#58 of 322#7 of 62Map
Student65#84 of 281#15 of 57Map
First-home buyer59#195 of 357#33 of 64Map
Budget-constrained mover51#213 of 357#34 of 64Map
Urban lifestyle seeker62#55 of 336#6 of 64Map
Expat professional66#58 of 355#11 of 64Map
Healthcare-first mover64#87 of 357#9 of 64Map
Nature-focused household39#269 of 360#54 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 lover4#312 of 359#55 of 64Map
Rural value seeker35#252 of 360#47 of 64Map
High-net-worth mover64#81 of 359#10 of 64Map
Lottery winner72#55 of 360#15 of 64Map
Climate-resilient relocation71#161 of 357#27 of 64Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for coast–Map
Business owner70#76 of 357#21 of 64Map
Digital native60#60 of 347#9 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)92
  • Foundation87
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)83
  • Lifestyle and amenities82
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)71
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)70
  • Jobs and economy69
  • Mobility and connectivity67
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)63
  • Health and elderly61
  • Demographics60
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)56
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)54
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)53
  • Safety and community53
  • Education and family49
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)46
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)45
  • Affordability39
  • Green space31
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance31
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance31
  • Sea or lake shore30
  • Flat land (terrain relief)28
  • 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.