Living in Voeren

Taxes, housing prices & more · Limburg

Wie de Voerstreek verkent, komt al snel uit bij Voeren, een landelijke gemeente met 4.412 inwoners. De aanvullende personenbelasting bedraagt 7,5%, wat boven het Vlaamse gemiddelde van 7,2% ligt. Met 87 inwoners per km² is het een uitgesproken landelijke gemeente.

Municipal tax

7,5%

Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

945

Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 275.000

Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

4.412

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,5%

5% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

945

6% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

214,52

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.200,68

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€ 2.200,68
or per month€ 183,39

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 275.000

19% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

Insufficient data

Price evolution

Transactions

28

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Insufficient data available for this municipality.

Flemish average: € 889 / maand

Based on new rental contracts concluded through a real estate agency. Source: CIB Huurbarometer, S1 2025.

Demographics

Inhabitants

4.412

Surface area

50,6 km²

Population density

87/km²

Average income

€ 22.580

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

180 offences

40,9 per 1,000 inhabitants

-21,1% vs 2023#106 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total
40,9
Theft
8,6
Violence
3,4
Vandalism
3,2
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

9 schools

406 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

5

Kindergarten

3

Primary

1

Secondary

0

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

95

Kindergarten

155

Primary

156

Secondary

Childcare

37

licensed spots

26,9

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UHasselt

Nearest university · Hasselt · 39,0 km

UCLL

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Diepenbeek · 35,9 km

0

campuses within 15 km

0

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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