Living in Hoorn

Hoorn is a large municipality in Noord-Holland, Netherlands, home to 75,645 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are retired couples (top 3%, #8 of 357), single pensioners (top 3%, #9 of 357), people who put healthcare first (top 4%, #12 of 357).

Residents75,645
Density3,589 per km²
Area21.1 km²
5-year growth+3.6%
Hub airport44 km (Amsterdam)
Nearest city of 100k+21 km
Within 30 km1,067,400 people
Sea coast30 km
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 0 m, height range 0 m
Main railway line15.8 km
Distance to Amsterdam35 km
Within 10 km165,730 people
LandscapeNorth European Plain
Winter daylight7 h 37 min, sunset 16:27

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How Hoorn 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 family72#28 of 358#18 of 48Map
Low-income household52#220 of 357#23 of 48Map
Low-income family66#94 of 357#21 of 48Map
Single parent70#66 of 355#21 of 48Map
Pensioner couple74#8 of 357#7 of 48Map
Single pensioner76#9 of 357#4 of 48Map
Early retiree67#25 of 357#12 of 48Map
Single professional56#121 of 347#24 of 47Map
Young professional58#128 of 344#25 of 47Map
DINKS59#115 of 333#22 of 46Map
Remote worker69#121 of 355#19 of 48Map
Commuter67#184 of 345#29 of 47Map
Car-free household60#113 of 322#21 of 46Map
Student37#159 of 281#22 of 40Map
First-home buyer60#184 of 357#22 of 48Map
Budget-constrained mover51#215 of 357#23 of 48Map
Urban lifestyle seeker55#95 of 336#20 of 46Map
Expat professional65#64 of 355#19 of 48Map
Healthcare-first mover76#12 of 357#7 of 48Map
Nature-focused household30#311 of 360#40 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 lover3#320 of 359#40 of 48Map
Rural value seeker27#301 of 360#30 of 48Map
High-net-worth mover72#17 of 359#6 of 48Map
Lottery winner64#144 of 360#24 of 48Map
Climate-resilient relocation71#154 of 357#17 of 48Map
Coastal living60#111 of 141#32 of 42Map
Business owner65#155 of 357#34 of 48Map
Digital native47#180 of 347#26 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
  • Education and family92
  • Health and elderly87
  • Lifestyle and amenities82
  • Mobility and connectivity81
  • Flat land (terrain relief)78
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)74
  • Foundation73
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)72
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)62
  • Safety and community61
  • Demographics61
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)58
  • Jobs and economy53
  • Sea or lake shore53
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance43
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance43
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)40
  • Affordability39
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)23
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)21
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)18
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)13
  • Green space3
  • 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.