How much municipal tax do you pay in Kraainem?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Kraainem is 7,5% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Kraainem?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Kraainem are 598 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Kraainem?

The median price for a house in Kraainem is € 645.500 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Kraainem

Taxes, housing prices & more · Vlaams-Brabant

In de Brusselse rand vind je Kraainem, een randgemeente bij Brussel met een oppervlakte van 5,8 km². Het gemiddeld netto-inkomen per inwoner bedraagt € 25.596, wat rond het Vlaamse gemiddelde ligt. De bevolkingsdichtheid van 2.403 inwoners per km² wijst op een sterk verstedelijkt karakter.

Municipal tax

7,5%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

598

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 645.500

↑Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

13.940

Avg. rent price

€ 1.526

↑Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,5%

5% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

598

33% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

171,75

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 1.783,89

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€ 1.783,89

or per month€ 148,66

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 645.500

89% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 345.000

Price evolution

+20,4%

Transactions

112

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 1.526 / month

↑ Avg. € 889

▲ +13,2% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 1.968(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

13.940

Surface area

5,8 km²

Population density

2.403/km²

Average income

€ 48.801

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

766 offences

54,9 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +5,1% vs 2023#205 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

54,9

Theft

21,8

Violence

2,9

Vandalism

3,9

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

4 schools

1.079 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

311

Kindergarten

534

Primary

234

Secondary

Childcare

209

licensed spots

63,7

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

VUB

Nearest university · Brussel · 6,3 km

Erasmushogeschool

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Brussel · 7,9 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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