How much municipal tax do you pay in Avelgem?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Avelgem is 7,0% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Avelgem?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Avelgem are 1.259 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Avelgem?

The median price for a house in Avelgem is € 237.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Avelgem

Taxes, housing prices & more · West-Vlaanderen

Als landelijke gemeente in Zuid-West-Vlaanderen combineert Avelgem een landelijk karakter met een goede bereikbaarheid. Met een mediaanprijs van € 167.500 voor een woonhuis behoort Avelgem tot de meest betaalbare gemeenten van Vlaanderen.

Municipal tax

7,0%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

1.259

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 237.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

10.450

Avg. rent price

€ 709

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,0%

2% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

1.259

41% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

186,22

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.449,27

Based on a gross income of € 40.000 and a cadastral income (KI) of € 1.200. Calculate with your own details →

Source: Gemeente-Stadsmonitor Vlaanderen, tax year 2025

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Gross annual income (€)

Cadastral income (€)ⓘ

Simplified calculation · AJ 2026

Estimated yearly tax burden€ 2.449,27

or per month€ 204,11

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 237.000

31% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 190.000

Price evolution

-35,1%

Transactions

109

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 709 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +8,8% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 784(Fl. avg. € 990)

Gebaseerd op nieuwe huurcontracten afgesloten via een vastgoedkantoor. Bron: CIB Huurbarometer, S1 2025.

Demographics

Inhabitants

10.450

Surface area

22,1 km²

Population density

473/km²

Average income

€ 38.476

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

467 offences

44,9 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -10,5% vs 2023#138 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

44,9

Theft

8,0

Violence

6,9

Vandalism

2,7

Crime statistics are based on police-registered offences (source: Federal Police, 2024). This only includes reported and registered crimes. Cities tend to score higher because more people pass through, work and go out there.

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Source: Federale Politie via Gemeente-Stadsmonitor, 2024

Education & childcare

14 schools

1.767 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

349

Kindergarten

659

Primary

759

Secondary

Childcare

174

licensed spots

60,9

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 35,4 km

Howest

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Kortrijk · 14,8 km

campuses within 15 km

campuses within 30 km

School counts represent the number of locations in the municipality. Student numbers are based on the student's place of residence, not the school's location. Source: Dataloep, Flemish Ministry of Education, school year 2025-2026.

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