Living in Tessenderlo

In Tessenderlo, the median rent tenants pay is €850 a month (2025).

The population of Tessenderlo totalled 19,011 at the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 9 µg/m³.

Last checked 2026-10-0717 sources

Population19,011people31 Dec 2024Official source · Statbel (Belgian statistical office)

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

Median rent850EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate4.45%country median 5.3% — 17% belowOfficial source · bestat.statbel.fgov.be

Recorded crime4,676incidents per 100,000country median 5,167 — 10% belowOfficial source · Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025

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

Lower unemployment than 61% 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 Tessenderlo?

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 Tessenderlo.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Main dwellings in Tessenderlo totalled 8,091 at the end of 2021.

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 Go⁸Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi⁹Official · national market
Main residence dwellings	8,091 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹³Official
Median monthly rent	850 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official

Is Tessenderlo a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–70%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–72%

Student44%strong on cost, weak on education · range 34–54%

Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–66%

Retirement58%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 47–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Tessenderlo?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (2011).

Unemployment rate: 4.45 % · bestat.statbel.fgov.be²

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Tessenderlo is 4.5%. 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

Tessenderlo 4.5%

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 2000-2022¹⁰Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,711 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.45 %country median 5.3%	31 Dec 2011	bestat.statbel.fgov.be²Official

What does a salary buy in Tessenderlo?

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

Left over each month€1,527of €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	− €850
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	€1,527

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Tessenderlo. 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 Tessenderlo. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Tessenderlo?

Police recorded about 4,676 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, 2025¹⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesTessenderlo 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	4,676 incidents per 100,000country median 5,167	31 Dec 2025	Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025¹⁷Official

Mobility and administration

Tessenderlo's nearest airport was ANR, 46 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	1 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	46 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ANR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Climate and air quality

Tessenderlo's monthly mean temperatures were 2.3°C in January and 18.7°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Tessenderlo?

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 Agency³

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

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 Tessenderlo 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

Tessenderlo 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.13 · Feb 18.19 · Mar 21.41 · Apr 26.66 · May 29.55 · Jun 32.57 · Jul 39.34 · Aug 35.71 · Sep 33.7 · Oct 25.47 · Nov 19.78 · Dec 14.98 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -12.94 · Feb -15.11 · Mar -7.76 · Apr -4.56 · May 0.42 · Jun 4.05 · Jul 7.33 · Aug 6.46 · Sep 3.34 · Oct -4.47 · Nov -4.68 · Dec -12.13 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.27 · Feb 2.91 · Mar 5.81 · Apr 9.78 · May 13.55 · Jun 16.86 · Jul 18.73 · Aug 18.24 · Sep 14.97 · Oct 10.99 · Nov 6.52 · Dec 3.11 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

How many people live in Tessenderlo?

The published population was 19,011 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office)¹²

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	19,011 people	31 Dec 2024	Statbel (Belgian statistical office)¹²Official

International community in Tessenderlo

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

All persons in Statbel Census 2021 municipality rows; the published male and female category rows are summed to total sex · 2021-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Total population	18,881	100.0%
Born in Belgium	17,404	92.2%
Born in a non-EU country	800	4.2%
Born in another EU member state	676	3.6%
Not indicated	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

Citizenship

All persons in Statbel Census 2021 municipality rows; the published male and female category rows are summed to total sex · 2021-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Total population	18,881	100.0%
Belgian nationality	18,026	95.5%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	528	2.8%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	310	1.6%
Not indicated	17	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Ancestry or ethnicity

All persons in the Statbel 2021-01-01 municipal origin publication · 2021-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	15,866	84.0%
Total — Total population	18,881	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	17,404	92.2%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	16,020	84.8%
Belgique — Total population	16,020	84.8%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	16,020	84.8%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	15,866	84.0%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	15,866	84.0%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	2,006	10.6%
Hors UE27 — Total population	1,576	8.3%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	1,477	7.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	1,418	7.5%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	1,251	6.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	981	5.2%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	875	4.6%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	855	4.5%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	826	4.4%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	735	3.9%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	701	3.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	701	3.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	695	3.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	608	3.2%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	588	3.1%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	584	3.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	570	3.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	544	2.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	437	2.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	428	2.3%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	425	2.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	417	2.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	417	2.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	411	2.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	379	2.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	377	2.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	367	1.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	337	1.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	334	1.8%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	327	1.7%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	325	1.7%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	296	1.6%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	288	1.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	278	1.5%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	276	1.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	273	1.4%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	257	1.4%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	255	1.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	243	1.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	225	1.2%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	216	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	206	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	200	1.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	199	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	195	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	177	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	171	0.9%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	154	0.8%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	154	0.8%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	154	0.8%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	120	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	111	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	91	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	91	0.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	84	0.4%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	72	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	49	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	48	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	43	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	41	0.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	38	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	30	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	27	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	26	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	26	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	11	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	8	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	6	0.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	6	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	6	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	3	0.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

Alternatives for people set on Tessenderlo

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.

Roeselare as a Tessenderlo alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,852 Roeselare vs 4,676 Tessenderlono percentage
Unemployment: 4.0% Roeselare vs 4.5% Tessenderlo−11%
Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Roeselare vs €3,711 Tessenderlosame level

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Alternative cities in Belgium

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

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Quaregnon19,018 residents Lessines18,901 residents Stabroek19,126 residents Morlanwelz19,143 residents Putte19,203 residents Destelbergen19,223 residents

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

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

Is Tessenderlo part of Brussels?

Tessenderlo 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 52.6 km away by straight-line distance. Brussels city profile

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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 Tessenderlo?

The published population was 19,011 people in January 2024. Source: Statbel (Belgian statistical office).

Is the air quality good in Tessenderlo?

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.

How safe is Tessenderlo?

What is the unemployment rate in Tessenderlo?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (2011). Source: bestat.statbel.fgov.be.

What is the typical salary around Tessenderlo?

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

Is Tessenderlo a good place to live?

Tessenderlo 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 Tessenderlo part of Brussels?

Tessenderlo 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 52.6 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people born in Born in Belgium live in Tessenderlo?

The official country of birth distribution records 17,404 people (92.2%) in the source-defined population for 2021-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Tessenderlo, Belgium: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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