How much municipal tax do you pay in Maldegem?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Maldegem is 6,9% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Maldegem?

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

What is the average property price in Maldegem?

The median price for a house in Maldegem is € 328.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Maldegem

Taxes, housing prices & more · Oost-Vlaanderen

Maldegem is een landelijke gemeente in het arrondissement Eeklo, in het Meetjesland. De mediaanprijs voor een woonhuis bedraagt € 275.000, wat onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde van € 303.263 ligt. Zowel de belastingdruk als de vastgoedprijzen liggen onder het Vlaamse gemiddelde.

Municipal tax

6,9%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

1.039

↑Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 328.000

↓Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

24.883

Avg. rent price

€ 806

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

6,9%

4% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

1.039

16% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

148,47

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 2.162,26

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€ 2.162,26

or per month€ 180,19

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 328.000

4% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

€ 330.000

Median price apartment

€ 218.000

Price evolution

-3,7%

Transactions

216

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 806 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +6,2% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 892(Fl. avg. € 990)

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

Demographics

Inhabitants

24.883

Surface area

95,6 km²

Population density

260/km²

Average income

€ 39.082

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

1.179 offences

47,7 per 1,000 inhabitants

▼ -14,8% vs 2023#164 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

47,7

Theft

10,2

Violence

4,8

Vandalism

4,9

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

28 schools

3.824 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

759

Kindergarten

1.425

Primary

1.640

Secondary

Childcare

348

licensed spots

55,1

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UGent

Nearest university · Gent · 25,9 km

VIVES

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Brugge · 16,2 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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