HoodEx scores areas of Gooise Meren, Noord-Holland, Netherlands from 0 to 10 on green space and air, comfort and safety, homes and buildings, shops and services, and getting around. Of the areas reported on in depth so far, Naarden scores highest at 7.5/10, against an average of 7.4/10. Open any report below, or find which part of Gooise Meren fits you.
Gooise Meren sits southeast of Amsterdam where the Vecht river meets the IJmeer, combining lakeside and inland settings across its two mapped neighborhoods. Naarden centers on a historic fortified core with a star-shaped street plan, while Muiden clusters around a compact harbor at the river mouth. Housing ranges from centuries-old brick buildings in the historic districts to green suburban quarters beyond the old cores. The measurements favor nature and housing stock, with parks, water, and wooded land near residential streets, while daily connectivity by public transport and on foot is the least developed feature. The climate is typical of the Dutch coast, with mild, damp weather year-round and steady westerly winds.
Across the 2 measured areas HoodEx has mapped in Gooise Meren, the average score is 7.4 out of 10 — strong. That places Gooise Meren 10th of the 33 cities measured so far, 0.8 above the 6.6 average across those cities.
The highest-scoring area is Naarden at 7.5/10; the lowest is Muiden at 7.3/10. A gap of only 0.2 points means Gooise Meren is fairly even: most areas offer a similar standard, and the choice comes down to what kind of place you want rather than how good it is. 2 of the 2 areas score 7 or better.
Averaged across Gooise Meren: green & air 8.3, comfort & safety 7.8, homes & buildings 8.9, shops & services 6.1 and getting around 5.9, each out of 10.
Gooise Meren's strongest category is homes & buildings — the buildings and housing stock — at 8.9/10, 2.3 above the 6.6 average for that category. The weakest is getting around — transport and walkability — at 5.9/10, 1.2 below the 7.1 average. Those two are the shape of the city: what it gives you everywhere, and what you have to hunt for.
Against the other 33 measured cities, Gooise Meren ranks 2nd for green & air, 2nd for comfort & safety and 2nd for homes & buildings.
Within Netherlands, HoodEx has measured 4 cities, averaging 7.3/10. Gooise Meren is in line with the 7.3 average for the country, 2nd of the 4.
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These parts of Gooise Meren have been measured in full — each has its own page with the five scores, the readings underneath them and photos of the streets.
Every HoodEx neighbourhood is scored from 0 to 10 in five categories. Scores are generated by AI analysis of satellite imagery, street-level imagery, points of interest and public datasets, then blended into a single overall score.
HoodEx has scored 2 neighbourhoods in Gooise Meren. New areas are added when someone checks a local address.
The average overall score across scored Gooise Meren neighbourhoods is 7.4/10, blended from our five scoring categories — 0.8 above the 6.6 average across the 33 cities HoodEx has measured.
Naarden currently has the highest overall score in Gooise Meren at 7.5/10, 0.2 points ahead of the lowest-scoring measured area, Muiden (7.3/10).
HoodEx has measured 4 cities in Netherlands, averaging 7.3/10. Gooise Meren is in line with the 7.3 average, ranking 2nd of the 4.
Every neighbourhood is scored 0–10 in five categories — Green & air, Comfort & safety, Homes & buildings, Shops & services, and Getting around — using AI analysis of satellite imagery, street-level imagery, points of interest and public datasets. The five category scores are blended into a single overall score.
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