Antwerpen is located in the province of Antwerpen, in the Antwerpen district. On 1 January 2026 it had 565,615 inhabitants. The municipality covers 208.2 km², or 2,717 inhabitants per km². This guide brings together the key figures for anyone considering a move to Antwerpen, each compared with the Flemish average.

House prices

In 2025, the median sale price of a house in Antwerpen was €369,000, around the Flemish average (€355,500). This median is based on 2,949 sales. Compared with 2024, the median price is up 7.6%. A detached house had a median price of €649,500. An apartment had a median price of €245,000.

Source: Statbel, 2025.

Rents

In 2025, the average rent for an apartment in Antwerpen was €906 per month, above the Flemish average (€825). For a house it was €933 per month, below the Flemish average (€1,025).

Source: Gemeente-Stadsmonitor Vlaanderen, 2025 (average rent per property type).

Municipal taxes

The additional personal income tax (APB) in Antwerpen is 7% in tax year 2026, around the Flemish average (7.2%). The APB is a percentage on top of the personal income tax you pay to the federal government.

On the property tax, Antwerpen levies 850 municipal surcharges, below the Flemish average (916); the province of Antwerpen adds 160. For a home with a cadastral income of €1,200, the property tax comes to about €1,216 per year.

Source: Gemeente-Stadsmonitor Vlaanderen, tax year 2026.

Schools and childcare

Antwerpen has 580 school locations (school year 2025-2026): 198 for nursery education, 194 for primary education, 143 for secondary education and 45 for special needs education. 107,433 pupils in compulsory education live in Antwerpen. Childcare offers 9,000 licensed places, or 45.0 per 100 children under 3, around the Flemish average (45.0). The nearest university is UAntwerpen in Antwerpen, 5 km away as the crow flies; the nearest university college is AP Hogeschool in Antwerpen (5 km).

Source: Flemish Ministry of Education, school year 2025-2026; childcare: Opgroeien, 2024.

Safety

In 2025, the police registered 61,774 offences in Antwerpen, or 109.9 per 1,000 inhabitants, above the Flemish average (51.4). Compared with 2024, the number of registered offences is down 3.1%. The figure includes all offences registered in the municipality, including those involving non-residents.

Source: Federal Police via Gemeente-Stadsmonitor, 2025.

Nearby municipalities

Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht: median house price €338,500, APB 5%, rent apartment €887
Stabroek: median house price €375,000, APB 7.3%, rent apartment €866
Kapellen: median house price €430,000, APB 5.5%, rent apartment €909

Put Antwerpen side by side with Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht in the comparison tool. All figures for Antwerpen, including the price trend since 2010, are on the municipality page.

Moving to Antwerpen? House prices, taxes and schools in figures