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Netherlands / Western Europe

Alphen aan den Rijn City Intelligence

Alphen aan den Rijn is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands, on the Oude Rijn between Leiden and Utrecht where the Gouwe branches off, functioning as a regional rail node with services toward Leiden and Gouda and a mixed residential and logistics economy. Alphen aan den Rijn is a western europe city of about ~117K in Netherlands. On the composite city-intelligence score, Alphen aan den Rijn sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (64/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~117K
View of Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands

Image credit: Image: Linden, P.J., van der (Primaire vervaardiger) / Wikimedia Commons, CC0

Overall score

Use the Alphen aan den Rijn profile to compare transport access, cost framing, and air quality alongside regional peers such as Leiden, Utrecht, and Haarlem.

Overall64/100
Affordability52/100
Air quality67/100
Energy67/100

Overall city intelligence

Mixed

64/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Alphen aan den Rijn data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Alphen aan den Rijn city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score64/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living52/100Alphen aan den Rijn's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality67/100Alphen aan den Rijn's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy67/100Alphen aan den Rijn's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety67/100Alphen aan den Rijn's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed66/100Alphen aan den Rijn's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk70/100Alphen aan den Rijn's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience70/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety87/100
Low crime89/100
Personal safety88/100
Night safety84/100
Road safety83/100

Alphen aan den Rijn ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (87/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life86/100
Healthcare90/100
Education88/100
Green space92/100
Cleanliness90/100
Infrastructure92/100
Mobility72/100

Alphen aan den Rijn has a very high quality-of-life estimate (86/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness86/100
Education88/100
Green space92/100
Overall safety87/100

Alphen aan den Rijn scores very high for family living (86/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability76/100
Walkability87/100
Cycling100/100
Infrastructure92/100

Alphen aan den Rijn is high for remote workers (76/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability80/100
Healthcare90/100
Cleanliness90/100
Outdoor lifestyle53/100

Alphen aan den Rijn is very high for retirement (80/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Alphen aan den Rijn

Local public safety guidance for Alphen aan den Rijn, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Verified
Netherlands emergency contacts
ServiceNumberNotes
European emergency11224/7112 reaches police, fire, and ambulance dispatch across the European Union from any phone, free of charge.

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Alphen aan den Rijn, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Netherlands emergency profile.

Public safety sources

Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Alphen aan den Rijn

Healthcare context for Alphen aan den Rijn, with national-level information from Netherlands where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Verified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Alphen aan den Rijn, see the Netherlands healthcare profile.

Healthcare sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Alphen aan den Rijn

Local mobility context for Alphen aan den Rijn, with national-level context from Netherlands where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Verified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Alphen aan den Rijn, see the Netherlands transport profile.

Transport sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Alphen aan den Rijn. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Alphen aan den Rijn

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Alphen aan den Rijn will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Alphen aan den Rijn air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

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Cost of Living in Alphen aan den Rijn

Alphen aan den Rijn's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Alphen aan den Rijn

Alphen aan den Rijn's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Alphen aan den Rijn

Alphen aan den Rijn's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Alphen aan den Rijn

Alphen aan den Rijn's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Alphen aan den Rijn

Alphen aan den Rijn's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Alphen aan den Rijn

Alphen aan den Rijn's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Alphen aan den Rijn

Cost of living estimates for Alphen aan den Rijn — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Alphen aan den Rijn

Climate profile for Alphen aan den Rijn — Oceanic climate, annual average 9.8°C, comfort score 65/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Visual guide to Alphen aan den Rijn

Source-attributed visual context for Alphen aan den Rijn using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Alphen aan den Rijn

Weekend trip planning checklist for Alphen aan den Rijn — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Estimate a monthly budget for Alphen aan den Rijn

Estimate a monthly budget for Alphen aan den Rijn using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Alphen aan den Rijn

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Nearby cities from Alphen aan den Rijn

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Alphen aan den Rijn. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Leiden, Netherlands

Lake cluster · about 11 km from Alphen aan den Rijn. Explore Leiden's city intelligence profile.

Zoetermeer, Netherlands

Same region · about 13 km from Alphen aan den Rijn. Explore Zoetermeer's city intelligence profile.

Amstelveen, Netherlands

Same region · about 24 km from Alphen aan den Rijn. Explore Amstelveen's city intelligence profile.

The Hague, Netherlands

Same region · about 24 km from Alphen aan den Rijn. Explore The Hague's city intelligence profile.

Delft, Netherlands

Nearby city · about 24 km from Alphen aan den Rijn. Explore Delft's city intelligence profile.

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Same region · about 26 km from Alphen aan den Rijn. Explore Rotterdam's city intelligence profile.

Haarlem, Netherlands

Nearby city · about 27 km from Alphen aan den Rijn. Explore Haarlem's city intelligence profile.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Same region · about 31 km from Alphen aan den Rijn. Explore Amsterdam's city intelligence profile.

Utrecht, Netherlands

Same region · about 33 km from Alphen aan den Rijn. Explore Utrecht's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Alphen aan den Rijn — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Themed collections

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Interpretation

Use the Alphen aan den Rijn profile to compare transport access, cost framing, and air quality alongside regional peers such as Leiden, Utrecht, and Haarlem. Its standout dimensions are climate risk (70/100) and air quality (67/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (52/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Netherlands country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Alphen aan den Rijn appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.