Overall score
Use the Enschede profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and university-economy context alongside Groningen, Nijmegen, and Eindhoven.
Overall66/100
Affordability70/100
Air quality68/100
Energy68/100
Netherlands / Western Europe
Enschede City Intelligence
Enschede is the largest city of the Twente region in the eastern Netherlands near the German border, with a university and technology focus, regional rail connections, and a post-textile-industry economic profile. Enschede is a western europe city of about ~160K in Netherlands. On the composite city-intelligence score, Enschede sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (66/100).
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Population
- ~160K
Image credit: Image: Berteun Damman (I self) / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Overall city intelligence
Mixed66/100
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.
Enschede data table
The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 66/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 70/100 | Enschede's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 68/100 | Enschede'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 | 68/100 | Enschede's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 65/100 | Enschede's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 67/100 | Enschede's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 64/100 | Enschede's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 64/100 | Climate 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 safety89/100
Night safety84/100
Road safety83/100
Enschede 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 life85/100
Healthcare91/100
Education88/100
Green space85/100
Cleanliness90/100
Infrastructure92/100
Mobility73/100
Enschede has a very high quality-of-life estimate (85/100), 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 friendliness87/100
Education88/100
Green space85/100
Overall safety87/100
Enschede scores very high for family living (87/100), 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 suitability80/100
Walkability88/100
Cycling100/100
Infrastructure92/100
Enschede is very high for remote workers (80/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Retirement Suitability
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Retirement Suitability
Retirement suitability83/100
Healthcare91/100
Cleanliness90/100
Outdoor lifestyle47/100
Enschede is very high for retirement (83/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability and a clean environment.
Emergency and public safety in Enschede
Local public safety guidance for Enschede, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| European emergency | 11224/7 | 112 reaches police, fire, and ambulance dispatch across the European Union from any phone, free of charge. |
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Enschede, 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.
- European Commission: 112 — The European emergency number
Used as the primary attribution for the EU-wide 112 universal emergency number on European country profiles.
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 Enschede
Healthcare context for Enschede, with national-level information from Netherlands where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Enschede, 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.
- RIVM (Government of the Netherlands): RIVM — National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Used as the primary attribution for Dutch public-health context.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Transport and mobility in Enschede
Local mobility context for Enschede, with national-level context from Netherlands where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Enschede, 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.
- Government of the Netherlands: Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat
Used as the primary federal attribution for Dutch national transport context.
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS): Nederlandse Spoorwegen
Used as the primary attribution for Dutch national rail operator information.
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 Enschede. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Air quality dataset for Enschede
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 Enschede 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.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Data provenance
Source attributionGlobal 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).
Methodology and context
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
- Scoring methodology — how indicators across the platform are constructed.
- Data sources registry — the official sources cited by verified datasets.
- Open the Enschede air-quality module
- Browse the clean-air city collection
Explore Enschede modules
City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.
Cost of Living in Enschede
Enschede's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality in Enschede
Enschede'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 Enschede
Enschede's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety in Enschede
Enschede's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed in Enschede
Enschede's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk in Enschede
Enschede'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 Enschede
Cost of living estimates for Enschede — 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 Enschede
Climate profile for Enschede — 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.
Economy and jobs in Enschede
Economy and jobs profile for Enschede — tourism economy, economy score 83/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, technology. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Universities and education in Enschede
Education profile for Enschede — student city, education score 70/100, 5 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Visual guide to Enschede
Source-attributed visual context for Enschede 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 Enschede
Weekend trip planning checklist for Enschede — 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 Enschede
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 Enschede
Estimate a monthly budget for Enschede 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 Enschede
Plan a trip budget for Enschede 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 Enschede
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Enschede. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
Zwolle, Netherlands
Nearby city · about 63 km from Enschede. Explore Zwolle's city intelligence profile.
Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Same region · about 64 km from Enschede. Explore Apeldoorn's city intelligence profile.
Arnhem, Netherlands
Nearby city · about 72 km from Enschede. Explore Arnhem's city intelligence profile.
Osnabrück, Germany
Cross-border · about 79 km from Enschede. Explore Osnabrück's city intelligence profile.
Herne, Germany
Cross-border · about 79 km from Enschede. Explore Herne's city intelligence profile.
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Cross-border · about 80 km from Enschede. Explore Gelsenkirchen's city intelligence profile.
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Nearby city · about 82 km from Enschede. Explore Nijmegen's city intelligence profile.
Bochum, Germany
Cross-border · about 85 km from Enschede. Explore Bochum's city intelligence profile.
Ede, Netherlands
Same region · about 86 km from Enschede. Explore Ede's city intelligence profile.
Essen, Germany
Cross-border · about 86 km from Enschede. Explore Essen's city intelligence profile.
Related collections
Regional discovery collections that include Enschede — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.
Germany–Netherlands Borderlands
Cross-border region · 30 places across 15 cities.
Netherlands National Parks
National parks · 30 places across 15 cities.
Weekend Escapes near Arnhem
Weekend escapes · 30 places across 14 cities.
Western Europe Weekend Escapes
Weekend escapes · 30 places across 15 cities.
Themed collections
Theme-first discovery collections that include Enschede — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.
Netherlands Cycling Friendly Areas
Cycling Friendly Areas · 36 places across 16 cities.
Netherlands Family Outdoor Escapes
Family Outdoor Escapes · 34 places across 18 cities.
Netherlands Lake Escapes
Lake Escapes · 10 places across 12 cities.
Netherlands Nature Photography Spots
Nature Photography Spots · 23 places across 16 cities.
Netherlands Weekend Nature Retreats
Weekend Nature Retreats · 36 places across 21 cities.
Interpretation
Use the Enschede profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and university-economy context alongside Groningen, Nijmegen, and Eindhoven. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (70/100) and air quality (68/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (64/100), 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 Enschede 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.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- European Environment Agency: Air Quality Status Report
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.