How much municipal tax do you pay in Herzele?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Herzele is 6,9% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Herzele?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Herzele are 1.007,6 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Herzele?

The median price for a house in Herzele is € 320.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Herzele

Taxes, housing prices & more · Oost-Vlaanderen

Met 19.179 inwoners is Herzele een landelijke gemeente in de Vlaamse Ardennen. Het gemiddeld netto-inkomen per inwoner bedraagt € 25.031, wat rond het Vlaamse gemiddelde ligt. De vastgoedprijzen daalden het afgelopen jaar met 10,3%.

Municipal tax

6,9%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

1.007,6

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 320.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

19.179

Avg. rent price

€ 806

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

6,9%

4% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

1.007,6

13% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

148,47

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.128,68

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€ 2.128,68

or per month€ 177,39

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 320.000

6% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 265.000

Price evolution

-10,3%

Transactions

160

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 806 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +7,4% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 882(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

19.179

Surface area

47,9 km²

Population density

400/km²

Average income

€ 42.950

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

692 offences

36,6 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -9,8% vs 2023#67 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

36,6

Theft

7,4

Violence

3,8

Vandalism

2,2

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

21 schools

3.191 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

614

Kindergarten

1.211

Primary

1.366

Secondary

Childcare

223

licensed spots

41,0

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 22,6 km

HoGent

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Aalst · 12,7 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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