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Living in Tongeren: what the figures say

Flanders · Limburg · public registers

In brief

  • Tongeren has 32,138 inhabitants over 89.9 km², that is 358 per km².
  • The population grew by +3.7% in five years: the municipality attracts.
  • 45.3 recorded offences per 1,000 inhabitants, 12% below the Belgian median (51.5).
  • Median declared income: €29,914 per return, that is +50% against the national median.
  • 1,732 hours of sunshine and 772 mm of rain a year on average (RMI, 1991-2020), against 1,703 h and 837 mm for the median Belgian municipality.

Statbel, Federal Police and OpenStreetMap; the scores are computed by Immolytics, out of 100.

Flanders

Official municipal outline, Statbel boundaries

The municipality's scores

Out of 100, computed on actual amenities (stops, schools, shops, green space) and police statistics.

66/100overall score
73/100safety
52/100public transport
69/100schools
66/100shops and services
68/100green space
70/100everything on foot

Housing in Tongeren

Median prices from notarial deeds, Q1 2026, set against local income.

€250,000house, median price
€177,750apartment, median price
8.4years of median income for a house
The full budget to buy in TongerenThe full price page

Demographics

32,138Population+3.7 % over five years
358Population densityinhabitants per km²
6,420HouseholdsAverage household size : 5.0
8.6 %Foreign population

Age distribution

Local economy

€29,914Median income+49.6 % National comparison
3,184Enterprises99.1 per 1,000 inhabitants
8.4xAffordability ratioIncome vs property price

Tax pressure : 21.8 %

Safety

Offences recorded by the Federal Police, set against the population.

Safety — Federal Police 2023

Score 73/100

45.3

criminal offences per 1,000 inhabitants

Near median
Tongeren
45.3
Belgium (avg.)
51.5
Brussels
295.0

Scale 0 – 300 offences / 1,000 pop. · Belgium ≈ 51.5 · Brussels ≈ 295

This score ranks municipalities by recorded offences relative to their resident population. Employment, retail and tourism hubs rank higher because offences against visitors are counted while those visitors are not part of the reference population.

Source: Federal Police of Belgium — Police Crime Statistics 2023

Schools and transport

The amenities counted in the municipality, not an impression.

Schools

School map

Total schools

21

School density

6.5

per 10,000 pop.

Primary / kindergarten
14
Secondary
7
Higher education
0

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

Public Transport

Total stops

293

Weekday departures

42

Transit density

91.2

stops per 10,000 pop.

Train stations
1
Bus stops
292

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

Climate of Tongeren

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

10.8 °Cmean annual temperaturemedian municipality: 10.8 °C
1,732 hhours of sunshine per yearmedian municipality: 1,703 h
772 mmprecipitation per yearmedian municipality: 837 mm
132rainy days (at least 1 mm)median municipality: 134
47frost daysmedian municipality: 51
8days at 30 °C or moremedian municipality: 7

Last frost on average on 11 April, first frost on 8 November; growing season from 15 May to 9 October.

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

Neighbouring municipalities

Median house price and overall score, to compare before choosing.

Hasselt€344,50052/100Genk€280,00058/100Beringen€247,00059/100Sint-Truiden€266,50071/100Maasmechelen€245,00055/100Heusden-Zolder€330,00068/100

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Frequently asked questions

Tongeren has 32,138 inhabitants, that is 358 per km². The population changed by +3.7% in five years (Statbel).
The Federal Police recorded 45.3 offences per 1,000 inhabitants there, against 51.5 for the median Belgian municipality. The figure counts every offence, from bicycle theft to assault; it places the municipality, it does not describe a street.
The median price of a house is €250,000 and that of an apartment €177,750 (Q1 2026, Statbel notarial deeds). The buying in Tongeren page details the budget with duties and fees.
The municipality has 21 schools, including 14 primary and 7 secondary schools (community registers). The school-by-school detail is in the schools and transport section.

Sources: Statbel for population, households, incomes and prices; Federal Police for recorded offences; community registers for schools; operators' GTFS timetables for transport; OpenStreetMap for the scores. A portrait in figures, not an opinion.

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