Poverty and living standards in Ede, Netherlands: official figures
Homes in the municipality of Ede had an average WOZ value of €486,000 in 2026, 6th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here, up 67% from €291,000 in 2020.
How many people are on benefits in Ede?
People below state pension age receiving a benefit (unemployment, social assistance or disability) numbered 10.2 per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Ede in 2026, below the national figure of 12.4; that is 4th lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people receive bijstand in Ede?
Social assistance (bijstand), the minimum-income benefit, went to 2.5 people under pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Ede in 2026, 3rd lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here and below the national figure of 3.5, down from 2.6 in 2020.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people get unemployment benefit in Ede?
Unemployment insurance (WW) was paid to 1.04 people per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 in Ede in 2026, against 1.60 nationally.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people are on disability benefit in Ede?
Ede had 6.6 disability benefit recipients per 100 working-age residents in 2026, below the national figure of 7.1.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people live alone in Ede?
People living alone made up 35.9% of households in Ede in 2025, below the national figure of 40.1%.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in Ede?
Ede added 14.0 new-build homes for every 1,000 existing homes in 2025, 5th highest among the 31 large municipalities covered here (Netherlands: 8.4).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Ede?
Police in Ede recorded 4,540 crimes in 2025 (provisional figures), or 36.6 per 1,000 residents, below the national figure of 45.2; that is 2nd lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyIs crime going up in Ede?
Recorded crime in Ede was down 8% in 2025 compared with 2015, when police registered 4,920 offences.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow much violent crime is there in Ede?
Violent and sexual offences, including assault, threats and sexual crimes, ran at 3.3 per 1,000 residents in Ede in 2025, the lowest among the 31 large municipalities covered here (Netherlands: 4.6).
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow common is burglary in Ede?
Theft and burglary without violence accounted for 15.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents of Ede in 2025.
Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) · saved copyHow many people live alone in Ede?
45% of the 78,024 households in Ede were people living alone in 2024, and 2.9% were lone parents with children under 18.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Ede compares with other cities in the Netherlands
Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) (2026)
Ede ranks 6 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Average WOZ (tax) value of homes (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Haarlem | €548,000 |
| 4 | Haarlemmermeer | €542,000 |
| 5 | Amersfoort | €504,000 |
| 6 | Ede | €486,000 |
| 7 | s-Hertogenbosch | €464,000 |
| 8 | Breda | €462,000 |
| 9 | Leiden | €455,000 |
Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)
Ede ranks 28 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Benefit recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Haarlem | 11.4 |
| 26 | Breda | 11.3 |
| 27 | Utrecht | 10.9 |
| 28 | Ede | 10.2 |
| 29 | Leiden | 9.7 |
| 30 | Alphen aan den | 9.5 |
| 31 | Haarlemmermeer | 9.0 |
Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 (2026)
Ede ranks 29 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Social assistance (bijstand) recipients below pension age per 100 residents aged 15 to 64 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Leiden | 3.4 |
| 26 | Amersfoort | 3.2 |
| 27 | s-Hertogenbosch | 3.2 |
| 28 | Haarlem | 3.2 |
| 29 | Ede | 2.5 |
| 30 | Alphen aan den | 2.4 |
| 31 | Haarlemmermeer | 2.1 |
Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) (2025)
Ede ranks 31 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Share of homes owned by housing associations (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Leeuwarden | 28% |
| 26 | Sittard-Geleen | 28% |
| 27 | Venlo | 28% |
| 28 | Almere | 27% |
| 29 | Alphen aan den | 25% |
| 30 | Haarlemmermeer | 22% |
| 31 | Ede | 21% |
New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes (2025)
Ede ranks 5 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | New-build homes per 1,000 existing homes |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Haarlemmermeer | 16.9 |
| 3 | Utrecht | 15.9 |
| 4 | Amsterdam | 15.1 |
| 5 | Ede | 14.0 |
| 6 | Almere | 12.7 |
| 7 | Deventer | 12.7 |
| 8 | Eindhoven | 12.6 |
Police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) (2025)
Ede ranks 30 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Amersfoort | 45.1 |
| 26 | Deventer | 44.8 |
| 27 | Zoetermeer | 43.8 |
| 28 | Nissewaard | 43.4 |
| 29 | Almere | 41.0 |
| 30 | Ede | 36.6 |
| 31 | Alphen aan den | 34.3 |
Recorded violent and sexual crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) (2025)
Ede ranks 31 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Recorded violent and sexual crimes per 1,000 residents (provisional) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Almere | 4.3 |
| 26 | Haarlemmermeer | 4.3 |
| 27 | Alphen aan den | 4.1 |
| 28 | Amersfoort | 3.9 |
| 29 | Deventer | 3.8 |
| 30 | Apeldoorn | 3.6 |
| 31 | Ede | 3.3 |
Share of recorded crimes solved (%) (provisional) (2025)
Ede ranks 14 of 31, highest first. Heerlen-Kerkrade is shown with figures for the municipality of Heerlen.
| Rank | City | Share of recorded crimes solved (%) (provisional) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Venlo | 23.9% |
| 12 | Rotterdam | 23.7% |
| 13 | Breda | 23.1% |
| 14 | Ede | 23.1% |
| 15 | Almere | 22.2% |
| 16 | Groningen | 22.1% |
| 17 | Sittard-Geleen | 22.0% |
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Sources
- Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS): Regionale kerncijfers Nederland (table 70072ned): provinces, COROP areas and selected municipalities, 2014-2026, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d2b63aac3a26…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_clivcon: Urban Audit: living conditions (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bc58ab68d418…)
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