Living in Meerhout
Taxes, housing prices & more · Antwerpen
Meerhout is een landelijke gemeente in de Kempen, in de provincie Antwerpen. Het gemiddeld netto-inkomen per inwoner bedraagt € 23.416, wat rond het Vlaamse gemiddelde ligt. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 826 per maand.
Municipal tax
8,0%
↑Avg. 7,2%
Property tax surcharges
913
↑Avg. 895
Median price house
€ 257.500
↓Avg. € 341.499
Inhabitants
10.377
Avg. rent price
€ 826
↓Avg. € 889
Taxes
Municipal tax (APB)
8,0%
Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)
913
Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)
145,33
Estimated yearly municipal tax burden
€ 2.149,39
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
Real estate prices
Median price house
€ 257.500
Median price villa
Insufficient data
Median price apartment
€ 212.500
Price evolution
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Transactions
87
Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024
Rental prices
Average rent price (S1 2025)
€ 826 / month
↓ Avg. € 889
▲ +8,6% vs 2023
Apartment
Gebaseerd op nieuwe huurcontracten afgesloten via een vastgoedkantoor. Bron: CIB Huurbarometer, S1 2025.
Demographics
Inhabitants
10.377
Surface area
36,5 km²
Population density
284/km²
Average income
€ 40.691
Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024
Safety & crime
373 offences
35,9 per 1,000 inhabitants
Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average
Source: Federale Politie via Gemeente-Stadsmonitor, 2024
Education & childcare
11 schools
1.655 students (place of residence)
Schools by type
6
Kindergarten
4
Primary
0
Secondary
1
Special education
Students by level (place of residence)
270
Kindergarten
617
Primary
768
Secondary
Childcare
102
licensed spots
47,0
spots per 100 children (age 0-3)
Higher education nearby
UHasselt
Nearest university · Hasselt · 28,4 km
Thomas More
Nearest college (hogeschool) · Geel · 7,3 km
1
campuses within 15 km
5
campuses within 30 km