How much municipal tax do you pay in Lokeren?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Lokeren is 6,5% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Lokeren?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Lokeren are 787 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Lokeren?

The median price for a house in Lokeren is € 320.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Lokeren

Taxes, housing prices & more · Oost-Vlaanderen

In de provincie Oost-Vlaanderen behoort Lokeren tot het Waasland, als regionale stad. De gemeente hanteert een APB-tarief van 6,5% en opcentiemen van 787 op de onroerende voorheffing. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 821 per maand.

Municipal tax

6,5%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

787

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 320.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

50.606

Avg. rent price

€ 821

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

6,5%

9% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

787

12% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

148,47

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 1.847,25

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€ 1.847,25

or per month€ 153,94

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 320.000

6% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 427.500

Median price apartment

€ 239.500

Price evolution

-5,0%

Transactions

431

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 821 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +8,5% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 898(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

50.606

Surface area

106,2 km²

Population density

477/km²

Average income

€ 22.753

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

3.660 offences

72,8 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +1,0% vs 2023#252 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

72,8

Theft

13,7

Violence

8,5

Vandalism

6,1

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

66 schools

9.158 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

1.633

Kindergarten

3.473

Primary

4.052

Secondary

Childcare

615

licensed spots

43,9

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 19,3 km

HoGent

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Aalst · 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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