Living in Meeuwen

The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population5,772people1 Jan 2025Official source · Population by statistical sector 2025

Median gross salary (region)3,711EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022

Median rent875EUR/month31 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Recorded crime3,875incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Less recorded crime than 82% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 97% of Belgian cities that publish it.

Which Belgium-wide rules apply when you move to Meeuwen?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	59.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Internet Go¹¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi¹²Official · national market
Median monthly rent	875 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official · parent municipality

Is Meeuwen a good place to live?

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 39–69%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–71%

Student38%strong on cost, weak on education · range 24–52%

Family55%strong on family, weak on education · range 40–70%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–70%

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	4,028 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹³Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,711 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹⁴Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Meeuwen?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,502of €2,487 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
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Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,487
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 · 2025-12-31	− €875
Internet€60 · official · Proximus Internet Go · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€50 · official · Proximus Mobile Maxi · 2026-09-30	− €50
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,502

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Meeuwen. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Safety

How safe is Meeuwen?

Police recorded about 3,875 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025¹⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesMeeuwen highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Brussels24,104

Liège17,918

Ixelles14,236

Charleroi14,026

Leuven12,730

Ghent12,110

Anderlecht11,116

Schaerbeek10,141

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean10,075

Hasselt9,031

Namur8,912

Brugge8,780

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,875 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025¹⁵Official · parent municipality

Mobility and administration

Meeuwen's nearest airport was LGG, 51 km away and offered 7 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	7 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	51 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LGG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Climate and air quality

Meeuwen's monthly mean temperatures were 3.3°C in January and 19.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 67.8 mm in January and 72.7 mm in July. Meeuwen's average monthly sunshine was 66.9 hours in January and 209 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Meeuwen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)²

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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16°4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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181

209

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118

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.59WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in BelgiumAnnual PM2.5 in Meeuwen is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 442 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

142

2–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Meeuwen 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.3 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 11.6 · Apr 16.3 · May 20 · Jun 22.8 · Jul 24.9 · Aug 24.5 · Sep 20.7 · Oct 15.6 · Nov 10.2 · Dec 6.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.3 · Feb 0.1 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 4 · May 8.2 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 13.3 · Aug 12.6 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 3.4 · Dec 1.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.3 · Feb 3.8 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 10.2 · May 14.1 · Jun 17 · Jul 19.1 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 15.1 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 67.8 · Feb 64.1 · Mar 56 · Apr 45.6 · May 57.7 · Jun 72.7 · Jul 72.7 · Aug 80.5 · Sep 60.3 · Oct 61.5 · Nov 71.1 · Dec 85.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 66.9 · Feb 86 · Mar 138.5 · Apr 180.8 · May 208.7 · Jun 205.5 · Jul 209 · Aug 197.5 · Sep 157 · Oct 118.2 · Nov 74.1 · Dec 53.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · parent municipality

Similar climate. In Belgium: Leuven ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±0.3 °C, Werl (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Cologne (Germany) ±0.2 °C, Bergisch Gladbach (Germany) ±0.2 °C, Bruehl (Germany) ±0.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Meeuwen?

The published population was 5,772 people in January 2025. Source: Population by statistical sector 2025¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	5,772 people	1 Jan 2025	Population by statistical sector 2025¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Meeuwen

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Forest as a Meeuwen alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €4,340 Forest vs €3,711 Meeuwen+17%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 13,100 (2024) Forest vs 3,875 (2025) Meeuwenno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Forest vs 9.0 µg/m³ Meeuwen−22%

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Cities near Meeuwen

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Bree 6.0 km away

Rent: 830 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Peer 6.1 km away

Rent: 850 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Oudsbergen 7.6 km away

Rent: 875 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Bocholt 9.3 km away

Rent: 835 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Hechtel-Eksel 11.2 km away

Rent: 800 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Belgium

Other cities in Belgium to compare with Meeuwen, nearest in population first.

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Beveren-Leie5,786 residents Seilles5,754 residents Boncelles5,791 residents Mere5,797 residents Saint-Hubert5,741 residents Nandrin5,735 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Meeuwen when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 18. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: OKAN/OKATN (onthaalonderwijs, reception education for foreign-mother-tongue newcomers). How to enrol a child (belgium.be).

A country-wide rule for Belgium; Meeuwen's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Meeuwen?

The published population was 5,772 people in January 2025. Source: Population by statistical sector 2025.

Is the air quality good in Meeuwen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Meeuwen?

What is the typical salary around Meeuwen?

The median gross salary is 3,711 EUR/month. Source: Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022.

Is Meeuwen a good place to live?

Meeuwen may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Meeuwen?

Bree, Peer, Opglabbeek, Oudsbergen, Bocholt are near Meeuwen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Meeuwen, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version ee65ea6d6fd6d14a2a6ddf87b1393026]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/meeuwen/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_meeuwen-belgium-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_6b0eeb4f9770,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Meeuwen, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {ee65ea6d6fd6d14a2a6ddf87b1393026},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/meeuwen/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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