There is 1 apartment for rent in Hechtel-Eksel, listed at €1,250 per month. The current average monthly rent for an apartment is €1,250, and the listed rental price range is also €1,250 to €1,250. Hechtel-Eksel has 12,419 inhabitants spread over 76.7 km². The average age is about 42, and 82% of residents own their homes. Average net income per person is €18,096 a year; 50.8% of residents are men. Nationalities are 90.3% Belgian, 6.4% Dutch, 0.7% Polish, 0.4% Romanian, 0.2% Serbian, 0.2% Turkish, 0.2% German and 1.7% other. Apartment buildings make up 9.3% of dwellings, while houses account for 90.7%. Homes average 6.7 rooms, and buildings date from around 1973. The building-type breakdown is 68.1% open-type houses, farms and castles, 12.1% semi-detached houses, 8.6% buildings and flat blocks, 5.5% other types, 3.1% closed-type houses and 2.6% commercial houses.
Road connections include the N73, N715, N746 and N747. From the centre, the A2/E314 entrance is 16 minutes away by car, on the Leuven–Diest–Genk–Maasmechelen route. The A13/E313 entrance, connecting Antwerpen, Hasselt and Liège, is a 22-minute drive. Eight bus lines have stops in Hechtel-Eksel; those listed include De Lijn line 14 between Hemiksem, Hoboken and Opera, line 180 between Lommel and Hasselt, line 18a serving Hasselt, Houthalen, Neerpelt and Achel, line 302 between Maaseik, Leopoldsburg and Geel, and line 58 between Beringen and Lommel. The nearest stations to the town centre are Leopoldsburg/Bourg-Léopold, Beverlo, Zolder, Heusden and Beringen.
There are 3 nurseries, 5 nursery schools, 4 primary schools and 1 secondary school in the municipality. Named options include Miel En Muis and Tutjes En Dutjes for nursery care; Go! Basisschool Ter Duinen and Vrije Basisschool - Viejool among nursery schools; Vrije Basisschool - Viejool and Vrije Lagere School - De Zandkorrel among primary schools; and Don Bosco-College for secondary education. For groceries, the town has 2 Colruyt stores, 2 Delhaize stores and 1 Aldi.
No shared bicycles or shared cars are offered in Hechtel-Eksel, and there is no known charging station. Liège Airport is 54 minutes away by car, or 263 minutes by public transport. The apartment rental listing is €1,250 per month, the same as the current average rent for an apartment in the municipality.