How much municipal tax do you pay in Damme?

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

How much are the property tax surcharges in Damme?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Damme are 1.134 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Damme?

The median price for a house in Damme is € 430.500 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Damme

Taxes, housing prices & more · West-Vlaanderen

Damme, een landelijke gemeente in de provincie West-Vlaanderen, maakt deel uit van het Brugse Ommeland. De aanvullende personenbelasting bedraagt 8%, wat boven het Vlaamse gemiddelde van 7,2% ligt. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 859 per maand.

Municipal tax

8,0%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

1.134

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 430.500

↑Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

11.278

Avg. rent price

€ 859

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

8,0%

12% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

1.134

27% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

186,22

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.429,44

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€ 2.429,44

or per month€ 202,45

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 430.500

26% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

Insufficient data

Price evolution

+2,2%

Transactions

103

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 859 / month

→ Avg. € 889

▲ +2,5% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 1.017(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

11.278

Surface area

90,4 km²

Population density

125/km²

Average income

€ 43.588

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

400 offences

35,7 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +19,8% vs 2023#57 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

35,7

Theft

8,7

Violence

2,8

Vandalism

3,1

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

15 schools

1.766 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

323

Kindergarten

680

Primary

763

Secondary

Childcare

licensed spots

36,2

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 35,8 km

Howest

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Brugge · 9,6 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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