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Living in Merksplas: what the figures say

Flanders · Antwerp · official figures

In brief

  • Merksplas has 8,883 inhabitants over 41.9 km², that is 212 per km².
  • Over five years, the municipality gained residents (+3.3%).
  • Police record 50.0 offences per 1,000 residents here. That is close to a typical Belgian municipality (50.1).
  • Median income: €31,708 per tax return (half earn more, half earn less). That is +59% compared with Belgium.
  • On average, 1,720 hours of sunshine and 894 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 Merksplas is in Belgium

The municipality scored out of 100

We count stops, schools, shops and parks.

38/100overall score
10/100public transport
35/100schools
38/100shops and services
84/100green space
26/100everything on foot

What does a home cost in Merksplas?

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

€430,000house, median price
13.6years of income to pay for a house
The full budget to buy in MerksplasThe full price page

Who lives here?

8,883Population+3.3 % over five years
212Population densityinhabitants per km²
1,173HouseholdsAverage household size : 7.6
12.4 %Foreign population

Age distribution

Income and jobs

€31,708Median income+58.5 % National comparison
1,024Enterprises115.3 per 1,000 inhabitants

Tax pressure : 22.3 %

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

50.0

recorded offences per 1,000 residents

Near median
Merksplas
50.0
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

4

School density

4.5

per 10,000 pop.

Primary / kindergarten
4
Secondary
0
Higher education
0

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

Public Transport

Total stops

39

Transit density

43.9

stops per 10,000 pop.

Bus stops
39

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

Climate of Merksplas

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

10.8 °Cmean annual temperaturemedian municipality: 10.8 °C
1,720 hhours of sunshine per yearmedian municipality: 1,703 h
894 mmprecipitation per yearmedian municipality: 837 mm
137rainy days (at least 1 mm)median municipality: 134
52frost daysmedian municipality: 51
7days at 30 °C or moremedian municipality: 7

Last frost on average on 13 April, first frost on 9 November; growing season from 18 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.

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

More about Merksplas

Frequently asked questions

Merksplas has 8,883 residents, or 212 per km². In five years, the population changed by +3.3% (Statbel).
The federal police recorded 50.0 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 €430,000. For an apartment: not published. These are sales at the notary (Statbel, September 2026). The 'Buying in Merksplas' page adds registration duties and fees.
The municipality has 4 schools: 4 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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