How much municipal tax do you pay in Kortemark?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Kortemark is 8,5% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Kortemark?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Kortemark are 1.165 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Kortemark?

The median price for a house in Kortemark is € 290.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Kortemark

Taxes, housing prices & more · West-Vlaanderen

In de provincie West-Vlaanderen behoort Kortemark tot de Westhoek, als landelijke gemeente. De aanvullende personenbelasting van 8,5% behoort tot de hoogste van Vlaanderen, waar het gemiddelde 7,2% bedraagt. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 782 per maand.

Municipal tax

8,5%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

1.165

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 290.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

12.882

Avg. rent price

€ 782

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

8,5%

19% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

1.165

30% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

186,22

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.519,51

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€ 2.519,51

or per month€ 209,96

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 290.000

15% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

Insufficient data

Price evolution

+4,5%

Transactions

117

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 782 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +6,8% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 841(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

12.882

Surface area

55,4 km²

Population density

233/km²

Average income

€ 38.414

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

534 offences

41,7 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +0,4% vs 2023#112 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

41,7

Theft

8,5

Violence

4,7

Vandalism

4,1

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

15 schools

2.313 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

430

Kindergarten

893

Primary

990

Secondary

Childcare

136

licensed spots

39,5

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 51,0 km

VIVES

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Torhout · 8,6 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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