How much municipal tax do you pay in Alken?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Alken is 7,0% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Alken?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Alken are 850 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Alken?

The median price for a house in Alken is € 292.500 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Alken

Taxes, housing prices & more · Limburg

Alken, een landelijke gemeente in de provincie Limburg, maakt deel uit van Haspengouw. Het gemiddeld netto-inkomen per inwoner bedraagt € 24.505, wat rond het Vlaamse gemiddelde ligt. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 827 per maand.

Municipal tax

7,0%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

850

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 292.500

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

11.937

Avg. rent price

€ 827

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,0%

2% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

850

5% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

214,52

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.042,17

Based on a gross income of € 40.000 and a cadastral income (KI) of € 1.200. Calculate with your own details →

Source: Gemeente-Stadsmonitor Vlaanderen, tax year 2025

Calculate your housing cost

Gross annual income (€)

Cadastral income (€)ⓘ

Simplified calculation · AJ 2026

Estimated yearly tax burden€ 2.042,17

or per month€ 170,18

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 292.500

14% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 200.000

Price evolution

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Transactions

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 827 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +6,1% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 916(Fl. avg. € 990)

Gebaseerd op nieuwe huurcontracten afgesloten via een vastgoedkantoor. Bron: CIB Huurbarometer, S1 2025.

Demographics

Inhabitants

11.937

Surface area

28,2 km²

Population density

423/km²

Average income

€ 41.885

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

472 offences

39,6 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -1,7% vs 2023#97 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

39,6

Theft

5,0

Violence

3,6

Vandalism

3,7

Crime statistics are based on police-registered offences (source: Federal Police, 2024). This only includes reported and registered crimes. Cities tend to score higher because more people pass through, work and go out there.

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Source: Federale Politie via Gemeente-Stadsmonitor, 2024

Education & childcare

12 schools

1.778 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

315

Kindergarten

670

Primary

793

Secondary

Childcare

licensed spots

19,5

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UHasselt

Nearest university · Hasselt · 6,8 km

Hogeschool PXL

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Hasselt · 7,4 km

campuses within 15 km

campuses within 30 km

School counts represent the number of locations in the municipality. Student numbers are based on the student's place of residence, not the school's location. Source: Dataloep, Flemish Ministry of Education, school year 2025-2026.

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