Balen, a municipality with an area of 73 km², is home to 22,618 residents. The population here has a slightly higher percentage of women at 50.2%, and the average age is around 42 years. Most residents live in their own homes, with ownership rates reaching 83%. The average net per capita income stands at 18,831 € annually. Households typically own about 1.3 cars, which aligns with the national average. The community primarily consists of Belgian nationals at 94.5%, with small percentages from the Netherlands, Romania, Poland, Germany, Spain, Italy, and other countries.
The housing stock is dominated by houses, accounting for 88.5% of all buildings. Within this category, most are open type houses like farms or castles (60.7%), followed by semi-closed types at 16.4%. Closed-type houses and commercial houses make up smaller shares. The average number of rooms per home is around 5.9, slightly below the national average of 6. Most buildings date back to around 1969. Currently, there are 53 houses for sale in Balen. The average price for a house on the market is 378,841€, with prices ranging from 114,000€ to a high of 1,295,000€.
Transport connections include access to the A13/E313 motorway toward Antwerpen, Hasselt, and Liège in about 18 minutes by car from the town center. The A21/E34 motorway toward Antwerpen, Turnhout, and Eindhoven is reachable within 23 minutes. Main roads N18, N110, and N136 also serve the area. Public transport options include several bus lines like De Lijn lines 170, 17a, 732, 733, and 84.
For families and residents, Balen offers various educational facilities including 2 nurseries such as Villa Piepin and Dol-Fijn Balen, 12 nursery schools including Gemeentelijke Basisschool - De Bosmier and Go! Basisschool Curieuzeneuzen, along with 9 primary schools and a secondary school named Ksom 9. Shopping needs are met by supermarkets including Carrefour (2 outlets), SPAR (1), Colruyt (1), and Delhaize (1). Car sharing is available via two Cambio stations. However, there are no known bike share systems or electric vehicle charging stations in the municipality. Antwerp International Airport can be reached either by public transport in about 167 minutes or by car in approximately 44 minutes.
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