Living in Bree

Taxes, housing prices & more · Limburg

In Noord-Limburg vind je Bree, een regionale stad met een oppervlakte van 65 km². De gemeente hanteert een APB-tarief van 8% en opcentiemen van 944 op de onroerende voorheffing. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 858 per maand.

Municipal tax

8,0%

Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

944

Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 269.000

Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

17.210

Avg. rent price

€ 858

Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

8,0%

12% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

944

5% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

214,52

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.256,53

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

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Estimated yearly tax burden€ 2.256,53
or per month€ 188,04

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 269.000

21% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 285.000

Median price apartment

€ 220.000

Price evolution

+4,6%

Transactions

122

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 858 / month

Avg. € 889

+5,5% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 917(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

17.210

Surface area

65 km²

Population density

265/km²

Average income

€ 37.225

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

875 offences

51,6 per 1,000 inhabitants

-4,5% vs 2023#196 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total
51,6
Theft
8,3
Violence
4,5
Vandalism
5,5
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

24 schools

2.589 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

8

Kindergarten

8

Primary

7

Secondary

1

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

462

Kindergarten

991

Primary

1.136

Secondary

Childcare

172

licensed spots

39,9

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UHasselt

Nearest university · Hasselt · 30,7 km

UCLL

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Diepenbeek · 28,9 km

0

campuses within 15 km

1

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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