Living in Tongeren-Borgloon

Taxes, housing prices & more · Limburg

Tongeren-Borgloon is een fusiegemeente die op 1 januari 2025 ontstond uit de samenvoeging van Tongeren en Borgloon. Gelegen in Haspengouw in de provincie Limburg, is het een regionale stad met 43.980 inwoners. De gemeente hanteert een APB-tarief van 7,1% en opcentiemen van 900 op de onroerende voorheffing.

Municipal tax

7,1%

Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

900

Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 245.000

Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

43.980

Avg. rent price

€ 799

Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,1%

Rond het Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

900

Rond het Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

214,52

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.107,02

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€ 2.107,02
or per month€ 175,59

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 245.000

28% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 200.000

Price evolution

-21,8%

Transactions

421

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 799 / month

Avg. € 889

+3,6% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 862(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

43.980

Surface area

139,1 km²

Population density

316/km²

Average income

€ 22.421

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

2.531 offences

57,9 per 1,000 inhabitants

-17,7% vs 2023#219 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total
57,9
Theft
10,0
Violence
7,4
Vandalism
5,4
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

60 schools

6.568 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

21

Kindergarten

20

Primary

15

Secondary

4

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

1.133

Kindergarten

2.527

Primary

2.908

Secondary

Childcare

350

licensed spots

33,3

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UHasselt

Nearest university · Hasselt · 18,5 km

UCLL

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Diepenbeek · 17,6 km

0

campuses within 15 km

3

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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