Living in Puurs

Puurs recorded annual PM2.5 of 8 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population8,031people1 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

Unemployment rate2.7%country median 5.3% — 49% belowOfficial source · bestat.statbel.fgov.be

Recorded crime4,234incidents per 100,000country median 5,167 — 18% belowOfficial source · Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Lower unemployment than 95% of Belgian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 71% of Belgian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 65% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in BelgiumNational rates and thresholds that apply in Puurs.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

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 Go¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi¹³Official · national market
Median monthly rent	875 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official · parent municipality

Is Puurs a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–69%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–77%

Student33%strong on cost, weak on education · range 22–44%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–66%

Retirement50%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 38–62%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Puurs?

The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (2011). Source: bestat.statbel.fgov.be²

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Puurs is 2.7%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

160

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0–22–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–2020–2222–2424–26

Puurs 2.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	4,028 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹⁴Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,711 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.7 %country median 5.3%	31 Dec 2011	bestat.statbel.fgov.be²Official

What does a salary buy in Puurs?

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
Left over

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 Puurs. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Actiris — Public employment service

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Le Forem — Public employment service

Le Forem Walloon public employment and training service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Puurs. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Puurs?

Police recorded about 4,234 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, 2025¹⁶

Recorded crime across major citiesPuurs 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	4,234 incidents per 100,000country median 5,167	31 Dec 2025	Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025¹⁶Official

Mobility and administration

Puurs's nearest airport was ANR, 18 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	18 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ANR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 3.9°C in January to 18.9°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 68.3 mm in January and 78.5 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Puurs?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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)³

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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7°1°

8°1°

11°3°

15°5°

19°9°

22°12°

24°14°

20°11°

15°7°

10°4°

7°2°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.58WHO 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 Puurs is 8.0 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

Puurs 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.6 · Feb 7.6 · Mar 11.1 · Apr 15.2 · May 18.8 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 20 · Oct 15.3 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.1 · Feb 1 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 5.1 · May 9.1 · Jun 12.2 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 7.4 · Nov 4.1 · Dec 1.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.9 · Feb 4.3 · Mar 6.9 · Apr 10.2 · May 14 · Jun 16.9 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.6 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 4.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 68.3 · Feb 59.9 · Mar 54 · Apr 41.5 · May 58.4 · Jun 73.1 · Jul 78.5 · Aug 83.8 · Sep 70 · Oct 66.3 · Nov 75.7 · Dec 89 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Belgium: Ghent ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Werl (Germany) ±0.6 °C, Reims (France) ±0.7 °C, Baesweiler (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Geilenkirchen (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Juelich (Germany) ±0.5 °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 Puurs?

The published population was 8,031 people in January 2025. Source: Population by statistical sector 2025¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	8,031 people	1 Jan 2025	Population by statistical sector 2025¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Puurs

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.

Hingene as a Puurs alternative in the same region

4 km away, better on 0 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 4,991 Hingene vs 8,031 Puurs−38%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,147 Hingene vs 4,234 Puurssame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Hingene vs €3,711 Puurssame level
Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Hingene vs 8.0 µg/m³ Puurssame level

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Cities near Puurs

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

Bornem 4.5 km away

Rent: 870 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Niel 4.9 km away

Rent: 900 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Willebroek 5.1 km away

Rent: 950 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Boom 5.7 km away

Rent: 855 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Schelle 7.3 km away

Rent: 880 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities

Kortenaken8,046 residents Heuvelland8,049 residents Vorselaar8,056 residents Floreffe8,087 residents Oostrozebeke7,972 residents Brunehaut8,094 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Puurs 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; Puurs's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Puurs part of Brussels?

Puurs is near Brussels, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 23.2 km away by straight-line distance. Brussels city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source⁴

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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 Puurs?

The published population was 8,031 people in January 2025. Source: Population by statistical sector 2025.

Is the air quality good in Puurs?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 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 Puurs?

What is the unemployment rate in Puurs?

The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (2011). Source: bestat.statbel.fgov.be.

What is the typical salary around Puurs?

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

Is Puurs a good place to live?

Puurs 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.

Is Puurs part of Brussels?

Puurs is near Brussels, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 23.2 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Puurs?

Hingene, Bornem, Niel, Willebroek, Boom are near Puurs. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Puurs, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version be4bcbd5a19a7eb6f868f1b6a8880d24]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/puurs/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_puurs-belgium-population-rent-salary-cost-of-living_fc68104b57ed,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Puurs, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {be4bcbd5a19a7eb6f868f1b6a8880d24},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/puurs/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
gisco-services.ec.europa.eu place coordinates gisco-services.ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-28
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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Proximus Internet Go proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
Proximus Mobile Maxi proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23
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Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025 police.be · checked 2026-10-05
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