How much municipal tax do you pay in Essen?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Essen is 7,5% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Essen?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Essen are 787 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Essen?

The median price for a house in Essen is € 345.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Essen

Taxes, housing prices & more · Antwerpen

Essen, een landelijke gemeente in de provincie Antwerpen, maakt deel uit van de Noorderkempen. Het gemiddeld netto-inkomen per inwoner bedraagt € 22.610, wat onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde ligt. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 911 per maand.

Municipal tax

7,5%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

787

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 345.000

↑Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

19.606

Avg. rent price

€ 911

↑Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,5%

5% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

787

12% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

145,33

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 1.957,74

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€ 1.957,74

or per month€ 163,15

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 345.000

Rond het Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 429.000

Median price apartment

€ 256.500

Price evolution

+9,5%

Transactions

170

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 911 / month

→ Avg. € 889

▲ +4,8% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 997(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

19.606

Surface area

47,6 km²

Population density

412/km²

Average income

€ 40.847

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

1.009 offences

51,4 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +0,1% vs 2023#193 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

51,4

Theft

15,6

Violence

5,3

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

19 schools

3.358 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

620

Kindergarten

1.289

Primary

1.449

Secondary

Childcare

252

licensed spots

43,4

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UAntwerpen

Nearest university · Antwerpen · 25,8 km

AP Hogeschool

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Antwerpen · 26,1 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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