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Living in Houthulst: what the figures say

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In brief

Houthulst has 10,464 inhabitants over 46.5 km², that is 225 per km².
Over five years, the municipality gained residents (+3.6%).
Police record 39.1 offences per 1,000 residents here. That is 22% less than a typical Belgian municipality (50.1).
Median income: €30,479 per tax return (half earn more, half earn less). That is +52% compared with Belgium.
On average, 1,774 hours of sunshine and 830 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 Houthulst is in Belgium

The municipality scored out of 100

We count stops, schools, shops and parks.

42/100overall score

17/100public transport

39/100schools

33/100shops and services

85/100green space

44/100everything on foot

What does a home cost in Houthulst?

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

€287,000house, median price

9.4years of income to pay for a house

The full budget to buy in Houthulst The full price page

Who lives here?

10,464Population+3.6 % over five years

225Population densityinhabitants per km²

1,731HouseholdsAverage household size : 6.1

5.4 %Foreign population

Age distribution

Income and jobs

€30,479Median income+52.4 % National comparison

1,243Enterprises118.8 per 1,000 inhabitants

Tax pressure : 20.5 %

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

39.1

recorded offences per 1,000 residents

Below median

Houthulst

39.1

Belgian median

50.1

Comparable density

43.7

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

4.8

per 10,000 pop.

Primary / kindergarten

Secondary

Higher education

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

Public Transport

Total stops

Transit density

46.8

stops per 10,000 pop.

Bus stops

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

Climate of Houthulst

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

10.8 °Cmean annual temperaturemedian municipality: 10.8 °C

1,774 hhours of sunshine per yearmedian municipality: 1,703 h

830 mmprecipitation per yearmedian municipality: 837 mm

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

41frost daysmedian municipality: 51

5days at 30 °C or moremedian municipality: 7

Last frost on average on 1 April, first frost on 15 November; growing season from 14 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.

Bruges€360,00076/100 Courtrai€266,00069/100 Ostend€304,50066/100 Roulers€255,00074/100 Waregem€316,50063/100 Ypres€245,60073/100

More about Houthulst

Frequently asked questions

Houthulst has 10,464 residents, or 225 per km². In five years, the population changed by +3.6% (Statbel).

The federal police recorded 39.1 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 €287,000. For an apartment: not published. These are sales at the notary (Statbel, September 2026). The 'Buying in Houthulst' 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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