How much municipal tax do you pay in Hoogstraten?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Hoogstraten is 6,0% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Hoogstraten?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Hoogstraten are 881,6 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Hoogstraten?

The median price for a house in Hoogstraten is € 440.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Hoogstraten

Taxes, housing prices & more · Antwerpen

Hoogstraten ligt in de Kempen en telt 22.403 inwoners. De gemeente hanteert een APB-tarief van 6% en opcentiemen van 881,6 op de onroerende voorheffing. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 936 per maand.

Municipal tax

6,0%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

881,6

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 440.000

↑Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

22.403

Avg. rent price

€ 936

↑Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

6,0%

16% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

881,6

Rond het Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

145,33

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 1.888,13

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€ 1.888,13

or per month€ 157,34

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 440.000

29% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 302.500

Price evolution

+6,5%

Transactions

149

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 936 / month

↑ Avg. € 889

▲ +9,0% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 1.018(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

22.403

Surface area

105,4 km²

Population density

213/km²

Average income

€ 39.567

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

1.220 offences

54,8 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -8,6% vs 2023#203 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

54,8

Theft

14,5

Violence

4,4

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

27 schools

3.551 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

761

Kindergarten

1.409

Primary

1.381

Secondary

Childcare

340

licensed spots

49,6

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UAntwerpen

Nearest university · Antwerpen · 34,6 km

Thomas More

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Turnhout · 18,3 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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