Living in Gooise Meren

Gooise Meren is a large municipality in Noord-Holland, Netherlands, home to 60,370 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are business owners (top 2%, #5 of 357), expat professionals (top 2%, #5 of 355), people who put healthcare first (top 6%, #21 of 357).

Residents60,370
Density1,110 per km²
Area54.4 km²
5-year growth+4.6%
Hub airport27 km (Amsterdam)
Nearest city of 100k+12 km
Within 30 km3,089,000 people
Sea coast44 km
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 0 m
Nearest major riverVecht, 6.3 km
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Distance to Amsterdam19 km
Within 10 km274,259 people
Greater areaGreater Amsterdam, 19 km out
LandscapeNorth European Plain
Winter daylight7 h 41 min, sunset 16:28

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How Gooise Meren 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-Holland
Young family53#171 of 358#37 of 48Map
Low-income household22#336 of 357#40 of 48Map
Low-income family40#276 of 357#35 of 48Map
Single parent49#233 of 355#35 of 48Map
Pensioner couple61#162 of 357#43 of 48Map
Single pensioner65#104 of 357#28 of 48Map
Early retiree60#200 of 357#37 of 48Map
Single professional64#51 of 347#12 of 47Map
Young professional67#51 of 344#12 of 47Map
DINKS71#23 of 333#6 of 46Map
Remote worker50#324 of 355#40 of 48Map
Commuter75#55 of 345#13 of 47Map
Car-free household69#56 of 322#13 of 46Map
Student33#174 of 281#28 of 40Map
First-home buyer38#308 of 357#38 of 48Map
Budget-constrained mover20#331 of 357#38 of 48Map
Urban lifestyle seeker64#42 of 336#10 of 46Map
Expat professional75#5 of 355#2 of 48Map
Healthcare-first mover74#21 of 357#9 of 48Map
Nature-focused household32#301 of 360#38 of 48Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover1#327 of 359#41 of 48Map
Rural value seeker8#345 of 360#41 of 48Map
High-net-worth mover69#37 of 359#13 of 48Map
Lottery winner78#4 of 360#3 of 48Map
Climate-resilient relocation71#167 of 357#19 of 48Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for coast–Map
Business owner79#5 of 357#1 of 48Map
Digital native55#90 of 347#14 of 47Map

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
  • Flat land (terrain relief)97
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)97
  • Mobility and connectivity93
  • Education and family92
  • Lifestyle and amenities90
  • Foundation87
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)86
  • Health and elderly82
  • Jobs and economy77
  • Demographics67
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance65
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance65
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)62
  • Safety and community59
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)57
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)46
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)43
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)29
  • Sea or lake shore27
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)25
  • Green space24
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)22
  • Affordability3
  • 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
  • Commodity-trading or gold 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.