Dalhem is a municipality with 7,408 inhabitants spread over 36.1 km², giving a moderately low population density. The average age in the area is about 40 years, and most residents are homeowners, with 74% living in their own homes. The average net annual income per person is around 20,250€, reflecting a middle-income community. The population is predominantly Belgian (94.1%), with small percentages from neighboring countries such as the Netherlands, France, and Italy. The housing stock mostly consists of houses rather than apartments, with 87.4% being houses and only 12.6% apartments. Among these, 50.6% are open-type houses, farms or castles, indicating a variety of detached properties and some rural character.
Currently, there are 20 houses for sale in Dalhem. Prices for houses range significantly, from as low as 30,000€ to as high as 1,250,000€, with an average price around 482,933€. Houses here tend to be larger than the national average, often having 6.1 rooms or more, and many buildings date from around 1946. This offers a mix of older homes possibly with character and ample space.
Dalhem benefits from good road connections; it is about a 4-minute drive from the A25 / E25 motorway connecting Liège to Visé and onward to Maastricht in the Netherlands. Access to the A3 / E25 - E40 - E42 highways is also within 7 minutes, linking to Brussels, Leuven, Eupen, and Aachen in Germany. For local travel, roads like the N604, N608 and N627 serve the area. Public transport includes several bus lines — notably TEC lines 108, 139, and 67 — which connect Dalhem to surrounding towns and Liège.
For families or those concerned with education, Dalhem offers various nurseries and nursery schools — nine in total — plus six primary schools. There are no secondary schools in the municipality. A supermarket, Intermarché, serves local shopping needs. While Dalhem lacks shared mobility options such as shared bikes or cars and has no EV charging stations within the municipality, the nearest airport is Liège Airport, about a 17-minute drive away.