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Vesting Muiden

Vesting Muiden is a neighbourhood in the Muiden district of Gooise Meren, with 1,215 residents and 649 homes. 58% of homes are owner-occupied and 74% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€517,000) is 13% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 48 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 19420400 · 40 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
1,215residents1 January 2025
€517,000average WOZ home valueGooise Meren: €595,000
29%green within 500 mGooise Meren: 24%
48services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Vesting Muiden in Gooise MerenPostcodes in Vesting Muiden highlighted; the rest of Gooise Meren in grey
Map of Gooise Meren with Vesting Muiden highlighted

Who lives here.

1,215 residents in 630 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Gooise Meren.

14%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
21%
aged 25–44
21%
aged 65 and over
45%
one-person households
29%
households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Vesting Muiden is €517,000, against €595,000 in Gooise Meren.

649homes32 newly built in 2025
74%single-family houses26% flats and apartments
58%owner-occupied28% housing association
1%built in the last ten years8% unoccupied
1,020 m³gas per home per yearGooise Meren: 1,040 m³
2,570 kWhelectricity per home per yearGooise Meren: 2,820 kWh
2%homes off the gas gridGooise Meren: 4%
16%homes with solar panelsGooise Meren: 27%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Vesting Muiden compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

35%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyGooise Meren: 33%
27%in the top 20% nationallyGooise Meren: 32%
3.0%of residents live below the poverty lineGooise Meren: 2.4%
€228,000median household wealthGooise Meren: €314,000
76.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workGooise Meren: 74.0%
45%with a university or higher professional degreeGooise Meren: 49%
29.0%of workers are self-employedGooise Meren: 25.0%
1.0cars per householdGooise Meren: 1.0

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 41 crimes in Vesting Muiden in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 33.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 41.5 across Gooise Meren.

Vandalism and criminal damage7
Vehicle theft3
Theft of bicycles and mopeds3
Other property crime3
Theft from vehicles2
Threats1
Assault1
Driving under the influence1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Vesting Muiden, a slightly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.3 km
Large supermarket1.5 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km2.0
Primary pupils living here80
Secondary pupils living here60
Business premises365
Residents per km²4,056
Land area30 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Schools in Vesting Muiden.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

Jozefschool MuidenPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Gooise Meren.