How much municipal tax do you pay in Diksmuide?

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

How much are the property tax surcharges in Diksmuide?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Diksmuide are 1.295 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Diksmuide?

The median price for a house in Diksmuide is € 258.750 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Diksmuide

Taxes, housing prices & more · West-Vlaanderen

Diksmuide is een regionale stad in het arrondissement Diksmuide, in de Westhoek. De opcentiemen op de onroerende voorheffing (1.295) behoren tot de hoogste van Vlaanderen, waar het gemiddelde rond 895 ligt. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 729 per maand.

Municipal tax

8,0%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

1.295

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 258.750

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

17.337

Avg. rent price

€ 729

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

8,0%

12% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

1.295

45% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

186,22

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.601,60

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€ 2.601,60

or per month€ 216,80

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 258.750

24% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 210.000

Price evolution

+0,5%

Transactions

157

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 729 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +3,3% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 783(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

17.337

Surface area

150,7 km²

Population density

115/km²

Average income

€ 36.336

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

798 offences

46,3 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -14,1% vs 2023#151 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

46,3

Theft

7,1

Violence

4,2

Vandalism

5,6

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

30 schools

2.795 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

537

Kindergarten

1.050

Primary

1.208

Secondary

Childcare

250

licensed spots

56,1

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 61,3 km

VIVES

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Torhout · 17,6 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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