Living in Lummen

Taxes, housing prices & more · Limburg

In de regio Hasselt vind je Lummen, een landelijke gemeente met een oppervlakte van 53,7 km². De aanvullende personenbelasting bedraagt 6,7%, wat onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde van 7,2% ligt. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 873 per maand.

Municipal tax

6,7%

Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

835

Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 340.000

Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

15.347

Avg. rent price

€ 873

Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

6,7%

6% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

835

7% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

214,52

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 1.991,97

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€ 1.991,97
or per month€ 166,00

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 340.000

Rond het Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 347.500

Median price apartment

€ 224.000

Price evolution

-3,3%

Transactions

131

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 873 / month

Avg. € 889

+5,9% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 988(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

15.347

Surface area

53,7 km²

Population density

286/km²

Average income

€ 43.039

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

695 offences

45,4 per 1,000 inhabitants

+1,3% vs 2023#145 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total
45,4
Theft
7,6
Violence
3,7
Vandalism
3,5
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

19 schools

2.445 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

7

Kindergarten

7

Primary

2

Secondary

3

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

467

Kindergarten

922

Primary

1.056

Secondary

Childcare

161

licensed spots

44,1

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UHasselt

Nearest university · Hasselt · 13,8 km

Hogeschool PXL

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Hasselt · 13,8 km

2

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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