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Living in Ixelles: what the figures say

Brussels · Bruxelles-Capitale · official figures

In brief

  • Ixelles has 89,278 inhabitants over 6.3 km², that is 14,082 per km².
  • Over five years, the municipality gained residents (+2.8%).
  • Police record 161.7 offences per 1,000 residents here. That is 223% more than a typical Belgian municipality (50.1).
  • Median income: €29,028 per tax return (half earn more, half earn less). That is +45% compared with Belgium.
  • On average, 1,621 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.

Brussels

Where Ixelles is in Belgium

The municipality scored out of 100

We count stops, schools, shops and parks.

69/100overall score
100/100public transport
29/100schools
88/100shops and services
38/100green space
92/100everything on foot

What does a home cost in Ixelles?

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

€815,000house, median price
€350,000apartment, median price
28.1years of income to pay for a house
The full budget to buy in IxellesThe full price page

Who lives here?

89,278Population+2.8 % over five years
14,082Population densityinhabitants per km²
37,933HouseholdsAverage household size : 2.4
50.7 %Foreign population

Age distribution

Income and jobs

€29,028Median income+45.1 % National comparison
15,082Enterprises168.9 per 1,000 inhabitants

Tax pressure : 26.7 %

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

161.7

recorded offences per 1,000 residents

Well above median
Ixelles
161.7
Belgian median
50.1
Comparable density
71.2

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

38

School density

4.3

per 10,000 pop.

Primary / kindergarten
21
Secondary
10
Higher education
7

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

Public Transport

Total stops

158

Weekday departures

79,626

Transit density

17.7

stops per 10,000 pop.

Train stations
2
Bus stops
111
Tram stops
43
Metro stations
2

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

Climate of Ixelles

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

10.9 °Cmean annual temperaturemedian municipality: 10.8 °C
1,621 hhours of sunshine per yearmedian municipality: 1,703 h
830 mmprecipitation per yearmedian municipality: 837 mm
133rainy days (at least 1 mm)median municipality: 134
43frost daysmedian municipality: 51
6days at 30 °C or moremedian municipality: 7

Last frost on average on 2 April, first frost on 15 November; growing season from 15 May to 8 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.

Brussels€415,00081/100Schaerbeek€604,00074/100Anderlecht€372,50082/100Molenbeek-Saint-Jean€363,75072/100Uccle€618,00080/100Woluwe-Saint-Lambert€655,00070/100

More about Ixelles

Frequently asked questions

Ixelles has 89,278 residents, or 14,082 per km². In five years, the population changed by +2.8% (Statbel).
The federal police recorded 161.7 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 €815,000. For an apartment: €350,000. These are sales at the notary (Statbel, September 2026). The 'Buying in Ixelles' page adds registration duties and fees.
The municipality has 38 schools: 21 primary and 10 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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