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Living in Bornem: what the figures say

Flanders · Antwerp · official figures

In brief

Bornem has 22,076 inhabitants over 39.5 km², that is 558 per km².
Over five years, the municipality gained residents (+3.3%).
Police record 42.0 offences per 1,000 residents here. That is 16% less than a typical Belgian municipality (50.1).
Median income: €32,456 per tax return (half earn more, half earn less). That is +62% compared with Belgium.
On average, 1,747 hours of sunshine and 847 mm of rain a year (RMI, 1991 to 2020). A typical Belgian municipality: 1,703 h and 837 mm.

Sources: Statbel, Federal Police and OpenStreetMap. Immolytics computes the scores out of 100.

Flanders

Where Bornem is in Belgium

The municipality scored out of 100

We count stops, schools, shops and parks.

66/100overall score

65/100public transport

50/100schools

68/100shops and services

75/100green space

74/100everything on foot

What does a home cost in Bornem?

Sale prices at the notary, published in September 2026. The median price splits sales in two: half above, half below.

€297,500house, median price

€269,000apartment, median price

9.2years of income to pay for a house

The full budget to buy in Bornem The full price page

Who lives here?

22,076Population+3.3 % over five years

558Population densityinhabitants per km²

4,030HouseholdsAverage household size : 5.5

4.7 %Foreign population

Age distribution

Income and jobs

€32,456Median income+62.3 % National comparison

2,362Enterprises107.0 per 1,000 inhabitants

Tax pressure : 25.6 %

How many offences do the police record here?

The number of offences police recorded, per 1,000 residents.

Offences recorded by the police in 2024

42.0

recorded offences per 1,000 residents

Below median

Bornem

42.0

Belgian median

50.1

Comparable density

50.2

This figure counts the offences recorded on the municipality's territory, divided by the number of residents. Towns that receive commuters, shoppers and visitors every day come out higher, because offences against them are counted although they do not live there. It is therefore not a measure of the risk to a resident, which is why we do not give a safety score.

Source: Belgian Federal Police, police crime statistics, offences recorded in 2024 by place of offence. Population: Statbel.

Schools and transport

The schools and stops actually in the municipality.

Schools

School map

Total schools

School density

5.4

per 10,000 pop.

Primary / kindergarten

Secondary

Higher education

Source: FASE 2026 (Wallonia-Brussels Federation) and Onderwijs Vlaanderen

Public Transport

Total stops

Transit density

43.5

stops per 10,000 pop.

Train stations

Bus stops

Source: GTFS Belgium, SNCB, De Lijn, TEC, STIB (CC BY 4.0)

Climate of Bornem

RMI normals for 1991-2020, each set against the median Belgian municipality.

11.3 °Cmean annual temperaturemedian municipality: 10.8 °C

1,747 hhours of sunshine per yearmedian municipality: 1,703 h

847 mmprecipitation per yearmedian municipality: 837 mm

137rainy days (at least 1 mm)median municipality: 134

41frost daysmedian municipality: 51

8days at 30 °C or moremedian municipality: 7

Last frost on average on 10 April, first frost on 11 November; growing season from 11 May to 13 October.

Source: RMI (Royal Meteorological Institute), climate statistics of Belgian municipalities, reference period 1991-2020. RMI sheet for the municipality (PDF, in French)

What about nearby municipalities?

For each one: the median house price and the overall score.

Antwerp€377,50070/100 Mechelen€375,00075/100 Turnhout€297,50078/100 Heist-op-den-Berg€405,10067/100 Geel€325,00065/100 Mol€300,00071/100

More about Bornem

Frequently asked questions

Bornem has 22,076 residents, or 558 per km². In five years, the population changed by +3.3% (Statbel).

The federal police recorded 42.0 offences per 1,000 residents here. A typical Belgian municipality has 50.1. The figure covers everything, from bike theft to assault. It describes the whole municipality, not your street.

The median house price is €297,500. For an apartment: €269,000. These are sales at the notary (Statbel, September 2026). The 'Buying in Bornem' page adds registration duties and fees.

The municipality has 12 schools: 8 primary and 4 secondary (Community registers). The full list, school by school, is higher up this page.

Sources: Statbel for population, households, incomes and prices. Federal Police for safety, Community registers for schools. Transport operators' timetables for buses and trains, OpenStreetMap for the scores. These are figures, not an opinion.

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