How much municipal tax do you pay in Lievegem?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Lievegem is 7,0% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Lievegem?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Lievegem are 834 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Lievegem?

The median price for a house in Lievegem is € 352.657 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Lievegem

Taxes, housing prices & more · Oost-Vlaanderen

Gelegen in het Meetjesland, is Lievegem een landelijke gemeente met 27.350 inwoners. De mediaanprijs voor een woonhuis bedraagt € 250.000, wat onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde van € 303.263 ligt. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 875 per maand.

Municipal tax

7,0%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

834

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 352.657

↑Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

27.350

Avg. rent price

€ 875

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,0%

2% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

834

7% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

148,47

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 1.954,43

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€ 1.954,43

or per month€ 162,87

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 352.657

3% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 437.500

Median price apartment

€ 225.000

Price evolution

-8,8%

Transactions

262

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 875 / month

→ Avg. € 889

▲ +2,0% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 973(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

27.350

Surface area

80,8 km²

Population density

338/km²

Average income

€ 42.699

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

1.397 offences

51,3 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +5,8% vs 2023#191 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

51,3

Theft

10,9

Violence

4,7

Vandalism

5,4

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

29 schools

4.455 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

848

Kindergarten

1.727

Primary

1.880

Secondary

Childcare

281

licensed spots

37,7

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 13,4 km

Arteveldehogeschool

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Gent · 12,2 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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