Vaals

Vaals has 10,007 residents in 5,534 households, spread over 2 districts (wijken) and 8 neighbourhoods (buurten). The average WOZ value of a home is €238,000. 44% of homes are owner-occupied.

Municipality · 2 districts · 8 neighbourhoods · 249 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

10,007residents1 January 2025

€238,000average WOZ home valuevalued 1 Jan 2024

37%green within 500 mpostcode average

79services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Four maps of Vaals.

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 Vaals: 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 Vaals: 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 Vaals: 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 2 districts at a glance.

Colour shows where each district sits among Vaals'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
Vijlen-Lemiers	€340k	67%	13%	31%	31%	53%	13	56.0
Vaals	€208k	38%	10%	30%	56%	29%	84	32.8

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 Vaals is €238,000.

5,875homes1 newly built in 2025

52%single-family houses48% flats and apartments

44%owner-occupied27% housing association

11%built in the last ten years9% unoccupied

970 m³gas per home per yearaverage

2,320 kWhelectricity per home per yearaverage

3%homes off the gas gridaverage

29%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 Vaals compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

55%of households in the lowest 40% nationally

11%in the top 20% nationally

6.9%of residents live below the poverty line

€86,000median household wealth

56.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work

31%with a university or higher professional degree

17.0%of workers are self-employed

0.8cars 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 388 crimes in Vaals in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 38.8 per 1,000 residents.

Vehicle theft43

Vandalism and criminal damage41

Other property crime36

Theft from vehicles35

Theft of bicycles and mopeds26

Assault17

Burglary of homes14

Driving under the influence14

Threats9

Pickpocketing4

Street robbery2

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 Vaals, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.5 km

Large supermarket1.6 km

Day nursery1.1 km

Primary school1.0 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km1.9

Primary pupils living here480

Secondary pupils living here330

Business premises915

Residents per km²419

Land area2,389 ha

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

Around here.

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