How much municipal tax do you pay in Brugge?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Brugge is 6,9% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Brugge?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Brugge are 1.007,6 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Brugge?

The median price for a house in Brugge is € 340.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Brugge

Taxes, housing prices & more · West-Vlaanderen

Met 120.283 inwoners is Brugge een van de grootste steden van Vlaanderen, gelegen in de provincie West-Vlaanderen. De mediaanprijs voor een woonhuis bedraagt € 321.250, wat rond het Vlaamse gemiddelde van € 303.263 ligt. De lagere gemeentebelasting compenseert deels de hogere vastgoedprijzen.

Municipal tax

6,9%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

1.007,6

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 340.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

120.283

Avg. rent price

€ 885

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

6,9%

4% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

1.007,6

13% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

186,22

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.169,05

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€ 2.169,05

or per month€ 180,75

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 340.000

Rond het Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 521.000

Median price apartment

€ 255.000

Price evolution

+2,1%

Transactions

1.248

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 885 / month

→ Avg. € 889

▲ +4,9% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 912(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

120.283

Surface area

141 km²

Population density

853/km²

Average income

€ 39.131

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

10.227 offences

85,3 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -4,0% vs 2023#270 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

85,3

Theft

24,3

Violence

7,8

Vandalism

8,8

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

158 schools

17.305 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

3.164

Kindergarten

6.489

Primary

7.652

Secondary

Childcare

1.618

licensed spots

59,7

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 42,6 km

Howest

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Brugge · 5,5 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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