Rietmeent en Dijkmeent, Almere

Living in Rietmeent en Dijkmeent

Rietmeent en Dijkmeent is town feel without the crowds — amenities close by, calm on the street, and the stock is a genuine mix of apartments and family houses (42% houses).

With just 2,646 residents per km², this is space by Dutch standards.

Almere is the Netherlands' youngest city — planned, spacious and car-friendly, with newer housing stock than almost anywhere else in the country. Many residents commute: Amsterdam is around 25 minutes by train, which is exactly the trade many buyers here have chosen.

The housing market in Rietmeent en Dijkmeent

The average home value (WOZ) in Rietmeent en Dijkmeent is €312,000, which puts it at #137 of 165 neighborhoods in Almere — 17% cheaper than most of the city, which makes it one of the more approachable entry points into the city. For scale: Almere's cheapest buurt averages €169,000 and its priciest €1,166,000, so Rietmeent en Dijkmeent sits among the city's more affordable ones.

The direction of the market: between 2015 and 2025 the average WOZ value here rose from €206,000 to €312,000, up 51% — slower than the city as a whole (+105%). WOZ values lag the market by about a year, but the trend itself is reliable.

Ownership is split: 49% owner-occupied against 51% rental, including 34% social housing. Enough homes trade hands to give you comparable sales, but check what's actually for sale versus rented in the specific block you're eyeing — the mix can flip from one street to the next.

Who lives here

Demographically, Rietmeent en Dijkmeent is dominated by established households in the 45-to-65 bracket (28% of its 695 residents), followed by 25-to-45 year olds at 26%. Households split into 45% singles and 31% families with children — a real mix rather than one lifestyle. The average household counts 2.0 people.

As for who your neighbors would be: incomes lean modest — 47% of households are among the country's lower earners.

Daily errands, coffee and dinner

Day to day: plan your groceries: the nearest large supermarket is 0.9 km away; dining out means a short trip: only 3 cafés or restaurants sit within a kilometer.

The practical checklist most buyers forget to make: pharmacy 12 min walk · GP 14 min · hospital 6.3 km · library 1.6 km. None of these will decide a purchase on their own, but a GP taking new patients nearby is the kind of thing you only miss after moving.

Families and schools

For families: the nearest primary school is 4 minutes on foot; daycare is 0.3 km away — check waiting lists early, they are long everywhere in the Netherlands; secondary school is a 6-minute bike ride, which Dutch teenagers do in all weather.

Getting around

Getting around: the nearest train station is 5.8 km out, so day-to-day life here leans on the car or bus; the nearest highway on-ramp is 3.0 km away; car ownership is moderate (0.9 per household).

Energy and running costs

Since 100% of the stock predates 2000, always check the energy label of a specific listing — the difference between label C and label F on an average home here is easily a few thousand euros a year in heating, and it changes what you can sensibly bid.

Before you bid in Rietmeent en Dijkmeent

Before you bid in Rietmeent en Dijkmeent: the price gap with the rest of Almere is real, but so is the reason for it — walk the neighborhood at different times of day before committing.

None of these averages can tell you whether the specific house you found is fairly priced — that depends on its size, energy label, state of maintenance and the recent sales around it. That is exactly what a free HomeReview report checks, in about 10 seconds, for any Dutch address.

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