How much municipal tax do you pay in Geel?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Geel is 7,0% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Geel?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Geel are 800 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Geel?

The median price for a house in Geel is € 325.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Geel

Taxes, housing prices & more · Antwerpen

In de provincie Antwerpen behoort Geel tot de Kempen, als regionale stad. Het gemiddeld netto-inkomen per inwoner bedraagt € 24.041, wat rond het Vlaamse gemiddelde ligt. De lagere gemeentebelasting compenseert deels de hogere vastgoedprijzen.

Municipal tax

7,0%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

800

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 325.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

42.427

Avg. rent price

€ 815

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,0%

2% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

800

11% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

145,33

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 1.914,72

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€ 1.914,72

or per month€ 159,56

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 325.000

5% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 382.500

Median price apartment

€ 245.000

Price evolution

-5,4%

Transactions

258

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 815 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +7,8% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 871(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

42.427

Surface area

110,2 km²

Population density

385/km²

Average income

€ 39.683

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

2.727 offences

64,4 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +4,3% vs 2023#238 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

64,4

Theft

13,1

Violence

4,4

Vandalism

5,3

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

58 schools

6.632 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

1.186

Kindergarten

2.470

Primary

2.976

Secondary

Childcare

486

licensed spots

46,5

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UHasselt

Nearest university · Hasselt · 36,8 km

Thomas More

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Geel · 1,1 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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