Living in Leopoldsburg

Taxes, housing prices & more · Limburg

Leopoldsburg, een landelijke gemeente in de provincie Limburg, maakt deel uit van de Limburgse Kempen. De gemeente hanteert een APB-tarief van 8% en opcentiemen van 850 op de onroerende voorheffing. De vastgoedprijzen stegen het afgelopen jaar met 21,7%.

Municipal tax

8,0%

Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

850

Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 267.500

Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

16.858

Avg. rent price

€ 757

Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

8,0%

12% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

850

5% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

214,52

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.156,01

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

Estimated yearly tax burden€ 2.156,01
or per month€ 179,67

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 267.500

22% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 330.000

Median price apartment

€ 199.000

Price evolution

+21,7%

Transactions

117

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 757 / month

Avg. € 889

+7,2% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 841(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

16.858

Surface area

22,6 km²

Population density

746/km²

Average income

€ 36.518

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

1.128 offences

67,9 per 1,000 inhabitants

+16,4% vs 2023#244 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total
67,9
Theft
9,0
Violence
7,8
Vandalism
4,0
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

25 schools

3.008 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

8

Kindergarten

10

Primary

5

Secondary

2

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

560

Kindergarten

1.169

Primary

1.279

Secondary

Childcare

265

licensed spots

58,3

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UHasselt

Nearest university · Hasselt · 22,0 km

Thomas More

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Geel · 18,8 km

0

campuses within 15 km

4

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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