Nijmegen

Living in Nijmegen

Nijmegen claims the title of oldest city in the Netherlands and pairs its historic riverfront on the Waal with the youthful energy of Radboud University on the southern heights. The centre climbs from the Waalkade through old lanes towards the university belt, where student demand dominates rooms, studios, and shared housing. Across the river, Lent has grown rapidly with new urban development connected by bridges and city buses, while Nijmegen-Oost offers established leafy family streets. Hills and the moraine landscape give the city a topographical character rare in the Netherlands, and the annual Four Days Marches embed walking culture into civic identity. Rail links run towards Arnhem and 's-Hertogenbosch. Competition for student-appropriate stock is intense during academic cycles; family housing spreads across more districts and rewards wider geographic comparison.