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Living in Herselt: what the figures say

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In brief

Herselt has 14,838 inhabitants over 49.4 km², that is 301 per km².
Over five years, the municipality gained residents (+2.2%).
Police record 45.8 offences per 1,000 residents here. That is close to a typical Belgian municipality (50.1).
Median income: €31,163 per tax return (half earn more, half earn less). That is +56% compared with Belgium.
On average, 1,698 hours of sunshine and 818 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 Herselt is in Belgium

The municipality scored out of 100

We count stops, schools, shops and parks.

43/100overall score

45/100public transport

14/100schools

34/100shops and services

87/100green space

48/100everything on foot

What does a home cost in Herselt?

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

€345,000house, median price

€287,000apartment, median price

11.1years of income to pay for a house

The full budget to buy in Herselt The full price page

Who lives here?

14,838Population+2.2 % over five years

301Population densityinhabitants per km²

2,503HouseholdsAverage household size : 5.9

3.9 %Foreign population

Age distribution

Income and jobs

€31,163Median income+55.8 % National comparison

1,435Enterprises96.7 per 1,000 inhabitants

Tax pressure : 22.7 %

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

45.8

recorded offences per 1,000 residents

Near median

Herselt

45.8

Belgian median

50.1

Comparable density

47.1

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

3.4

per 10,000 pop.

Primary / kindergarten

Secondary

Higher education

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

Public Transport

Total stops

Transit density

55.9

stops per 10,000 pop.

Bus stops

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

Climate of Herselt

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

10.9 °Cmean annual temperaturemedian municipality: 10.8 °C

1,698 hhours of sunshine per yearmedian municipality: 1,703 h

818 mmprecipitation per yearmedian municipality: 837 mm

133rainy days (at least 1 mm)median municipality: 134

54frost daysmedian municipality: 51

9days at 30 °C or moremedian municipality: 7

Last frost on average on 15 April, first frost on 5 November; growing season from 13 May to 11 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 Herselt

Frequently asked questions

Herselt has 14,838 residents, or 301 per km². In five years, the population changed by +2.2% (Statbel).

The federal police recorded 45.8 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 €345,000. For an apartment: €287,000. These are sales at the notary (Statbel, September 2026). The 'Buying in Herselt' page adds registration duties and fees.

The municipality has 5 schools: 5 primary and 0 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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