Living in Turnhout

Taxes, housing prices & more · Antwerpen

Turnhout, een stad in de provincie Antwerpen, maakt deel uit van de Kempen. De aanvullende personenbelasting bedraagt 7,5%, wat boven het Vlaamse gemiddelde van 7,2% ligt. De betaalbare vastgoedprijzen compenseren deels de hogere belastingdruk.

Municipal tax

7,5%

Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

913

Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 280.000

Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

47.965

Avg. rent price

€ 843

Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,5%

5% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

913

2% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

145,33

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.092,47

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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Simplified calculation · AJ 2026

Estimated yearly tax burden€ 2.092,47
or per month€ 174,37

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 280.000

18% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 219.000

Price evolution

+3,8%

Transactions

435

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 843 / month

Avg. € 889

+5,7% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 898(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

47.965

Surface area

56,7 km²

Population density

846/km²

Average income

€ 34.607

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

3.956 offences

83,6 per 1,000 inhabitants

-9,7% vs 2023#268 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total
83,6
Theft
25,3
Violence
9,6
Vandalism
7,4
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

66 schools

8.814 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

18

Kindergarten

16

Primary

30

Secondary

2

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

1.720

Kindergarten

3.475

Primary

3.619

Secondary

Childcare

668

licensed spots

41,7

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UAntwerpen

Nearest university · Antwerpen · 39,1 km

Thomas More

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Turnhout · 0,9 km

1

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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