Overview
- The 2025 report confirms that wealthier residents are increasingly living apart from others, with city leaders highlighting growing segregation among high‑socioeconomic groups.
- Homeownership has become a decisive factor in broad wellbeing, as many renters spend a large share of their income on housing costs.
- Among low‑income residents, roughly three‑quarters say they struggle to make ends meet, and researchers note that this share has risen.
- Amsterdam has an unusually large share of both low and high incomes, with about 17% low‑income households and 15% high‑income households.
- District disparities persist: Zuidoost’s broad wellbeing is falling and Noord also scores lower than in 2022, while Nieuw‑West continues to lag on livability and safety even as citywide averages have improved.