Arlon / Aarlen has 29,858 inhabitants across 119.1 km². The average age is 39, and women make up 50.1% of the population. Home ownership stands at 63%; average net income is €21,539 per person per year. Residents’ countries of origin are Belgium (83.2%), France (4.8%), Portugal (2.8%), Italy (1.6%), Luxembourg (1.4%), Romania (1.3%), Spain (0.6%) and other countries (4.3%). The municipality’s housing stock is 69% houses and 31% apartment buildings, with an average of about 6.3 rooms per dwelling. Buildings include 26.3% open-type houses, farms and castles, 20.1% closed-type houses, 17.8% semi-closed-type houses and 2.8% commercial houses; the average construction year is 1949.
There are currently 61 houses for sale in Arlon / Aarlen. The average asking price is €472,508, with listings ranging from €89,000 to €895,000. These are prices for houses for sale, not for the municipality’s wider housing stock. For journeys by road, the A4 / E411–E25, on the Brussels–Namur–Arlon–Luxembourg City route, is 4 minutes from the centre. The A28 / E411 towards Aubange, Athus and Longwy is 12 minutes away. Main roads include the N4, N40, Route de La Gaichel, Rue de Hondelange and Rue de Barnich.
Public transport includes 36 bus lines stopping in the municipality. TEC services listed include line 16 between Virton, Athus and Arlon, and the urban lines B, Arlon–Callemeyn, and C, Arlon–Semois. Stations include Aarlen / Arel / Arlon, Viville, Stockem, Sterpenich-Frontiere and Kleinbettingen. For families, Arlon / Aarlen has 21 nurseries, 23 nursery schools, 22 primary schools and 6 secondary schools. Named examples include La Boîte À Malices and Pomme D’Api nurseries, Ecole Fondamentale Libre - Institut Notre-Dame, Ecole Communale De Waltzing, Ecole Fondamentale Annexée Arlon, Institut Sainte-Marie - Enseignement Secondaire and Institut Cardijn Lorraine - Enseignement Technique Et Professionnel.
Shopping options include 3 Carrefour stores and 1 each of Trafic, Delitraiteur, Aldi, LIDL, Colruyt and Delhaize. There are 6 electric-vehicle charging stations and 2 Cambio car-sharing stations; shared bicycles are not available. Liège Airport is 87 minutes away by car or 172 minutes by public transport. Across the municipality, there are 1.1 cars per household on average. These local transport and service details sit alongside a housing stock in which houses account for 69% of dwellings, while the current house-for-sale listings cover a wide price range.