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Living in Machelen

Taxes, housing prices & more · Vlaams-Brabant

Met 16.784 inwoners is Machelen een randgemeente bij Brussel in de Brusselse rand. De gemeente hanteert een APB-tarief van 5% en opcentiemen van 692 op de onroerende voorheffing. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 1.130 per maand.

Municipal tax

5,0%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

692

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 365.000

↑Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

16.784

Avg. rent price

€ 1.130

↑Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

5,0%

30% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

692

23% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

171,75

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 1.599,79

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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Simplified calculation · AJ 2026

Estimated yearly tax burden€ 1.599,79
or per month€ 133,32

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 365.000

7% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

Insufficient data

Median price apartment

€ 245.000

Price evolution

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Transactions

87

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 1.130 / month

↑ Avg. € 889

▲ +5,8% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 1.159(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

16.784

Surface area

11,5 km²

Population density

1.459/km²

Average income

€ 35.254

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

1.269 offences

76,6 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +3,2% vs 2023#261 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total
76,6
Theft
19,5
Violence
6,7
Vandalism
4,8
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

9 schools

2.826 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

4

Kindergarten

4

Primary

1

Secondary

0

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

556

Kindergarten

1.124

Primary

1.146

Secondary

Childcare

164

licensed spots

30,6

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

VUB

Nearest university · Brussel · 9,3 km

Erasmushogeschool

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Brussel · 8,2 km

5

campuses within 15 km

11

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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