Living in Dessel
Taxes, housing prices & more · Antwerpen
Dessel ligt in de Kempen en telt 10.076 inwoners. Het gemiddeld netto-inkomen per inwoner bedraagt € 22.197, wat onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde ligt. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 868 per maand.
Municipal tax
6,0%
↓Avg. 7,2%
Property tax surcharges
850
↓Avg. 895
Median price house
€ 309.500
↓Avg. € 341.499
Inhabitants
10.076
Avg. rent price
€ 868
↓Avg. € 889
Taxes
Municipal tax (APB)
6,0%
Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)
850
Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)
145,33
Estimated yearly municipal tax burden
€ 1.854,34
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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Simplified calculation · AJ 2026
Real estate prices
Median price house
€ 309.500
Median price villa
Insufficient data
Median price apartment
€ 262.689
Price evolution
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Transactions
55
Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024
Rental prices
Average rent price (S1 2025)
€ 868 / month
→ Avg. € 889
▲ +4,5% vs 2023
Apartment
Gebaseerd op nieuwe huurcontracten afgesloten via een vastgoedkantoor. Bron: CIB Huurbarometer, S1 2025.
Demographics
Inhabitants
10.076
Surface area
27,4 km²
Population density
368/km²
Average income
€ 39.409
Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024
Safety & crime
446 offences
45,1 per 1,000 inhabitants
Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average
Source: Federale Politie via Gemeente-Stadsmonitor, 2024
Education & childcare
9 schools
1.736 students (place of residence)
Schools by type
4
Kindergarten
5
Primary
0
Secondary
0
Special education
Students by level (place of residence)
316
Kindergarten
652
Primary
768
Secondary
Childcare
128
licensed spots
47,4
spots per 100 children (age 0-3)
Higher education nearby
UHasselt
Nearest university · Hasselt · 37,8 km
Thomas More
Nearest college (hogeschool) · Geel · 12,5 km
1
campuses within 15 km
3
campuses within 30 km