There are 2 flats for rent in Tessenderlo. Monthly rents range from €810 to €850, with a stated average of €830. The municipality has 18,613 residents across 51.6 km², and the average age is 43. Women account for 50.9% of the population; 78% of residents own their dwelling, and average net income per person is €19,901 per year. The population is 96% Belgian, 1.1% Dutch, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Romanian, 0.3% Afghan, 0.2% Turkish, 0.2% Italian and 1.5% other. Apartment buildings represent 25% of the housing stock, compared with 75% houses. Dwellings average 6.3 rooms, and buildings have an average construction year of 1975. The wider building mix includes 46.5% open houses, farms and castles, 23.7% buildings and flat blocks, 19.9% semi-detached houses, 4.9% closed-type houses, 3.1% other buildings and 1.9% commercial houses.
Tessenderlosesteenweg and the N73, N126, N127 and N141 are the main roads named for the town. The centre is 4 minutes by car from an A13/E313 entrance and 12 minutes from an A2/E314 entrance. The E313 serves routes towards Antwerpen, Hasselt and Liège, while the E314 connects towards Leuven, Diest, Genk and Maasmechelen. For the current flat rentals, these are the stated motorway access times.
Bus options include De Lijn line 17a between Diest and Mol/Leopoldsburg, 299 between Hasselt, Diest and Geel, 302 between Maaseik, Leopoldsburg and Geel, 32 between Beringen, Paal and Tessenderlo, and the 717 Belbus serving Schoot, Tessenderlo and Hulst. The nearest stations to the centre are Diest, Zichem, Beverlo, Beringen and Testelt. The municipality has 4 nurseries, 7 nursery schools, 5 primary schools and 12 secondary schools. Examples include ’T Nestje 2, Vrije Kleuterschool - Wiebelwoud Schoot, Vrije Basisschool - Wereldwijzer and Go! Atheneum Kamsa Aarschot.
For food shopping, residents can choose among 3 Delhaize stores, 1 OKay, 1 SPAR, 1 Aldi and 1 Carrefour. Shared mobility includes 2 Cambio stations, alongside 2 electric-car charging stations; shared bicycles are not listed. Brussels Airport is 45 minutes away by car, or 156 minutes by public transport. These details give a practical picture of the town around its available apartment rentals.