Poverty and living standards in Arr. Virton (Wallonia, Belgium): official figures
7.6% of the tax returns filed in the Virton arrondissement for 2023 declared no taxable income at all, the 10th highest share of the 44 Belgian arrondissements (Belgium: 7.1%).
Are houses expensive in the Virton arrondissement?
The median house (closed, semi-detached or detached) sold for €248,000 in the Virton arrondissement in 2025, the 14th lowest of the 42 arrondissements with their own price series and 21% below the Belgian median of €315,000.
Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copyHow much does an apartment cost in the Virton arrondissement?
Apartments in the Virton arrondissement changed hands at a median of €235,000 in 2025, across 66 sales recorded in the deeds (Belgian median €250,000).
Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copyIs the Virton arrondissement poor?
8.6% of residents of the Virton arrondissement lived below the administrative poverty threshold of €17,681 a year in 2023, the 21st highest rate of the 44 arrondissements (Belgium: 10.7%).
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- Median house prices in the Virton arrondissement rose 65% in ten years, from €150,000 in 2015 to €248,000 in 2025 (Belgium: 57%). Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- A detached house with four or more facades cost a median €315,000 in the Virton arrondissement in 2025, against €199,000 for a terraced or semi-detached house with two or three facades. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- 558 houses were sold in the Virton arrondissement in 2025; a quarter of them went for less than €162,000 and a quarter for more than €330,000. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- The administrative poverty-risk rate in the Virton arrondissement went from 10.1% in 2015 to 8.6% in 2023, a change of -1.4 percentage points (Belgium: 12.7% to 10.7%). Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
- Among the 10 communes of the Virton arrondissement with published figures, median equivalised disposable income in 2023 ranged from €27,547 in Florenville to €36,963 in Saint-Léger. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office) · saved copy
How Arr. Virton compares with other arrondissements in Belgium
Tax returns declaring no taxable income (2023)
Arr. Virton ranks 10 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Tax returns declaring no taxable income |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Arr. Soignies | 7.9% |
| 8 | Arr. Namur | 7.8% |
| 9 | Arr. Nivelles | 7.7% |
| 10 | Arr. Virton | 7.6% |
| 11 | Arr. Tournai-Mouscron | 7.5% |
| 12 | Arr. Verviers — communes francophones | 7.3% |
| 13 | Arr. Thuin | 7.2% |
Administrative risk of poverty (2023)
Arr. Virton ranks 21 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Administrative risk of poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 23 | Arr. Oostende | 8.3% |
| 24 | Arr. Nivelles | 8.3% |
Change in administrative risk of poverty, 2015-2023 (points) (2023)
Arr. Virton ranks 15 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Change in administrative risk of poverty, 2015-2023 (points) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Arr. Mechelen | -1.3 |
| 13 | Arr. Hasselt | -1.4 |
| 14 | Bezirk Verviers — Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft | -1.4 |
| 15 | Arr. Virton | -1.4 |
| 16 | Arr. Brugge | -1.5 |
| 17 | Arr. Maaseik | -1.5 |
| 18 | Arr. Tongeren | -1.6 |
Median house sale price (2025)
Arr. Virton ranks 29 of 42, highest first. The two parts of the Verviers arrondissement are not shown separately by Statbel.
| Rank | Area | Median house sale price |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Arr. Bastogne | €270,000 |
| 27 | Arr. Waremme | €270,000 |
| 28 | Arr. Ieper | €250,000 |
| 29 | Arr. Virton | €248,000 |
| 30 | Arr. Huy | €245,000 |
| 31 | Arr. Soignies | €245,000 |
| 32 | Arr. Ath | €240,000 |
Change in median house price, 2015-2025 (2025)
Arr. Virton ranks 5 of 42, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Change in median house price, 2015-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Arr. Hasselt | +60% |
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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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