How much municipal tax do you pay in Maasmechelen?

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

How much are the property tax surcharges in Maasmechelen?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Maasmechelen are 1.039 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Maasmechelen?

The median price for a house in Maasmechelen is € 279.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Maasmechelen

Taxes, housing prices & more · Limburg

Maasmechelen, een gemeente in de provincie Limburg, maakt deel uit van het Maasland. De aanvullende personenbelasting bedraagt 7,9%, wat boven het Vlaamse gemiddelde van 7,2% ligt. De vastgoedprijzen daalden het afgelopen jaar met 7,5%.

Municipal tax

7,9%

↑Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

1.039

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 279.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

40.486

Avg. rent price

€ 860

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

7,9%

10% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

1.039

16% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

214,52

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.346,74

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€ 2.346,74

or per month€ 195,56

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 279.000

18% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 220.000

Price evolution

-7,5%

Transactions

240

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 860 / month

→ Avg. € 889

▲ +6,6% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 921(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

40.486

Surface area

76,8 km²

Population density

527/km²

Average income

€ 33.217

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

2.823 offences

70,2 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -1,8% vs 2023#248 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

70,2

Theft

11,8

Violence

6,6

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

39 schools

6.886 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

1.219

Kindergarten

2.690

Primary

2.977

Secondary

Childcare

336

licensed spots

30,2

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UHasselt

Nearest university · Hasselt · 24,0 km

UCLL

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Diepenbeek · 20,6 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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