How much municipal tax do you pay in Gent?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Gent is 6,5% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Gent?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Gent are 1.088 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Gent?

The median price for a house in Gent is € 369.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Gent

Taxes, housing prices & more · Oost-Vlaanderen

Met 272.657 inwoners is Gent een van de grootste steden van Vlaanderen, gelegen in de provincie Oost-Vlaanderen. De mediaanprijs voor een woonhuis bedraagt € 355.000, wat boven het Vlaamse gemiddelde van € 303.263 ligt.

Municipal tax

6,5%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

1.088

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 369.000

↑Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

272.657

Avg. rent price

€ 972

↑Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

6,5%

9% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

1.088

22% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

148,47

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.169,11

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€ 2.169,11

or per month€ 180,76

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 369.000

8% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 550.000

Median price apartment

€ 291.001

Price evolution

-1,9%

Transactions

2.505

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 972 / month

↑ Avg. € 889

▲ +5,3% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 1.018(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

272.657

Surface area

157,8 km²

Population density

1.728/km²

Average income

€ 36.288

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

33.785 offences

125,3 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -7,5% vs 2023#285 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

125,3

Theft

44,5

Violence

10,9

Vandalism

9,1

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

307 schools

44.021 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

8.765

Kindergarten

16.562

Primary

18.694

Secondary

Childcare

4.480

licensed spots

55,9

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 2,7 km

Arteveldehogeschool

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Gent · 2,0 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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