How much municipal tax do you pay in Herent?

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

How much are the property tax surcharges in Herent?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Herent are 882 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Herent?

The median price for a house in Herent is € 426.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Herent

Taxes, housing prices & more · Vlaams-Brabant

Herent is een landelijke gemeente in de Leuvense rand, in de provincie Vlaams-Brabant. De gemeente hanteert een APB-tarief van 7,7% en opcentiemen van 882 op de onroerende voorheffing. De vastgoedprijzen daalden het afgelopen jaar met 5,9%.

Municipal tax

7,7%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

882

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 426.000

↑Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

23.081

Avg. rent price

€ 1.083

↑Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,7%

8% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

882

Rond het Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

171,75

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.110,35

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€ 2.110,35

or per month€ 175,86

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 426.000

25% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 335.000

Price evolution

-5,9%

Transactions

186

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 1.083 / month

↑ Avg. € 889

▲ +5,5% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 1.145(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

23.081

Surface area

32,7 km²

Population density

706/km²

Average income

€ 52.196

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

858 offences

37,3 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -1,2% vs 2023#75 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

37,3

Theft

11,1

Violence

2,4

Vandalism

3,7

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

15 schools

3.965 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

777

Kindergarten

1.531

Primary

1.657

Secondary

Childcare

340

licensed spots

52,3

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

KU Leuven

Nearest university · Leuven · 4,9 km

LUCA School of Arts

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Leuven · 4,9 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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