How much municipal tax do you pay in Blankenberge?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Blankenberge is 6,0% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Blankenberge?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Blankenberge are 1.099 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Blankenberge?

The median price for a house in Blankenberge is € 295.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Blankenberge

Taxes, housing prices & more · West-Vlaanderen

Blankenberge is een kustgemeente in de Vlaamse Kust, in de provincie West-Vlaanderen. De gemeente hanteert een APB-tarief van 6% en opcentiemen van 1.099 op de onroerende voorheffing. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 814 per maand.

Municipal tax

6,0%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

1.099

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 295.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

20.654

Avg. rent price

€ 814

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

6,0%

16% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

1.099

23% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

186,22

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.164,32

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€ 2.164,32

or per month€ 180,36

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 295.000

14% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 230.000

Price evolution

+9,0%

Transactions

154

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 814 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +4,3% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 802(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

20.654

Surface area

19 km²

Population density

1.087/km²

Average income

€ 33.667

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

2.488 offences

121,0 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -5,2% vs 2023#283 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

121,0

Theft

24,9

Violence

14,1

Vandalism

9,8

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

21 schools

2.350 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

410

Kindergarten

887

Primary

1.053

Secondary

Childcare

168

licensed spots

46,2

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 49,8 km

Howest

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Brugge · 12,3 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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