Harlingen

Harlingen has 16,210 residents in 7,797 households, spread over 3 districts (wijken) and 11 neighbourhoods (buurten). The average WOZ value of a home is €263,000, from €261,000 in Harlingen to €307,000 in Wijnaldum. 56% of homes are owner-occupied.

Municipality · 3 districts · 11 neighbourhoods · 461 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

16,210residents1 January 2025

€263,000average WOZ home valuevalued 1 Jan 2024

22%green within 500 mpostcode average

78services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Four maps of Harlingen.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Harlingen: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Home valuesAverage WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average

Map of Harlingen: Average WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average

<80%160%+

Public transportBus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m

Map of Harlingen: Bus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m

<216+

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statistics by postcode 2024 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Statistics Netherlands and Kadaster, District and neighbourhood map 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

All 3 districts at a glance.

Colour shows where each district sits among Harlingen's districts on that measure, from lowest to highest. Select one for its full report.

District	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Aged 0–14	Aged 65+	One-person households	Green 500 m	Services 15 min	Crimes per 1,000
Harlingen	€261k	55%	14%	28%	41%	22%	83	25.8
Midlum	€272k	72%	14%	24%	35%	25%	10	79.0
Wijnaldum	€307k	75%	16%	24%	26%	13%	4	16.5

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Harlingen is €263,000.

8,124homes45 newly built in 2025

76%single-family houses24% flats and apartments

56%owner-occupied32% housing association

9%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied

830 m³gas per home per yearaverage

2,350 kWhelectricity per home per yearaverage

9%homes off the gas gridaverage

54%homes with solar panelsaverage

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 Harlingen compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

46%of households in the lowest 40% nationally

13%in the top 20% nationally

2.7%of residents live below the poverty line

€92,000median household wealth

68.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work

23%with a university or higher professional degree

17.0%of workers are self-employed

0.9cars per household

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 447 crimes in Harlingen in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 27.6 per 1,000 residents.

Other property crime58

Vandalism and criminal damage49

Driving under the influence36

Theft of bicycles and mopeds27

Assault27

Threats14

Burglary of homes8

Theft from vehicles2

Vehicle theft1

Pickpocketing1

Public violence against people1

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 Harlingen, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.3 km

Large supermarket1.0 km

Day nursery0.7 km

Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km5.0

Primary pupils living here1,180

Secondary pupils living here840

Business premises2,045

Residents per km²649

Land area2,496 ha

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

Around here.

Photographs taken near Harlingen, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.