How much municipal tax do you pay in Boom?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Boom is 7,9% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Boom?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Boom are 976 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Boom?

The median price for a house in Boom is € 290.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Boom

Taxes, housing prices & more · Antwerpen

Als verstedelijkte gemeente in de Antwerpse rand combineert Boom een verstedelijkt karakter met een goede bereikbaarheid. De gemeente hanteert een APB-tarief van 7,9% en opcentiemen van 976 op de onroerende voorheffing. De vastgoedprijzen stegen het afgelopen jaar met 10,9%.

Municipal tax

7,9%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

976

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 290.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

19.699

Avg. rent price

€ 909

↑Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,9%

10% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

976

9% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

145,33

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.205,38

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€ 2.205,38

or per month€ 183,78

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 290.000

15% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 210.000

Price evolution

+10,9%

Transactions

178

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 909 / month

→ Avg. € 889

▲ +3,8% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 929(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

19.699

Surface area

7,4 km²

Population density

2.662/km²

Average income

€ 35.490

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

1.941 offences

99,9 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -0,6% vs 2023#280 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

99,9

Theft

24,3

Violence

9,1

Vandalism

7,9

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

23 schools

4.170 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

793

Kindergarten

1.617

Primary

1.760

Secondary

Childcare

226

licensed spots

31,9

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UAntwerpen

Nearest university · Antwerpen · 14,8 km

Thomas More

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Mechelen · 10,4 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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