Poverty and living standards in Arr. Arlon (Wallonia, Belgium): official figures
10.8% of the tax returns filed in the Arlon arrondissement for 2023 declared no taxable income at all, the 2nd highest share of the 44 Belgian arrondissements (Belgium: 7.1%).
Are houses expensive in the Arlon arrondissement?
The median house (closed, semi-detached or detached) sold for €330,000 in the Arlon arrondissement in 2025, the 11th highest of the 42 arrondissements with their own price series and 5% above the Belgian median of €315,000.
Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copyHow much does an apartment cost in the Arlon arrondissement?
Apartments in the Arlon arrondissement changed hands at a median of €237,000 in 2025, across 293 sales recorded in the deeds (Belgian median €250,000).
Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copyIs the Arlon arrondissement poor?
8.7% of residents of the Arlon arrondissement lived below the administrative poverty threshold of €17,681 a year in 2023, the 19th highest rate of the 44 arrondissements (Belgium: 10.7%).
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- Median house prices in the Arlon arrondissement rose 74% in ten years, from €190,000 in 2015 to €330,000 in 2025 (Belgium: 57%). Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- A detached house with four or more facades cost a median €407,500 in the Arlon arrondissement in 2025, against €300,000 for a terraced or semi-detached house with two or three facades. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- 560 houses were sold in the Arlon arrondissement in 2025; a quarter of them went for less than €255,000 and a quarter for more than €460,000. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- The administrative poverty-risk rate in the Arlon arrondissement went from 9.4% in 2015 to 8.7% in 2023, a change of -0.6 percentage points (Belgium: 12.7% to 10.7%). Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- Among the 5 communes of the Arlon arrondissement with published figures, median equivalised disposable income in 2023 ranged from €32,591 in Aubange to €44,066 in Attert. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
How Arr. Arlon compares with other arrondissements in Belgium
Tax returns declaring no taxable income (2023)
Arr. Arlon ranks 2 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Tax returns declaring no taxable income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad | 16.3% |
| 2 | Arr. Arlon | 10.8% |
| 3 | Arr. Charleroi | 10.2% |
| 4 | Arr. Mons | 9.8% |
| 5 | Arr. Liège | 9.2% |
| 6 | Arr. La Louvière | 9.1% |
| 7 | Arr. Soignies | 7.9% |
Administrative risk of poverty (2023)
Arr. Arlon ranks 19 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Administrative risk of poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Arr. Marche-en-Famenne | 9.8% |
| 17 | Arr. Huy | 9.2% |
| 18 | Arr. Bastogne | 9.1% |
| 19 | Arr. Arlon | 8.7% |
| 20 | Arr. Ath | 8.7% |
| 21 | Arr. Virton | 8.6% |
| 22 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | 8.4% |
Change in administrative risk of poverty, 2015-2023 (points) (2023)
Arr. Arlon ranks 4 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Change in administrative risk of poverty, 2015-2023 (points) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | -0.5 |
| 2 | Arr. Kortrijk | -0.5 |
| 3 | Arr. Aalst | -0.6 |
| 4 | Arr. Arlon | -0.6 |
| 5 | Arr. Leuven | -0.6 |
| 6 | Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde | -0.7 |
| 7 | Arr. Dendermonde | -0.8 |
Median house sale price (2025)
Arr. Arlon ranks 11 of 42, highest first. The two parts of the Verviers arrondissement are not shown separately by Statbel.
| Rank | Area | Median house sale price |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arr. Mechelen | €360,000 |
| 9 | Arr. Veurne | €341,250 |
| 10 | Arr. Turnhout | €340,000 |
| 11 | Arr. Arlon | €330,000 |
| 12 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | €330,000 |
| 13 | Arr. Maaseik | €320,000 |
| 14 | Arr. Hasselt | €319,000 |
Change in median house price, 2015-2025 (2025)
Arr. Arlon ranks 2 of 42, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Change in median house price, 2015-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arr. Neufchâteau | +86% |
| 2 | Arr. Arlon | +74% |
| 3 | Arr. Marche-en-Famenne | +71% |
| 4 | Arr. Bastogne | +69% |
| 5 | Arr. Virton | +65% |
| 6 | Arr. Antwerpen | +62% |
| 7 | Arr. Tongeren | +62% |
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Sources
- Statbel (Belgian statistical office): Fiscal statistics on income subject to personal income tax, by municipality of residence, income years 2005-2023 (TF_PSNL_INC_TAX_MUNTY), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5ff459c06f5f…)
- Statbel (Belgian statistical office): Equivalent administrative disposable income and administrative risk of poverty by municipality, income years 2015-2023 (DataLab), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8fd608fc02ca…)
- Statbel (Belgian statistical office): Real estate sales according to the nature of the property in the deed of sale, by municipality, arrondissement, province and region, 2010-2026, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd4fa1121df7…)
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