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Living in Herentals

Taxes, housing prices & more · Antwerpen

Gelegen in de Kempen, is Herentals een regionale stad met 29.001 inwoners. De mediaanprijs voor een woonhuis bedraagt € 260.000, wat onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde van € 303.263 ligt. De betaalbare vastgoedprijzen compenseren deels de hogere belastingdruk.

Municipal tax

7,2%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

975

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 291.500

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

29.001

Avg. rent price

€ 857

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,2%

Rond het Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

975

9% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

145,33

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.124,61

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

Simplified calculation · AJ 2026

Estimated yearly tax burden€ 2.124,61
or per month€ 177,05

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 291.500

15% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 235.000

Price evolution

-2,3%

Transactions

225

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 857 / month

→ Avg. € 889

▲ +5,5% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 910(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

29.001

Surface area

47,9 km²

Population density

605/km²

Average income

€ 39.288

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

1.830 offences

63,4 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +10,5% vs 2023#235 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total
63,4
Theft
15,1
Violence
6,5
Vandalism
2,7
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

50 schools

4.272 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

11

Kindergarten

16

Primary

22

Secondary

1

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

761

Kindergarten

1.622

Primary

1.889

Secondary

Childcare

353

licensed spots

48,6

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UAntwerpen

Nearest university · Antwerpen · 30,4 km

Thomas More

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Vorselaar · 6,3 km

2

campuses within 15 km

5

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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