How much municipal tax do you pay in Kortrijk?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Kortrijk is 7,9% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Kortrijk?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Kortrijk are 1.102 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Kortrijk?

The median price for a house in Kortrijk is € 275.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Kortrijk

Taxes, housing prices & more · West-Vlaanderen

Gelegen in Zuid-West-Vlaanderen, is Kortrijk een stad met 80.776 inwoners. De mediaanprijs voor een woonhuis bedraagt € 247.000, wat onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde van € 303.263 ligt. De betaalbare vastgoedprijzen compenseren deels de hogere belastingdruk.

Municipal tax

7,9%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

1.102

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 275.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

80.776

Avg. rent price

€ 763

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,9%

10% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

1.102

23% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

186,22

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.383,84

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€ 2.383,84

or per month€ 198,65

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 275.000

19% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 437.500

Median price apartment

€ 225.000

Price evolution

-0,9%

Transactions

790

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 763 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +1,9% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 806(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

80.776

Surface area

80,7 km²

Population density

1.001/km²

Average income

€ 38.115

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

7.963 offences

99,5 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -3,8% vs 2023#279 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

99,5

Theft

31,8

Violence

7,9

Vandalism

6,2

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

128 schools

13.780 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

2.625

Kindergarten

5.296

Primary

5.859

Secondary

Childcare

1.365

licensed spots

54,9

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 42,7 km

Howest

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Kortrijk · 2,8 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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