In Tongeren / Tongres, 2 flats are currently available to rent. Monthly prices run from €840 to €890, with an average of €865. The municipality covers 87.8 km² and has 30,996 residents. The average age is 44, women make up 50.7% of the population, and 73% of residents own their dwelling. Average net income is €18,587 per person per year. Nationalities are 93.8% Belgian, 2.1% Dutch, 0.4% Afghan, 0.3% Iraqi, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% German and 2.6% other. Dwellings average 6.3 rooms; the average construction year of buildings is 1955. The housing stock is 77.8% houses and 22.2% apartment buildings. Building types comprise 28% semi-detached houses, 23.4% terraced houses, 22.6% detached houses, farms and castles, 21.1% buildings and apartment blocks, 3.1% commercial houses and 1.8% other types.
Roads accessible in the municipality include the N20, N69, R72, N79 and N614. Access to the A13 / E313, towards Antwerpen, Hasselt and Liège, takes 6 minutes from the centre. The A3 / E25–E40–E42 towards Brussels, Leuven, Liège, Eupen and Aachen is reachable in 14 minutes. These routes provide the stated road links for residents travelling from Tongeren / Tongres.
There are 23 bus lines, including De Lijn 736, Belbus Tongeren, line 74 to Liège and the T1, T2 and T3 services. Their listed routes include Nerem, Sluizen, Mal, Rutten, Koninksem, Berg, Herstappe and Lauw. Stations nearest the centre are Tongeren / Tongern / Tongres, Glaaien / Glons, Bilzen, Liers and Voroux. The municipality has 3 nurseries, 15 nursery schools, 13 primary schools and 14 secondary schools. Examples include De Mereltjes and Juul nurseries; Vrije Kleuterschool - 'T Reepje and Vrije Basisschool Picpussen; Gemeentelijke Basisschool - De Basiz and Go! Freinetschool De Mijlpaal; and Go! Middenschool Tongeren and Go! Atheneum Martinus Bilzen.
For shopping, there are 3 SPAR, 3 Delhaize, 2 Carrefour, 1 Aldi and 1 Colruyt in town. The municipality has 1 Blue-bike station and 1 electric-vehicle charging station; there are no shared cars at present. Liège Airport is 21 minutes away by car or 97 minutes by public transport. Apartment buildings represent 22.2% of dwellings in Tongeren / Tongres, alongside a housing stock that averages 6.3 rooms per dwelling.