Netherlands / Western Europe
Hengelo is an indexed city in Netherlands (Western Europe), with a metropolitan population of about ~81K. This profile brings together deterministic city-intelligence indicators for Hengelo spanning cost of living, climate, safety and quality of life, economy and jobs, education, and healthcare. Hengelo is a western europe city of about ~81K in Netherlands. On the composite city-intelligence score, Hengelo sits around the indexed median (74/100).
8 of 8 published intelligence dimensions. Positions compare Hengelo with other indexed cities in Netherlands.
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Composite profile
74/100
Use the Hengelo profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Netherlands and across Western Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations.
74/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Directional
Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 74/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 52/100 | Hengelo's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 78/100 | Hengelo'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 | 80/100 | Hengelo's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 79/100 | Hengelo's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 77/100 | Hengelo's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 83/100 | Hengelo's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 83/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Safety, air quality, internet speed and energy for Hengelo, each as a 0–100 GCI model indicator.
A GCI model indicator for orientation (model edition 2025), not an official statistic. How it is built.
A GCI model indicator for orientation (model edition 2025), not an official statistic. How it is built.
A GCI model indicator for orientation (model edition 2025), not an official statistic. How it is built.
A GCI model indicator for orientation (model edition 2025), not an official statistic. How it is built.
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Hengelo ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (88/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Hengelo has a very high quality-of-life estimate (88/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Hengelo scores very high for family living (88/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Hengelo is high for remote workers (79/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Hengelo is very high for retirement (82/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.
Local public safety guidance for Hengelo, 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 Hengelo, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Netherlands emergency profile.
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
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 context for Hengelo, 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 Hengelo, see the Netherlands healthcare profile.
Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.
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.
Local mobility context for Hengelo, 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 Hengelo, see the Netherlands transport profile.
Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.
Used as the primary federal attribution for Dutch national transport context.
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.
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Hengelo. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Source-attributed values for Hengelo 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. | ||
Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailableThe 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).
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.
Quick, evidence-based answers about Hengelo drawn from this profile's indexed cost, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data. Figures are deterministic estimates for orientation — verify specifics with official sources.
Yes — excellent quality of life (88/100), with nearby nature such as Ledeboerpark, G.J. van Heekpark.
Excellent (88/100) on safety, schools and green space.
Around average cost; about €1,750/month for one person (estimate).
Late spring to early autumn; warmest in Jul, coldest in Jan.
Mainly tourism, hospitality, energy.
An oceanic climate, averaging about 9.7°C.
Higher education is strong (70/100).
Healthcare access is strong (71/100).
Retirement suitability is strong (71/100).
Within ~170 km: Ledeboerpark, G.J. van Heekpark.
Rankings and topic pages for Hengelo.
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Cost of living estimates for Hengelo — 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 profile for Hengelo — 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 profile for Hengelo — tourism economy, economy score 81/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, energy. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Education profile for Hengelo — regional education center, education score 67/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement profile for Hengelo — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 71/100, retirement score 71/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Source-attributed visual context for Hengelo 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 checklist for Hengelo — 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.
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 Hengelo 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 Hengelo using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Hengelo across Global City Intelligence — comparisons, rankings, places and editorial coverage.
Global ranking pages. Linking to one says nothing about how Hengelo places in it.
23 indexed destinations within reach — 10 cities and 13 natural places — grouped by measured straight-line distance. Cross-border options reach Germany.
13 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach, grouped by what kind of place they are. Distances are straight-line kilometres from the city centre.
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Hengelo. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
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Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to Hengelo, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.
Hengelo has a very high quality-of-life estimate (88/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure. Visitors can also reach nature such as Ledeboerpark, G.J. van Heekpark and Volkspark (Enschede) within weekend range.
Hengelo has a very high quality-of-life estimate (88/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure. It indexes 88/100 for overall quality of life.
A single resident of Hengelo spends roughly €1,750 per month, with a one-bedroom rent near €929. Overall the city is around average cost for the Netherlands. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.
Plan for around-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. Hengelo is high for remote workers (79/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Hengelo's labour market is very strong, with opportunities concentrated in tourism and hospitality, technology and manufacturing. Hengelo has a tourism-driven economy with strengths in tourism, hospitality and energy.
Hengelo offers strong infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 88/100.
Hengelo is a regional education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Economics, Law and Engineering.
Hengelo offers a strong student environment, supported by walkable neighborhoods, strong quality of life and good connectivity.
Hengelo has a regional healthcare center, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 71/100. Residents have strong access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.
Hengelo offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 71/100. Residents benefit from parks and green space, walkable streets and broad urban amenities and day-to-day services.
Hengelo has an oceanic climate, averaging about 9.7°C annually with roughly 821 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jul and the coldest Jan. The driest is typically Apr.
Hengelo ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (88/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.
Hengelo indexes a walkability score of 86 and a cycling score of 100 out of 100. Check the local operator for live transit routes and fares.
Nature destinations within about 170 km of Hengelo include Ledeboerpark, G.J. van Heekpark and Volkspark (Enschede). Each is linked with its official source on the profile.
Hengelo scores very high for family living (88/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Hengelo rates 55/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 97/100 for green space. Nearby nature such as Ledeboerpark, G.J. van Heekpark and Volkspark (Enschede) supports day hikes, water activities and weekend trips.
Use the Hengelo profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Netherlands and across Western Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations. Its standout dimensions are climate risk (83/100) and energy (80/100). 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 Hengelo 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.
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.
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.