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Netherlands / Western Europe

Apeldoorn City Intelligence

Apeldoorn is a city and municipality in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands, on the eastern edge of the Veluwe forest with rail connections to Amersfoort and Deventer and an economy spanning services, manufacturing, and regional administration. Apeldoorn is a western europe city of about ~165K in Netherlands. On the composite city-intelligence score, Apeldoorn sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (65/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~165K
View of Apeldoorn, Netherlands

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Overall score

Use the Apeldoorn profile to compare affordability, air quality, and transport access alongside regional peers such as Arnhem, Nijmegen, and Zwolle.

Overall65/100
Affordability53/100
Air quality70/100
Energy68/100

Overall city intelligence

Mixed

65/100

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.

Apeldoorn data table

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

Apeldoorn city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score65/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living53/100Apeldoorn's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality70/100Apeldoorn'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.
Energy68/100Apeldoorn's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety68/100Apeldoorn's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed67/100Apeldoorn's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk70/100Apeldoorn'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

Apeldoorn 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 space86/100
Cleanliness91/100
Infrastructure92/100
Mobility73/100

Apeldoorn 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 friendliness85/100
Education88/100
Green space86/100
Overall safety87/100

Apeldoorn scores very high for family living (85/100), 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 suitability77/100
Walkability88/100
Cycling100/100
Infrastructure92/100

Apeldoorn is high for remote workers (77/100), 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
Cleanliness91/100
Outdoor lifestyle48/100

Apeldoorn is very high for retirement (80/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Apeldoorn

Local public safety guidance for Apeldoorn, 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 Apeldoorn, 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 Apeldoorn

Healthcare context for Apeldoorn, 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 Apeldoorn, 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 Apeldoorn

Local mobility context for Apeldoorn, 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 Apeldoorn, 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 Apeldoorn. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Apeldoorn

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 Apeldoorn 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.

Apeldoorn 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).

Explore Apeldoorn modules

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Cost of Living in Apeldoorn

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

Air Quality in Apeldoorn

Apeldoorn'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 Apeldoorn

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

Safety in Apeldoorn

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

Internet Speed in Apeldoorn

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

Climate Risk in Apeldoorn

Apeldoorn'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 Apeldoorn

Cost of living estimates for Apeldoorn — 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 Apeldoorn

Climate profile for Apeldoorn — Oceanic climate, annual average 9.7°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 Apeldoorn

Source-attributed visual context for Apeldoorn 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 Apeldoorn

Weekend trip planning checklist for Apeldoorn — 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.

Nearby weekend places from Apeldoorn

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Apeldoorn

Estimate a monthly budget for Apeldoorn 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 Apeldoorn

Plan a trip budget for Apeldoorn using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Apeldoorn

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

Arnhem, Netherlands

Nearby city · about 26 km from Apeldoorn. Explore Arnhem's city intelligence profile.

Ede, Netherlands

Same region · about 27 km from Apeldoorn. Explore Ede's city intelligence profile.

Zwolle, Netherlands

Nearby city · about 35 km from Apeldoorn. Explore Zwolle's city intelligence profile.

Nijmegen, Netherlands

Nearby city · about 41 km from Apeldoorn. Explore Nijmegen's city intelligence profile.

Lelystad, Netherlands

Same region · about 46 km from Apeldoorn. Explore Lelystad's city intelligence profile.

Almere, Netherlands

Same region · about 52 km from Apeldoorn. Explore Almere's city intelligence profile.

Hilversum, Netherlands

Same region · about 52 km from Apeldoorn. Explore Hilversum's city intelligence profile.

Utrecht, Netherlands

Same region · about 58 km from Apeldoorn. Explore Utrecht's city intelligence profile.

Enschede, Netherlands

Same region · about 64 km from Apeldoorn. Explore Enschede's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

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

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Apeldoorn — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Use the Apeldoorn profile to compare affordability, air quality, and transport access alongside regional peers such as Arnhem, Nijmegen, and Zwolle. Its standout dimensions are air quality (70/100) and climate risk (70/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (53/100), 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 Apeldoorn 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.