How much municipal tax do you pay in Brakel?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Brakel is 8,0% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Brakel?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Brakel are 818,6 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Brakel?

The median price for a house in Brakel is € 262.500 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Brakel

Taxes, housing prices & more · Oost-Vlaanderen

In de provincie Oost-Vlaanderen behoort Brakel tot de Vlaamse Ardennen, als landelijke gemeente. De gemeente hanteert een APB-tarief van 8% en opcentiemen van 818,6 op de onroerende voorheffing. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 734 per maand.

Municipal tax

8,0%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

818,6

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 262.500

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

15.127

Avg. rent price

€ 734

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

8,0%

12% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

818,6

9% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

148,47

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.051,81

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€ 2.051,81

or per month€ 170,98

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 262.500

23% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 208.500

Price evolution

-3,5%

Transactions

135

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 734 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +1,3% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 787(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

15.127

Surface area

57 km²

Population density

265/km²

Average income

€ 41.556

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

587 offences

38,9 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +8,9% vs 2023#92 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

38,9

Theft

6,0

Violence

4,1

Vandalism

1,9

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

22 schools

2.359 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

442

Kindergarten

890

Primary

1.027

Secondary

Childcare

131

licensed spots

35,8

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 27,4 km

HoGent

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Aalst · 24,7 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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