How much municipal tax do you pay in Eeklo?

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

How much are the property tax surcharges in Eeklo?

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

What is the average property price in Eeklo?

The median price for a house in Eeklo is € 275.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Eeklo

Taxes, housing prices & more · Oost-Vlaanderen

Eeklo ligt in het Meetjesland en telt 22.733 inwoners. De mediaanprijs voor een woonhuis bedraagt € 245.000, wat onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde van € 303.263 ligt. De betaalbare vastgoedprijzen compenseren deels de hogere belastingdruk.

Municipal tax

7,7%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

818,6

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 275.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

22.733

Avg. rent price

€ 793

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,7%

8% 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

€ 2.017,66

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€ 2.017,66

or per month€ 168,14

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 275.000

19% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 213.500

Price evolution

+0,5%

Transactions

231

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 793 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +4,7% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 853(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

22.733

Surface area

30,4 km²

Population density

748/km²

Average income

€ 35.583

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

1.990 offences

88,8 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -10,2% vs 2023#275 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

88,8

Theft

19,6

Violence

11,4

Vandalism

7,7

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

28 schools

3.733 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

641

Kindergarten

1.396

Primary

1.696

Secondary

Childcare

307

licensed spots

55,5

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 19,8 km

Arteveldehogeschool

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Gent · 18,7 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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