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Living in Tilburg

Tilburg lies on the sandy soils of Brabant. Sand supports buildings well, so the risk of foundation problems is generally low here.

The city grew large through the textile industry, which is still visible in old workers’ housing and factory buildings. After the war, large new districts such as Reeshof were added.

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Tilburg in numbers

Residents
230,746
figure from 2026
Average home value (WOZ)
€339,000
Netherlands: €398,000figure from 2025
Owner-occupied homes
50%
Netherlands: 57%figure from 2025
Households with children
28%
Netherlands: 31%figure from 2026
Distance to GP
0.8 km
Netherlands: 1.1 kmfigure from 2025
Distance to large supermarket
0.8 km
Netherlands: 1 kmfigure from 2025

Foundations in Tilburg

42% of the 126,303 buildings in Tilburg were built before 1970. In the west and north of the Netherlands, homes from that period often stand on wooden piles.

Hardly any buildings in Tilburg combine soft soil with a construction year before 1970, so our check rarely shows ‘Needs attention’ here.

Soil under the buildings

  • Firm soil (sand)

    100% of buildings · 42% of those from before 1970

Foundation map of Tilburg

Indicative areas of concern for foundation problems: the share of buildings from before 1970 per postcode area, coloured by soil type. Zoom in or out to explore.

Noise in Tilburg

In half of the 191 neighbourhoods, daytime noise is 51 dB or less. In 27% of neighbourhoods it is 55 dB or more, a level many people find annoying.

Quietest neighbourhoods

  1. Buitengebied Udenhout Noord32 dB
  2. Groenstraat40 dB
  3. Buitengebied Biezenmortel41 dB

Noisiest neighbourhoods

  1. Abdij- en Torenbuurt71 dB
  2. De Blaak Noord-Oost66 dB
  3. Talentsquare65 dB

Air quality in Tilburg

Half of the neighbourhoods have a nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) level of 12.8 µg/m³ or less. The WHO guideline is 10; the European limit from 2030 is 20.

Cleanest air

  1. Buitengebied Biezenmortel9.6 µg/m³
  2. Buitengebied Udenhout Noord9.7 µg/m³
  3. Kern Biezenmortel9.7 µg/m³

Most nitrogen dioxide

  1. Leijhoeven20.4 µg/m³
  2. Veemarktkwartier16.7 µg/m³
  3. Stappegoor Zuid15 µg/m³

Noise and air quality per neighbourhood are taken at the centre point of the neighbourhood. Next to busy roads in the same neighbourhood it can differ. Check an address for the value at that spot.

Local taxes in Tilburg

Tilburg charges a combined €361 per inhabitant in property tax (OZB), sewerage and waste charges (2026). The national average is €453.

Rank 23 of 342 municipalities (1 = lowest charges)

  • Property tax on homes (OZB)€128 per inhabitant
    Netherlands: €177+2% vs 2025
  • Sewerage charge (rioolheffing)€79 per inhabitant
    Netherlands: €121+11% vs 2025
  • Waste charge (afvalstoffenheffing)€154 per inhabitant
    Netherlands: €155+5% vs 2025
  • Total€361 per inhabitant
    Netherlands: €453+6% vs 2025
All figures for Tilburg

Sources: RVO/KCAF (2019), RIVM noise (2022) and air quality (2024), CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten. Aggregated on October 13, 2026.