Living in Lommel

Taxes, housing prices & more · Limburg

Wie de Limburgse Kempen verkent, komt al snel uit bij Lommel, een regionale stad met 35.208 inwoners. De aanvullende personenbelasting bedraagt 6%, wat onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde van 7,2% ligt. De vastgoedprijzen daalden het afgelopen jaar met 13,5%.

Municipal tax

6,0%

Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

819

Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 336.750

Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

35.208

Avg. rent price

€ 932

Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

6,0%

16% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

819

8% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

214,52

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 1.895,17

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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Estimated yearly tax burden€ 1.895,17
or per month€ 157,93

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 336.750

Rond het Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 307.500

Median price apartment

€ 262.500

Price evolution

-13,5%

Transactions

232

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 932 / month

Avg. € 889

+8,0% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 992(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

35.208

Surface area

102,3 km²

Population density

344/km²

Average income

€ 38.024

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

1.979 offences

56,7 per 1,000 inhabitants

-3,0% vs 2023#212 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total
56,7
Theft
13,2
Violence
4,9
Vandalism
3,4
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

44 schools

5.582 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

16

Kindergarten

16

Primary

6

Secondary

6

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

951

Kindergarten

2.195

Primary

2.436

Secondary

Childcare

355

licensed spots

43,5

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UHasselt

Nearest university · Hasselt · 33,4 km

Thomas More

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Geel · 22,9 km

0

campuses within 15 km

2

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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