How much municipal tax do you pay in Lanaken?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Lanaken is 6,9% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Lanaken?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Lanaken are 756 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Lanaken?

The median price for a house in Lanaken is € 317.500 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Lanaken

Taxes, housing prices & more · Limburg

Lanaken is een landelijke gemeente in het arrondissement Tongeren, in het Maasland. De aanvullende personenbelasting bedraagt 6,9%, wat rond het Vlaamse gemiddelde van 7,2% ligt. Zowel de belastingdruk als de vastgoedprijzen liggen onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde.

Municipal tax

6,9%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

756

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 317.500

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

26.457

Avg. rent price

€ 888

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

6,9%

4% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

756

16% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

214,52

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 1.930,27

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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Gross annual income (€)

Cadastral income (€)ⓘ

Simplified calculation · AJ 2026

Estimated yearly tax burden€ 1.930,27

or per month€ 160,86

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 317.500

7% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 400.000

Median price apartment

€ 219.000

Price evolution

+1,8%

Transactions

239

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 888 / month

→ Avg. € 889

▲ +9,6% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 995(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

26.457

Surface area

59 km²

Population density

448/km²

Average income

€ 38.400

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

1.276 offences

48,4 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +1,3% vs 2023#170 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

48,4

Theft

11,2

Violence

4,5

Vandalism

4,6

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

23 schools

3.715 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

729

Kindergarten

1.422

Primary

1.564

Secondary

Childcare

297

licensed spots

47,1

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UHasselt

Nearest university · Hasselt · 21,1 km

UCLL

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Diepenbeek · 17,6 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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