How much municipal tax do you pay in Diest?

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

How much are the property tax surcharges in Diest?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Diest are 982 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Diest?

The median price for a house in Diest is € 305.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Diest

Taxes, housing prices & more · Vlaams-Brabant

Met 25.141 inwoners is Diest een regionale stad in het Hageland. Het gemiddeld netto-inkomen per inwoner bedraagt € 24.274, wat rond het Vlaamse gemiddelde ligt. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 899 per maand.

Municipal tax

7,9%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

982

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 305.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

25.141

Avg. rent price

€ 899

↑Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,9%

10% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

982

10% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

171,75

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.240,05

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

Calculate your housing cost

Gross annual income (€)

Cadastral income (€)ⓘ

Simplified calculation · AJ 2026

Estimated yearly tax burden€ 2.240,05

or per month€ 186,67

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 305.000

11% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 343.000

Median price apartment

€ 256.000

Price evolution

+8,7%

Transactions

184

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 899 / month

→ Avg. € 889

▲ +5,5% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 921(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

25.141

Surface area

58,7 km²

Population density

428/km²

Average income

€ 40.894

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

1.469 offences

58,8 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -5,0% vs 2023#224 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

58,8

Theft

12,7

Violence

4,9

Vandalism

6,4

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

49 schools

3.876 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

654

Kindergarten

1.477

Primary

1.745

Secondary

Childcare

310

licensed spots

56,3

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UHasselt

Nearest university · Hasselt · 20,6 km

Thomas More

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Geel · 18,9 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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