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Living in Lier

Taxes, housing prices & more · Antwerpen

Wie het Rivierenland verkent, komt al snel uit bij Lier, een regionale stad met 38.517 inwoners. De aanvullende personenbelasting bedraagt 7,9%, wat boven het Vlaamse gemiddelde van 7,2% ligt. Zowel de belastingen als de vastgoedprijzen liggen boven het Vlaamse gemiddelde.

Municipal tax

7,9%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

787

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 315.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

38.517

Avg. rent price

€ 953

↑Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,9%

10% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

787

12% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

145,33

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.003,28

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€ 2.003,28
or per month€ 166,94

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 315.000

8% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 264.500

Price evolution

+13,6%

Transactions

343

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 953 / month

↑ Avg. € 889

▲ +11,0% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 971(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

38.517

Surface area

49,9 km²

Population density

772/km²

Average income

€ 39.774

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

2.804 offences

73,4 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +2,8% vs 2023#253 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total
73,4
Theft
16,5
Violence
9,4
Vandalism
5,3
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

38 schools

6.129 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

12

Kindergarten

11

Primary

13

Secondary

2

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

1.175

Kindergarten

2.284

Primary

2.670

Secondary

Childcare

415

licensed spots

38,9

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UAntwerpen

Nearest university · Antwerpen · 16,1 km

Thomas More

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Lier · 1,2 km

2

campuses within 15 km

9

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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