Netherlands / Western Europe
Maastricht is a southern Dutch metro at the German and Belgian borders, with international-university, EU-treaty heritage, and cross-border-services activity. Maastricht is a western europe city of about ~0.12M metro in Netherlands. On the composite city-intelligence score, Maastricht sits around the indexed median (74/100).
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Composite profile
74/100
Use the Maastricht profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level cross-border context alongside Liege and Aachen-area peers.
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 | 68/100 | Maastricht's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 75/100 | Maastricht'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 | 74/100 | Maastricht's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 73/100 | Maastricht's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 74/100 | Maastricht's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 72/100 | Maastricht's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 72/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Maastricht 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.
Maastricht has a very high quality-of-life estimate (82/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, cleanliness and infrastructure.
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Maastricht scores very high for family living (83/100), helped by education access, safety and healthcare.
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Maastricht is very high for remote workers (81/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Maastricht is very high for retirement (81/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability and a clean environment.
Local public safety guidance for Maastricht, 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 Maastricht, 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 Maastricht, 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 Maastricht, 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 Maastricht, 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 Maastricht, 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 Maastricht. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Source-attributed values for Maastricht 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 Maastricht 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 (82/100), with nearby nature such as Sint-Pietersberg, Hoge Kempen National Park.
Excellent (83/100) on safety, schools and green space.
More affordable than average; about €1,580/month for one person (estimate).
Late spring to early autumn; warmest in Jul, coldest in Jan.
Mainly tourism, energy, technology.
An oceanic climate, averaging about 10.7°C.
Higher education is strong (71/100).
Healthcare access is strong (73/100).
Retirement suitability is strong (72/100).
Within ~170 km: Sint-Pietersberg, Hoge Kempen National Park.
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Maastricht's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Maastricht'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.
Maastricht's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Maastricht's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Maastricht's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Maastricht's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
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Cost of living estimates for Maastricht — 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 Maastricht — Oceanic climate, annual average 10.7°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 Maastricht — regional center, economy score 83/100, key industries including tourism, energy, technology. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Education profile for Maastricht — regional education center, education score 69/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement profile for Maastricht — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 73/100, retirement score 72/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Source-attributed visual context for Maastricht 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 Maastricht — 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 Maastricht 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 Maastricht using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Maastricht. 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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Regional discovery collections that include Maastricht — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.
Cross-border region · 30 places across 62 cities.
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Weekend escapes · 30 places across 52 cities.
Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to Maastricht, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.
Maastricht has a very high quality-of-life estimate (82/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, cleanliness and infrastructure. Visitors can also reach nature such as Sint-Pietersberg, Hoge Kempen National Park and Savelsbos within weekend range.
Maastricht has a very high quality-of-life estimate (82/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, cleanliness and infrastructure. It indexes 82/100 for overall quality of life.
A single resident of Maastricht spends roughly €1,580 per month, with a one-bedroom rent near €839. Overall the city is more affordable than average for the Netherlands. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.
Plan for below-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. Maastricht is very high for remote workers (81/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Maastricht's labour market is very strong, with opportunities concentrated in technology, tourism and hospitality and manufacturing. Maastricht has a regional economy with strengths in tourism, energy and technology.
Maastricht offers strong infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 89/100.
Maastricht is a regional education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Social Sciences, Engineering and Computer Science.
Maastricht offers a strong student environment, supported by walkable neighborhoods, relatively affordable living and strong quality of life.
Maastricht has a regional healthcare center, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 73/100. Residents have strong access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.
Maastricht offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 72/100. Residents benefit from walkable streets and broad urban amenities and day-to-day services.
Maastricht has an oceanic climate, averaging about 10.7°C annually with roughly 821 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jul and the coldest Jan. The driest is typically Apr.
Maastricht ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (88/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.
Maastricht indexes a walkability score of 88 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 Maastricht include Sint-Pietersberg, Hoge Kempen National Park and Savelsbos. Each is linked with its official source on the profile.
Maastricht scores very high for family living (83/100), helped by education access, safety and healthcare.
Maastricht rates 32/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 60/100 for green space. Nearby nature such as Sint-Pietersberg, Hoge Kempen National Park and Savelsbos supports day hikes, water activities and weekend trips.
Use the Maastricht profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level cross-border context alongside Liege and Aachen-area peers. Its standout dimensions are air quality (75/100) and energy (74/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (68/100), 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 Maastricht 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.